Muraikh

Muraikh
مريخ
District
Khalifa Bin Ahmed Street in Muraikh
Khalifa Bin Ahmed Street in Muraikh
Muraikh is located in Qatar
Muraikh
Muraikh
Coordinates: 25°17′00″N 51°27′00″E / 25.28333°N 51.45000°E / 25.28333; 51.45000
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Rayyan
ZoneZone 54
District no.78
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
23 m (75 ft)

Muraikh (Arabic: مريخ) is a district of Al Rayyan City in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar.[3]

Etymology

The district derives its name from "markh" (Leptadenia pyrotechnica), the local term used for a tree that grows abundantly in the area.[4]

History

In 1908, J.G. Lorimer documented Muraikh in the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, giving its location as "9 miles west by south of Dohah". He mentioned the presence of a masonry well, 2 fathoms deep, which yielded good water.[5]

Administration

When free elections of the Central Municipal Council first took place in Qatar during 1999,[6] Muraikh was designated the constituency seat of constituency no. 16.[7] It would remain constituency seat in the next three consecutive elections until the fifth municipal elections in 2015, when it was made part of constituency no. 5.[8] In the inaugural municipal elections in 1999, Nasser Fallah Al Dosari won the elections, receiving 40.4%, or 201 votes. Trailing behind Al Dosari was Ali Salem Al Suwaidi, who attained 34.5%, or 172 votes.[7] Salem Mohammed Al Nabat won the 2002 elections.[9] In the third municipal elections in 2007, Mohammed Salem Al Qamra was elected constituency representative.[10] Al Qamra successfully retained his seat in the 2011 elections.[11]

Landmarks

  • Qatar Driving Learning Institute on Mohmmed bin Ahmed Street.[12][13]
  • Social Security Section of the Ministry of Social Affairs on Al Furousiya Street.[12]
  • Muraikh Valley Compound on Al Furousiya Street.[12]

Education

The Dawhat Al Khair Centre for Quran Learning and Science is positioned inside the district.[12]

The following schools are located in Muraikh:

Name of School Curriculum Grade Genders Ref
Al-Mujtama Girls School Independent Kindergarten – Secondary Female-only [14]
Apple Tree Nursery Aspire Branch British Kindergarten Both [15]
Omar Bin Al Khattab Primary First Independent Primary Male-only [16]
Palestinian School for Boys Palestinian Kindergarten – Secondary Male-only [17]

References

  1. ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Muraikh, Zone 54, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Dalila Services". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  5. ^ "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [1523] (1638/2084)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 6 July 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "Central Municipal Council". Government Communications Office of Qatar. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b "إنتخابات الدورة الأولى" (in Arabic). Central Municipal Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. ^ "مقـار الدوائـر" (in Arabic). Ministry of Interior (Qatar). Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  9. ^ "الدورة الثانية" (in Arabic). Central Municipal Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  10. ^ "إنتخابات الدورة الثالثة" (in Arabic). Central Municipal Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  11. ^ "رابعاً: إنتخابات الدورة الرابعة كشف بأسماء السادة المرشحين الفائزين في عضوية انتخابات المجلس البلدي المركزي (الدورة الرابعة - 2011م)" (in Arabic). Central Municipal Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  12. ^ a b c d "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Qatar Driving Learning Institute". dirqtr.net. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Al Mujtama Girls School". Schools in Qatar. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Apple Tree Nursery Aspire Branch – Doha". Schools in Qatar. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Omar Bin Al Khattab Primary First". Schools in Qatar. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Palestinian School – Boys". Schools in Qatar. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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