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West Bay Lagoon

District in Ad-Dawhah, Qatar

Leqtaifiya لقطيفية‎ West Bay Lagoon
District
Aerial view of West Bay Lagoon
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Coordinates: 25°21′30″N 51°30′29″E / 25.35833°N 51.50806°E / 25.35833; 51.50806
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Ad-Dawhah
Zone	Zone 66
District no.	105
Area [1]
• Total	8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)

West Bay Lagoon, also known as Leqtaifiya (Arabic: لقطيفية; also spelled as LegtaifiyahorAl Qutaifiya) is a district of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Spanning from the Doha Corniche to West Bay Lagoon, the area has villas on one side, and low rises on the other. The district is well known for its luxurious waterfront villas, which are some of the most expensive in the country. As one of the few freehold areas in Doha, properties are available for purchase by non-Qataris.^[2]

Together with Onaiza and Al Qassar, it makes up Zone 66 which has a total population of 22,024.^[3]

West Bay Lagoon was built on land that was reclaimed in the 1970s and 1980s after extensive dredging. As part of a masterplan by the Qatari government, the entire area, which came to be known as West Bay, was to be developed as Qatar's new business center, with West Bay Lagoon containing a bulk of the housing.^[4] At its greatest distance, the district has extends 2 km away from the Persian Gulf. There are several artificial lagoons in the district.^[5]

The Legtaifiya metro station is located here and is part of Doha Metro's Red Line North.^[6]

The following schools are located in West Bay Lagoon (Leqtaifiya):

Residences in West Bay Lagoon

View of West Bay Lagoon from the Grand Hyatt Hotel

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