Qatar’s first entertainment complex for ‘bachelors’ to open this fall

The first phase of a long-awaited entertainment complex meant to cater exclusively to Qatar’s low-income laborers is expected to open in the third quarter of this year.

The facility, which is located in the Industrial Area and has been dubbed the West End Park, will house a hypermarket, amphitheater, shopping mall, four-cinema complex and cricket stadium, developers announced today, taking journalists on a tour.

Officials say it will host exhibitions and events, such as an Indian National Day festival and Chinese New Year celebrations, and offerings will be priced “affordably” to ensure that all expatriates, i.e. can make use of the services, officials said.

Full completion of the project, which includes a residential area with some 80,000 units, isn’t expected before the end of 2014.

Separate space

Mana Ibrahim Al Mana, chairman of Century 21 Qatar, which is managing the project, says the goal of West End Park is to develop a space that meets workers’ needs and improves their standard of living.

He added that the country is intent on adopting more projects targeting limited-income expats, whose numbers are significantly increasing as 2022 World Cup construction projects get underway.