DHAKA: The long-awaited commercial and entertainment complex meant for expatriate workers in Qatar`s capital Doha is set to open in the first week of October.

The complex is built for workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Philippines. The facility would be fully operational by mid-2014, The Peninsula newspaper reported Saturday.

The industrial city called `West End Park` in Doha is being built on an area of 671,000 square metres with sporting, recreational, entertainment and commercial facilities.

It will have parking space for 3,200 vehicles.

UAE-based Regency Group has built the industrial city.

The facility will house one of the largest amphitheatres in Qatar with a capacity of 48,000 people.

Source: business-standard.com
BDST: 0919 HRS, SEP 22, 2013
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