Al Sadd (Arabic: اَلسَّدّ, romanized: As Sadd) is a neighborhood of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. As one of the country's oldest surviving mixed-use districts, the neighborhood is home to hundreds of families and residences, and several malls are also found in this vast neighborhood such as the Centrepoint Mall, Lulu Centre and Royal Plaza.^{[citation needed]} The football team Al-Sadd and the Al-Sadd Sports Complex are located here. Rumeilah Hospital and The Children's Hospital are also based in the district.^[1]

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Al Sadd اَلسَّدّ
District
Al Fardan Plaza (left) and Al Sadd Plaza (right)
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Coordinates: 25°17′10″N 51°30′17″E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Ad Dawhah
Zone	Zone 38, Zone 39
District no.	38
Area
• Total	3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	14,113
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)

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Since the 21st century, the district has witnessed massive development, resulting in the addition of thousands of residential units and a skyline dominated by Western-style high rises.^[1]

A plant known locally as sadd which is noted for thriving in Qatar's eastern section, particularly on the coast, gave the district its name.^[2]

Al Sadd borders the following districts:^[3]

• Hamad Medical City, New Al Hitmi and Al Messila to the north, separated by Al Rayyan Road.
• Fereej Bin Mahmoud to the east, separated by Suhaim Bin Hamad Street.
• New Al Mirqab and Fereej Al Nasr to the south, separated by Al Mirqab Al Jadeed Street.
• Fereej Al Amir and Fereej Al Soudan in Al Rayyan Municipality to the west, separated by Al Amir Street.

The neighborhood is represented by Al Sadd SC, a multisports club formed in 1969.^[12]

• Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, home to Al Sadd SC's football team^[12]
• Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena^[13]
• Wyndham Grand Regency Doha Hotel^[14]
• Centrepoint Mall, also known as Al Asmakh Mall^[15]
• LuLu Center^{[citation needed]}
• Al Rumeilah Hospital^{[citation needed]}
• Sports Roundabout^[14]
• Royal Plaza^{[citation needed]}
• Al Sadd Plaza^{[citation needed]}

The Qatar National Master Plan (QNMP) is described as a "spatial representation of the Qatar National Vision 2030".^[16] As part of the QNMP's Urban Centre plan, which aims to implement development strategies in 28 central hubs that will serve their surrounding communities, Al Sadd has been designated a Town Centre, which is the third-highest designation.^[17]

The plan calls for high-density commercial and office space on Al Sadd Street between the street's two metro stations. A central plaza with a focus on pedestrian access will be located on the eastern side of Al Sadd Street, whereas the western side will mainly facilitate offices. Al Sadd's C-Ring Road Corridor will be developed as a mixed-use corridor. Mixed-use developments are planned to take up 69.3% of the Town Centre. Overall, the Town Centre precinct has around 50,000 inhabitants.^[18]

The following schools are located in Al Sadd:

Similar to the rest of Doha, most of Al Sadd's population is composed mainly of migrant workers.^[1]

As of the 2010 census, the district comprised 6,089 housing units^[23] and 805 establishments.^[24] There were 14,113 people living in the district, of which 61% were male and 39% were female. Out of the 14,113 inhabitants, 76% were 20 years of age or older and 24% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate stood at 97.9%.^[25]

Employed persons made up 60% of the total population. Females accounted for 25% of the working population, while males accounted for 75% of the working population.^[25]