Rawdat Al Faras

Rawdat Al Faras (Arabic: روضة الفرس‎) is a village in Qatar located in the municipality of Al Khor. It is best known for its research station.[2]

Rawdat Al Faras

روضة الفرس
Village
Rawdat Al Faras
Location in Qatar
Coordinates: 25.82191°N 51.33107°E / 25.82191; 51.33107
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Khor
ZoneZone 76
District no.178
Area
 • Total3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2)
Inside view of Rawdat Al Faras Research Station.

Etymology

In Arabic, "rawda" is a term used to denote a depression rich in vegetation due to water and sediment run-off. The second part of the name, "faras", translates to mare, and was given because a wild mare was once found in the village.[2]

Houbara Breeding Center

A breeding center for houbara bustards is centered in the village.[3] It received a donation of 1,065 houbaras from a UAE government-funded organization in 2014.[4]

Research station

Established in 1976, Rawdat Al Faras Research Station is among the oldest research stations in the country. It occupies an area of 517,000 square meters. Activities engaged in at the center include consultation services for local farms, date palm research, field surveys of local fauna, and selling and donating palm tree seeds and seedlings. The station consists of a water reservoir and two specialized facilities that dry the palm trees, extract their pollen and provide storage for their dried fruit. There 24 growing plots, of which five are palm tree plantations, two of which host over 1,200 specimens. In recent years, the station has been focused on its development of a palm atlas, which will serve as a genetic database for researchers across the GCC.[5]

Zoo

It was reported in 2018 that a zoo would be opening in Rawdat Al Faras in the near future. Its specimens will be transferred from Al Khor Zoo.[6]

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References
  1. "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. "تكريم مركز روضة الفرس لاكثار طائر الحبارى بمهرجان لبرثة للتراث". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. Thamer Al Subaihi (14 February 2014). "UAE donates thousands of houbara to Qatar breeding centre". The National. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. "وفود دول مجلس التعاون تشيد بمحطة أبحاث روضة الفرس" (in Arabic). Al Sharq. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  6. "GREAT NEWS: free wifi at parks in Qatar!". Doha Life. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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