Al Heedan

Al Heedan (Arabic: الحيضان‎; also spelled Al Hidan and Al Haydan) is a village in Qatar located in the municipality of Al Khor. It is situated on the outskirts of Al Khor City, the municipal seat, and is considered a district of the city. Parts of its territory fall under Al Daayen Municipality.[2]

Al Heedan

الحيضان
Village
Al Heedan
Location in Qatar
Coordinates: 25°38′40.7″N 51°28′13.7″E
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Khor
ZoneZone 74
District no.276
Area
 • Total2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2)

Etymology

Similar to most other place names in Qatar, Al Heedan derives its name from its geographic features. "Heedan" is Arabic for "water reservoir", being so named because its area consists of three adjacent rawdas (depressions) which retain water for long periods of time.[2]

History

J.G. Lorimer's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf (1908) has an entry for Al Heedan, referring to it as "Al Hadhan". He lists its location as 7 miles south-west of Khor Shaqiq and 6 miles east from the coast. Few details are offered of it, except that it is a camping ground for Bedouins and has an unlined well which yields good water at 7 fathoms.[3]

Infrastructure

As part of the Qatar Power Transmission System Expansion project, in 2015 it was announced that a power substation would be created in Al Heedan in order to power Al Bayt Stadium.[4] In July 2018, the substation was fully commissioned after being constructed at a cost of QR 138 million.[5]

Al Khor's municipal council allocated 1,000 plots of land in Al Heedan to be developed as housing units for residents of Al Khor City in 2017.[6]

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References
  1. "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [1520] (1635/2084)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 19 January 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Shabina S. Khatri (23 July 2015). "Two Qatar World Cup stadiums among sites to get new power substations". Doha News. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. "QR138 mn Al Hidan power station starts operation". qatar-tribune.com. Qatar News Agency. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. "توزيع 1000 قسيمة بناء في الخور" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.


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