Mehairja

District in Al Rayyan, Qatar

Mehairja محيرجة
District
View of Wadi Al Gaiya Street in Mehairja from Aspire Zone parking lot.
25°16′09″N 51°27′35″E / 25.2691°N 51.4598°E / 25.2691; 51.4598
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Rayyan
Zone	Zone 54
District no.	81
Area ^[1]
• Total	4.0 km² (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	21 m (69 ft)

Mehairja (Arabic: محيرجة; also spelled Mehairqa) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.^[3]^[4]

In the 2015 census it was listed as a district of Zone 54, which has a population of 24,593 and also includes Baaya, Muraikh, Luaib, Fereej Al Soudan, and Fereej Al Amir.^[3]

It borders Fereej Al Soudan to the east, Al Waab and Al Aziziya to the south, Muraikh and Luaib to the north and Baaya to the west.^[4]

Etymology

The district derives its name from the Arabic word "mahraqa", meaning "burnt". It was so named for its dark-colored soil and for the dark-colored leaves apparent on trees growing in the region which give the impression that its entire landscape had been charred in the past.^[4]

References

^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "Mehairja, Zone 54, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 1 January 2019.