Mall of Qatar

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Mall of Qatar
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Mall of Qatar
Location Rawdat Al Jahhaniya, Al Rayyan, Qatar
Coordinates 25°19′32″N51°20′42″E / 25.3255°N 51.345°E / 25.3255; 51.345
DeveloperUrbaCon Trading & Contracting
Architect Chapman Taylor
No. of stores and services520
No. of anchor tenants
5
Total retail floor area 464,515 sqm
No. of floors3 Floors
Parking7,000 Car Park
Website Mallofqatar.com.qa

The Mall of Qatar is a shopping mall that opened in December 2016 in the Rawdat Al Jahhaniya district of Al Rayyan, Qatar. The mall was constructed by UCC Holding, a subsidiary of Power International Holding. [1]

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History

In December 2013, the engineering company Drake & Scull Qatar was awarded the mechanical, electrical and plumbing work in the Mall of Qatar. [2] The cost for the construction of the mall was initially set around $660 million, but was increased to $1.48 billion in October 2015 after new hospitality and entertainment projects were added along the way. [3] Deals were signed with Abu Issa Holding to bring retail luxury goods among its offering, [4] with M.H. Alshaya Co. to bring lifestyle and hospitality brands to the mall, [5] with IMAX for the cineplex, [6] and with the Majid Al Futtaim Group to add a Carrefour hypermarket to the mall. [7]

On the day it opened, 220 stores were operating in the mall. [8] The opening was patronized by the Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. [9]

In 2017, The Mall was awarded RLI International Retail & Leisure Destination Global Award. [10] In 2020, expansion plans were announced that included 1,000 luxury residential units, a Sherborne School and a theme park. [11] In December 2020, the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium adjacent to the mall was inaugurated. [12]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, for several months, the tenants of the mall were exempted from paying rent to cope with the lockdown situation. [13] [14]

Description

The Mall of Qatar is a 464,515 sqm, 3-floor shopping mall located in the Rawdat Al Jahhaniya district of Al Rayyan, Qatar. The high central glass dome is eight floors high.

The Mall of Qatar is adjacent to the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, one of the host stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [15]

Incidents

On 2 April 2016, while under construction, the Mall of Qatar caught fire. All the 14,000 workers were evacuated safely. [16] [17] Another fire broke out on 30 October 2016 while the mall was still under construction. [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ Drake & Scull wins $110m Mall of Qatar contract, Constructionweekonline.com, 23 December 2013
  3. ↑ Neil Halligan, Mall of Qatar cost rises $660m to $1.48bn, Arabianbusiness.com, 11 October 2015
  4. ↑ Mall of Qatar inks deal with Abu Issa Holding, Constructionweekonline.com, 22 May 2016
  5. ↑ Alshaya inks deal to open 32 shops in Mall of Qatar, Arabianbusiness.com, 8 October 2015
  6. ↑ Andy Sambidge, Mall of Qatar inks IMAX deal as part of multiplex plan, Arabianbusiness.com, 26 March 2014
  7. ↑ Michael Fahy, Carrefour to anchor Mall of Qatar, Constructionweekonline.com, 4 June 2014
  8. ↑ Aarti Nagraj, Pictures: Qatar’s largest mall opens in Doha, Gulfbusiness.com, 12 December 2016
  9. ↑ Father Emir to patronize Mall of Qatar opening, Thepeninsulaqatar.com, 5 April 2017
  10. ↑ Road, One Darnley (2019-12-09). "Mall of Qatar wins 'International Retail and…". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  11. ↑ Joseph Varghese, Mall of Qatar expansion plan sees 1,000 luxury residential units, int’l school and theme park, Gulf-times.com, 5 January 2020
  12. ↑ Qatar inaugurates fourth stadium for the 2022 World Cup in Al Rayyan, Goal.com, 18 December 2020
  13. ↑ Mall of Qatar exempts retailers from rent for three months, Thepeninsulaqatar.com, 16 March 2020
  14. ↑ Tawfiq Nasrallah, Mall of Qatar exempts tenants from June rents, Gulfnews.com, 7 June 2020
  15. ↑ Kemp, Kim (15 March 2015). "Q4 for Mall of Qatar opening". ConstructionWeekOnline. ITP Business Publishing. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  16. ↑ Neha Bhatia, 14,000 evacuated as Mall of Qatar catches fire, Constructionweekonline.com, 3 April 2016
  17. ↑ Construction work resumes at blaze-hit Mall of Qatar, Arabianbusiness.com, 4 April 2016
  18. ↑ Second fire in six months at Mall of Qatar, Constructionweekonline.com, 30 October 2016
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