Al Khor Industrial Area

In December 2014, Ashghal (The Public Works Authority) signed a $16.8 million contract with ALCAT Contracting Qatar to refurbish the industrial area amidst its plan to reopen the area for business. As part of the project, a 9 km-long boundary wall will surround the premises.^[5] The project had a planned start date of early 2015 and an estimated completion date of late 2015.^[6]

Numerous car repair shops, fabrication workshops and carpentry factories are based in the Al Khor Industrial Area, although industrial growth was virtually non-existent from 2005 to 2017 due to the expansion ban.^[7] Industrial companies with a presence in the area include a branch of Buzwair Scientific and Technical Gases,^[8] a plant machinery and vehicles workshop and a fabrication workshop belonging to Al Jaber Engineering,^[9] and the headquarters of the Seashore Group.^[10]

Barwa Al Khor formally opened Al Khor Workers Sports Complex in the Al Khor Industrial Area in February 2014.^[11] Intended to serve the entire municipality of Al Khor as well as portions of Al Shamal Municipality, the sporting facilities within this massive complex include four cricket fields, four football fields, four basketball courts and three volleyball courts. In addition, there are 35 shops, 2 cinemas and a mosque among its facilities. In 2015, over 500,000 people had visited the complex.^[12] On certain occasions such as Qatar National Day, the venue hosts cultural events.^[13]