Doha City Guide
Al Waab
Family compounds and low-rise villas within reach of Aspire and Villaggio.
- Municipality
- Al Rayyan
- Character
- Gated family compounds
- Known for
- Aspire Zone and Villaggio
About the area
Al Waab is one of Doha's established family districts — managed compounds with shared pools and gyms, wide streets and a short run to Aspire Park, Villaggio and several international schools. Compound villas here are among the most consistently let properties in the city.
Al Waab filled in from the mid-1990s onward and is now one of Doha's established compound districts — gated clusters of villas with shared pools, gyms and play areas, built for families who want more room than the centre allows.
What's here
Aspire Park
Doha's largest park, on the district's edge.
Villaggio Mall
The nearest major mall, about 2 km away.
Aspire Zone
The sports complex and academy campus.
Getting around
The Gold Line's Sport City and Al Waab stations serve the district.
The property market
Overwhelmingly rental and overwhelmingly compound: three- and four-bedroom villas let on annual contracts, with the pool, gym and maintenance folded into the rent.
