Al Froosh (Arabic: الفروش, romanized: Al Furūsh; also spelled Al Furoush) is a village in the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar. It is directly west of the town of Al Kharaitiyat and southwest of the town of Umm Salal Mohammed.[2]
Al Froosh
الفروش | |
|---|---|
  Al Froosh | |
| Coordinates: 25°24′19.8″N 51°23′22.3″E / 25.405500°N 51.389528°E | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Umm Salal |
| Zone | Zone 71 |
| District no. | 134 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
Etymology
editIn Arabic, "furoush" means "mat". The area was given this name because it was matted by a thin layer of vegetation.[2]
Infrastructure
editStarting in 2015, Ashghal has been carrying out a major infrastructure project in the village.[3] In line with the project, Al Froosh is being jointly developed with Al Kharaitiyat over an area of 1.87 million square meters. Developments will include 420 housing units and an addition of 22.7 km of road and 17.4 km of sewage. The project had an estimated completion date of 2019.[4]
References
edit- ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "توصيل خدمات البنية التحتية لقسائم الأراضي الجديدة" (in Arabic). Al Arab. 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "«أشغال» تبدأ العمل في مشاريع البنية التحتية للقسائم السكنية في ثلاث مناطق جديدة" (in Arabic). Al Arab. 11 November 2017. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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