His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Kahlifa Al Thani opened the City Centre Doha on 15th April 2001.

This commerical complex, the largest in the Middle East, offers 5 levels of quality shopping, 370 outlets including entertainment, leisure and services covering an area of 286,000 sq. metres. Including Debenhams Department Store that their Royal Highness' the Earl and Countess of Wessex opened.

The centre offers Qatar's first ice rink as well as many other forms of entertainment.

JBK Controls were the system designers for the public address voice alarm system using both Nova International (Gent) voice alarm Orator system and Penton voice alarm loudspeakers.

A total of 3,130 speakers were used as follows:-

RCS5/FTS Ceiling loudspeakers
SENTRY6/STC Metal vandal proof cabinets
SENTRY6/BDTC Metal bi-directional cabinets
SENTRY6/TBC Metal vandal proof cabinets with a Xenon Beacon

All were compliant to voice alarm standard BS5839 Part 8 EN54


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