Al Seej

Al Seej (Arabic: السيج‎, romanized: As Sīq; also spelled Al Seeq) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[3][4]

Al Seej

السيج
District
Al Seej
Coordinates: 25.321845°N 51.374191°E / 25.321845; 51.374191
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Rayyan
ZoneZone 51
District no.52
Area
 • Total5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation37 m (121 ft)

In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of Zone 51 which has a population of 56,027 and also includes Izghawa, Gharrafat Al Rayyan, Al Gharrafa, Rawdat Egdaim, Bani Hajer and Al Themaid.[3]

It borders Bani Hajer to the east, Al Wajbah to the south, Rawdat Al Jahanniya to the west, and Rawdat Egdaim to the north.[4]

Etymology

The district's name has its origins in the Arabic "saq", which refers to a tree trunk. As the area is situated in a rawda, it accommodated various flora, among which Ziziphus nummularia, locally known as "sidr", was most valued because of the use of its trunks as building material.[4]

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References
  1. "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. "Al Seej, Zone 51, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. "2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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