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Location of Qatar. Qatar is a sovereign country located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Oil was discovered in Qatar in 1940, in Dukhan Field. [1] The discovery transformed the state's economy. Now, the country has a high standard of living for its legal citizens.
Qatar National Cement Company's first facility was inaugurated in May 1969. Its second facility was constructed in 1974, and the third in 1976. A lime calcination plant was completed in 1978, with a capacity of 100 tpd. In 1985, a hydrated lime plant was established with a tpd of 240. [6]
QIPCO Holding was founded in 1999, initially as a property developer and equity investor, in an effort to claim a stake and contribute to Qatar’s development. [1] It has investments with global companies in various sectors including real estate, construction, oil and gas, trading and advanced services, finance and joint ventures.
The third phase was awarded to Hassanesco Trading and Contracting (HCC) in March 2019. The contract, valued at QR 335 million, will be completed in mid-to-late 2020. [2] According to Barwa Group, upon completion Madinat Al Mawater will accommodate a hotel, a motel, banks, convenience stores, a Civil Defense building and a Traffic Department ...
Dukhan (Arabic: دخان) is a city in the western municipality of Al-Shahaniya, Qatar. [2] It is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of the capital, Doha. Dukhan is administered by Qatar's state oil agency QatarEnergy and is the site of the first oil discovery in Qatar. [3] It was previously a part of Al Rayyan municipality.
Umm Bab Clay Quarry at night. Beach sands in the vicinity of Al Hamlah Water Well near Umm Bab. Situated in western Qatar, Umm Bab is only 25 km away from the industrial city of Dukhan. It is 85 km west of the capital of Doha, 142 km southwest of Al Khor, and 100 km northwest of Al Wakrah. [10] The Aswan Quarries are to its southeast. [11]
In 2011, Al-Khayyat co-founded UrbaCon Trading & Contracting with his brother Moutaz Al-Khayyat, a large construction company in Qatar. [5] [6] It has undertaken several large development projects including the Banana Island resort, the Mall of Qatar and Lekhwiya Sports Complex, which will be used as part of the 2022 Football World Cup.
Founded in 1999 as an urban development and investment company, in June 2003, it became listed in the Qatar Stock Exchange under the symbol: QE: UDCD.QA. [1]. One of the companies main activities is the development of 985 acres of land in a man-made island, known as The Pearl Island, [2] into urban districts with supporting infrastructure including luxury housing & apartments, retail centers ...