Mehairja
محيرجة
District
View of Wadi Al Gaiya Street in Mehairja from Aspire Zone parking lot.
View of Wadi Al Gaiya Street in Mehairja from Aspire Zone parking lot.
Mehairja is located in Qatar
Mehairja
Mehairja
Coordinates: 25°16′09″N 51°27′35″E / 25.2691°N 51.4598°E / 25.2691; 51.4598
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Rayyan
ZoneZone 54
District no.81
Area
[1]
 • Total4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
21 m (69 ft)

Mehairja (Arabic: محيرجة; also spelled Mehairqa) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[3][4]

In the 2015 census it was listed as a district of Zone 54, which has a population of 24,593 and also includes Baaya, Muraikh, Luaib, Fereej Al Soudan, and Fereej Al Amir.[3]

It borders Fereej Al Soudan to the east, Al Waab and Al Aziziya to the south, Muraikh and Luaib to the north and Baaya to the west.[4]

Etymology

The district derives its name from the Arabic word "mahraqa", meaning "burnt". It was so named for its dark-colored soil and for the dark-colored leaves apparent on trees growing in the region which give the impression that its entire landscape had been charred in the past.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Mehairja, Zone 54, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 "2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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