Mehairja

Mehairja محيرجة
District
View of Wadi Al Gaiya Street in Mehairja from Aspire Zone parking lot.
Mehairja
Coordinates: 25.2691°N 51.4598°E / 25.2691; 51.4598
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Rayyan
Zone	Zone 54
District no.	81
Area [1]
• Total	4.0 km^2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	21 m (69 ft)

Mehairja (Arabic: محيرجة; also spelled Mehairqa) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[3][4]

In the 2015 census it was listed as a district of Zone 54, which has a population of 24,593 and also includes Baaya, Muraikh, Luaib, Fereej Al Soudan, and Fereej Al Amir.[3]

It borders Fereej Al Soudan to the east, Al Waab and Al Aziziya to the south, Muraikh and Luaib to the north and Baaya to the west.[4]

Etymology

The district derives its name from the Arabic word "mahraqa", meaning "burnt". It was so named for its dark-colored soil and for the dark-colored leaves apparent on trees growing in the region which give the impression that its entire landscape had been charred in the past.[4]

References

1. "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
2. "Mehairja, Zone 54, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
3. "2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
4. "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 1 January 2019.