Mesaieed Industrial Area
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Mesaieed Industrial Area مسيعيد المنطقة الصناعية |
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 Mesaieed Industrial Area
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| Coordinates: 24°59′21″N 51°34′48″E / 24.98917°N 51.58000°ECoordinates: 24°59′21″N 51°34′48″E / 24.98917°N 51.58000°E | |
| Country | Qatar |
| Municipality | Al Wakrah Municipality |
| City | Mesaieed |
| Established | 1949 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.9 km2 (23.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 123 |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi) |
Mesaieed Industrial Area (Arabic: مسيعيد المنطقة الصناعية Umm Sa'id Industrial Area) is an industrial area in Al Wakrah Municipality in the State of Qatar, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Doha. It is a locality of the city of Mesaieed and was previously a designated district of Mesaieed Municipality before the municipality was merged with Al Wakrah Municipality.
Both Mesaieed and its industrial area are administered by a subdivision of Qatar Petroleum called "Mesaieed Industry City Management", which was established in 1996.
Mesaieed was established in 1949 as a tanker terminal by Qatar Petroleum on a previously uninhabited site along the coast. It was chosen by the company because of its proximity to the working population in Doha and Al Wakrah and because of the depth of its waters. It was the only deepwater port in Qatar for more than 20 years. The first industrial facilities prepared on site were oil pumps and oil storage tanks.
It was administered wholly by Qatar Petroleum at the time of its inception. The government had agreed to the company's request to allow it full jurisdiction over the area, and additionally, until the 1960s, the government had prioritized the development of Doha rather than its natural gas industry. The rapid growth of oil revenues in the 1960s and the accession of Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani in 1972 resulted in the government assuming a portion of control over the area. In 1970, the first government-prepared industrial site in Mesaieed was created for QAFCO.
A new site for a NGL plant was prepared by Qatar Petroleum in 1974. Three years later, the site caught fire and was disbanded. Further development by the government was undertaken on Mesaieed from 1975 to 1978. They installed industrial facilities, mechanical equipment and developed the road system at an estimated cost of $200 mn.
All the industry concentrated in the area constitutes the core of Qatar's industry. The area accommodates the main plants of the following companies:
In 1969, a decision was reached to construct Qatar's first flour mill in Mesaieed. In 1972, the facilities became operational with a capacity of 50 tonnes per day.
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