West Bay Lagoon

West Bay Lagoon, also known as Leqtaifiya (Arabic: لقطيفية; also spelled as Legtaifiyah or Al Qutaifiya) is a district of Doha, the capital city of Qatar.

Spanning from the Doha Corniche to West Bay Lagoon, the area has villas on one side, and low rises on the other.

[3] West Bay Lagoon was built on land that was reclaimed in the 1970s and 1980s after extensive dredging.

As part of a masterplan by the Qatari government, the entire area, which came to be known as West Bay, was to be developed as Qatar's new business center, with West Bay Lagoon containing a bulk of the housing.

[5] During the 2006 Asian Games, temporary seating for 500 spectators was provided for the water sports taking place in the lagoon, including kayaking, rowing and canoeing competitions.