Abu Thaylah (Arabic: أَبُو ثَيْلَة) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Umm Salal.
Abu Thaylah
أَبُو ثَيْلَة | |
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District | |
  Abu Thaylah Location in Qatar | |
| Coordinates: 25°31′55″N 51°18′16″E / 25.53194°N 51.30444°E | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Umm Salal |
| Zone | Zone 71 |
| District no. | 139 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.7 sq mi (20.0 km2) |
Etymology
edit"Abu" means father in English, and in this context is used as a prefix to signify a geographic feature. The second part, "thayla", is derived from a plant known locally as "al thail" which is found in great abundance around the area.[2]
Geography
editAbu Thaylah forms the southernmost boundary of the southern sector of Qatar's interior plain region. The area around Abu Thaylah, as part of this southern sector, is characterized by small hills and valleys. Rawdas (depressions) are also a common feature. Elevations in the area range from 3 metres (9.8 ft) to 45 metres (148 ft).[3]
Infrastructure
editIn the late 1960s the government established an electrical substation here.[4]
A large-scale government-sanctioned plant nursery was opened in Abu Thaylah in 2003. Plants grown in the nursery are used for research and also distributed to government ministries. The nursery covers an area of 2,500 sq meters.[5]
References
edit- ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "طبوغرافية شبه جزيرة قطر" (in Arabic). Qatar Historical Encyclopedia. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Qatar. Doha: Government of Qatar. 1968. p. 54.
- ^ "تدشين أسبوع الشجرة بروضة بخيلة اليوم" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 2 March 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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