New Al Mirqab

New Al Mirqab
المرقاب الجديد
District
Al Dhiyaa Street in New Al Mirqab
Al Dhiyaa Street in New Al Mirqab
New Al Mirqab is located in Doha
New Al Mirqab
New Al Mirqab
New Al Mirqab is located in Qatar
New Al Mirqab
New Al Mirqab
Coordinates: 25°16′18″N 51°30′15″E / 25.271611°N 51.504289°E / 25.271611; 51.504289
CountryQatar Qatar
MunicipalityAd Dawhah
ZoneZone 39
District no.39
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)

New Al Mirqab (Arabic: المرقاب الجديد, romanized: Al-Mirqāb al-Jadīdah; also referred to as Al Mirqab Al Jadeed) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah.[2][3]

Together with Al Sadd and Fereej Al Nasr, it makes up Zone 39 which has 23,853 people in it.[2]

Etymology

The district derives its name from Al Mirqab district. An Arabic word, mirqab originates from "muraqabah", which in English translates to "watching".[3] This name was given in reference to a historic watchtower from which people would identify incoming ships and survey the sea.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Richard; Carter, Robert A. (12 May 2017). "Mapping the Growth of an Arabian Gulf Town: the case of Doha, Qatar" (PDF). Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 60 (4): 24. doi:10.1163/15685209-12341432. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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