Anybody live in the West Bay Area?

Redline404
By Redline404

I was looking at that area and wanted to know is it indeed as nice as it looks?

 

thx

By tallg• 1 Apr 2008 08:22
tallg

The following map seems to say the same thing as well;

http://www.gisqatar.org.qa/ExploreEn/ 

By tallg• 1 Apr 2008 08:19
tallg

I found this;

http://www.dohamap.info/map/

 

If you click 'doha areas' on the left you can then click which areas you want to display.

However, according to that AL DAFNA is a small thin strip running along the Corniche, while AL QASSAR covers where I live and also Aladdin's Kingdom and where you live is either AL JEBAILET or ONAIZA.

WEST BAY isn't listed.

By Afaque• 1 Apr 2008 07:57
Afaque

tallg, well I live somewhere in the middle of TV roundabout and carrefour. This is dafna, and my work place is like 5 min drive from my home and that is in west bay area near aladdin kingdom...that's all i know...

By tallg• 1 Apr 2008 07:50
tallg

Well I'm confused then! I live in Beverly Hills Tower (near the Movenpick) and the address is Al Dafna, but surely that area it's also classed as West Bay?

Is there a nice map of Doha districts anywhere?

By Afaque• 1 Apr 2008 07:40
Afaque

tallg, where dafna ends, west bay starts....

By tallg• 1 Apr 2008 07:38
tallg

Thanks for the clarification whoami. So is the West Bay area the same as Al Dafna?

Redline404 - think you need be more specific about where in West Bay you're interested in. 

By lipstick• 31 Mar 2008 19:20
lipstick

i like west bay. try to settle for high floor, so youl hav no prob with those growing building.

By whoami• 31 Mar 2008 18:30
whoami

no no, it's not just the sky scraper area. Residential area too, plus most of the embassies are in the residential area not in the sky scraper area.

 

Westbay passes the exhibition area and to the left there's a residential. Continue moving there are traffic lights. Go right or left and you're still in westbay :)

 

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By blacklady• 30 Mar 2008 14:33
blacklady

is an area wherein most of the hi-tech,  tallest, elegant & sophisticated  commercial/ residential buildings or towers and hotels  in qatar are located ...other towers or buildings are still under construction.

 

 

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By tallg• 30 Mar 2008 14:29
tallg

whoami - what is classed as the residential area of West Bay? I thought West Bay just covered the sky scraper area, where the embassies are.

By whoami• 30 Mar 2008 13:47
whoami

 

I live there, I want to correct Eve. There is only contruction and noise near the skyscrapers.

There is hardly any in the residential area.

Very nice area for sure

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By blacklady• 29 Mar 2008 22:13
blacklady

i dont live in west bay area but thats my place of work.

 

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By tallg• 29 Mar 2008 22:07
tallg

West Bay is a good location to live, apart from all the construction work. It's noisy, dangerous and dusty.

And if you have to use the road in front of City Center to get to/from your home  then the traffic can drive you mad. Truly the most ridiculous road setup ever. 

By deedee• 29 Mar 2008 21:48
deedee

I lived over by the airport for a few years and now live in West Bay.   I much prefer West Bay due to very little traffic.  I can zip to City Center or Landmark and back (early morning) and there is no traffic.   I hated always being stuck on D ring and C ring roads morning, noon, night  over on that side of town.    One downside is the construction over here (lots of trucks due to the Pearl and Lusail projects)  plus  even more sand sand and more sand blowing into the house/ onto the car.  But I'll take those over the traffic jams any day.

By DaRuDe• 28 Mar 2008 16:01
DaRuDe

 

Area to live but expensive area.

 

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By Eve• 28 Mar 2008 15:21
Eve

The Westbay area I think is nicer than others but is quickly becoming too polluted and dangerous due to all the projects near by and all the downtown towers.  I am sure many of the residential areas near the towers will be torn down as the downtown area expands. Its unfortunate the planning is lousy here 4 schools behind one residential area and businesses are allowed in residential areas wish they would keep them residential!  It depends on where you work if you work at Ras Laffan you best live on the north side of town or take an hour to get across Doha.

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