Al Mirqab (Doha)

Al Mirqab المرقاب
District
Al Aaliya Street in Al Mirqab
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Coordinates: 25.288642°N 51.541858°E / 25.288642; 51.541858
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Ad-Dawhah
Zone	Zone 18
District no.	17
Area [1]
• Total	0.25 km^2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)

Al Mirqab (Arabic: المرقاب; also referred to as Fereej Al Mirqab) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah.[2][3]

Together with As Salatah, it makes up Qatar's Zone 18, with a population of 692 people.[2]

History

Al Mirqab was first mentioned J.G. Lorimer's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf written in 1907.[4]

Etymology

An Arabic word, mirqab is derived from "muraqabah", which in English translates to "watching".[3] This name was, in turn, derived from Mirqab ash-Sharqi, translating to "eastern watchtower", a historic watchtower built here in the 20th century to survey the sea and identify incoming ships.[4]

Geography

Al Mirqab borders the following districts:[3]

• Al Souq to the west, separated by Jabr Bin Mohammed Street.
• Doha Port to the north, separated by Corniche Street.
• As Salatah to the east, separated by Ali Bin Amur Al Attiyah Street.
• Al Rufaa to the south, separated by Al Mathaf (Museum) Street.

Transport

Currently, the underground Al Mirqab Metro Station is under construction, having been launched during Phase 2C. Once completed, it will be part of Doha Metro's Gold Line.[5]

See also

• New Al Mirqab

References

1. "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
2. "2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
3. "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. 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.
5. "QAR Metro". arcgis.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.