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 | |
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District | |
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Coordinates: 25.321845°N 51.374191°E | |
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Municipality | Al Rayyan |
Zone | Zone 51 |
District no. | 52 |
Area | |
• Total | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 37 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
- "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- "Al Seej, Zone 51, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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