Al Rehayya
الرحية
Village
Al Rehayya is located in Qatar
Al Rehayya
Al Rehayya
Location in Qatar
Coordinates: 25°37′47″N 51°27′57″E / 25.629747°N 51.46584°E / 25.629747; 51.46584
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Daayen
ZoneZone 70
District no.288
Area
[1]
 • Total4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2)
Elevation
[2]
30 ft (10 m)

Al Rehayya (Arabic: الرحية, romanized: Ar Ruḩayyah) is a village in Qatar located in the municipality of Al Daayen.[3][4]

Nearby settlements include Al Heedan in Al Khor Municipality to the north, Umm Swayya in Al Khor Municipality to the west, and Tenbek to the south.[4]

Etymology

The village's name derives from the Arabic word "rehi", meaning "millstone". It received its name from a large, prominent rock in the village that looks similar to a millstone.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Al Rehayya, Zone 70, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 2010. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2019.


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