Eglat Faisal

District in Al Rayyan, Qatar

Eglat Faisal عقلة فيصل
District
24°53′03″N 50°52′41″E / 24.884072°N 50.877918°E / 24.884072; 50.877918^[1]
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Rayyan
Zone no.	Zone 96
District no.	705
Area ^[2]
• Total	17.8 km² (6.9 sq mi)
Elevation ^[1]	12 m (39 ft)

Eglat Faisal (Arabic: عقلة فيصل) is a district in south-west Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.^[3]^[4]

Nearby settlements include Abu Samra to the south and Umm Al Jaratheem to the north-east.^[4]

Etymology

"Eglat" originates from the Arabic "oqlat", meaning "shallow well". The second part, "Faisal", is the name of the man who built the well. This well was so important that its name was extended to the entire area, which also included a farm.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Eglat Faisal, Zone 96, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 2010. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2019.