The Mall of Qatar is a shopping mall that opened on 10 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.
History In December 2013, the engineering company Drake & Scull Qatar was awarded the contract for mechanical, electrical and plumbing works for the Mall of Qatar.Drake & Scull wins $110m Mall of Qatar contract, Constructionweekonline.com, 23 December 2013 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.Neil Halligan, Mall of Qatar cost rises $660m to $1.48bn, Arabianbusiness.com, 11 October 2015 Deals were signed with Abu Issa Holding to bring retail luxury goods among its offering,Mall of Qatar inks deal with Abu Issa Holding, Constructionweekonline.com, 22 May 2016 with M.H. Alshaya Co. to bring lifestyle and hospitality brands to the mall,Alshaya inks deal to open 32 shops in Mall of Qatar, Arabianbusiness.com, 8 October 2015 with IMAX for the cineplex,Andy Sambidge, Mall of Qatar inks IMAX deal as part of multiplex plan, Arabianbusiness.com, 26 March 2014 and with the Majid Al Futtaim Group to open a Carrefour hypermarket in the mall.Michael Fahy, Carrefour to anchor Mall of Qatar, Constructionweekonline.com, 4 June 2014
On the day it opened, 220 stores were operating in the mall.Aarti Nagraj, Pictures: Qatar’s largest mall opens in Doha, Gulfbusiness.com, 12 December 2016 The opening was patronized by Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani.Father Emir to patronize Mall of Qatar opening, Thepeninsulaqatar.com, 5 April 2017
In 2017, The Mall was awarded RLI International Retail & Leisure Destination Global Award. In 2020, expansion plans were announced that included 1,000 luxury residential units, a Sherborne School and a theme park.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 In December 2019, the Al Riffa Station of the Green Line opened with a bridge connecting to the mall and in December 2020, the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium was inaugurated, adjacent to the mall.Qatar inaugurates fourth stadium for the 2022 World Cup in Al Rayyan, Goal.com, 18 December 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, for several months, the tenants of the mall were exempted from paying rent to cope with the lockdown situation.Mall of Qatar exempts retailers from rent for three months, Thepeninsulaqatar.com, 16 March 2020Tawfiq Nasrallah, Mall of Qatar exempts tenants from June rents, Gulfnews.com, 7 June 2020
Description The Mall of Qatar is a 464,515 sq. m, 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 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, one of the host stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Incidents On 2 April 2016, while under construction, the Mall of Qatar caught fire. All the 14,000 workers were evacuated safely.Neha Bhatia, 14,000 evacuated as Mall of Qatar catches fire, Constructionweekonline.com, 3 April 2016Construction work resumes at blaze-hit Mall of Qatar, Arabianbusiness.com, 4 April 2016 Another fire broke out on 30 October 2016 while the mall was still under construction.Second fire in six months at Mall of Qatar, Constructionweekonline.com, 30 October 2016
Transport links Transport Mall of Qatar is located next to the station Al Riffa / Mall of Qatar of the Doha Metro, Green Line as well as the station of the public busses of line number M212 of Metrolink . Also a cab rank, a bicycle parking faciality as well as a car park are avalible.
Barrier free accesability Mall of Qatar has elevators and escalators as well as stepless access. Wheelchairs can be borrowed at the rection as well. There is no Braille or tactile paving for the blind yet.
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