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Rawdat Abal Heeran

District in Al Rayyan, Qatar

Rawdat Abal Heeran روضة أبا الحيران
District
Intersection of Street 1249 and Street 1260 in Rawdat Abal Heeran
25°15′40″N 51°20′00″E / 25.261043°N 51.3333°E / 25.261043; 51.3333
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Rayyan
Zone	Zone 53
District no.	67
Area ^[1]
• Total	8.0 km² (3.1 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	121 m (397 ft)

Rawdat Abal Heeran (Arabic: روضة أبا الحيران) is a rural district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.^[3]^[4] It is situated in Zone 53, along with Al Wajbah, New Al Rayyan and Muaither.

Development

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) completed the Rawdat Abal Heeran Infrastructure Project in March 2018. The project, at a cost of QR 989 million, witnessed the construction of approximately 68 km of road and pedestrian paths as well as mosques and green spaces to serve about 2,622 residential plots.^[5]

Etymology

The term "rawda" refers to depressions which act as reservoirs for surface runoff and thus are rich in plant life. "Abal" is derived from the Arabic "abu", meaning "father of"; this is commonly used as a prefix for geographical features in Qatar. Finally, the term Arabic term "heeran" translates to "young camels". This name was given to the area on account of the numerous camels which historically grazed in the area.^[4]

References

^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
^ "Rawdat Abal Heeran, Zone 53, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
^ "Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 2010. p. 10. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
^ "Rawdat Abal Heeran Road, infrastructure projects complete". Gulf Times. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.