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Zekreet
Zekreet () is a village in north-western Qatar near Dukhan and about north-west west of Doha. Originally a sparsely populated area, Zekreet was built up in the 1940s after oil operations commenced in Qatar. This included the construction of a harbor for oil equipment and some small houses which eventually developed into a village. There are several visitor attractions and old ruins at the site including the Zekreet Fort, which is housed to the immediate north of the village. Etymology The village's name is derived from the Arabic word "zikra", which translates to "memories". Originally, the name applied to a nearby Depression (geology), rawda which had sentimental value for its inhabitants, but the name was eventually given to the village itself. Zekreet is also spelled as ''Zikrit'' and ''Zekrit''. An area known by a similar name called Bir Zekrit (more commonly known as Ras Abrouq) is located north of Zekreet. Geography Zekreet is situated near the bottom small stretch of la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zekreet Peninsula
The Zekreet Peninsula, also known as the Abrouq Peninsula, is located to the north of the industrial city of Dukhan in western Qatar. Much of the area is associated with erosional landforms such as foothills, mesas and gypsum plateaux. The village of Zekreet, the Zekreet Film City, and the headland of Ras Abrouq (which includes a nature reserve for wild deer) are all found on this stretch of land. The peninsula is part of the Al Reem Biosphere Reserve. Geography One of its defining features is the Bay of Zekreet, which is shaped like a half-moon. Geology The Abarug member of the Eocene-period Dammam Formation is the dominant structural-lithic unit of the area. The uppermost part of the Abarug member is formed of dull-colored slightly calcareous dolomitic limestone and is roughly thick, while the lower part is approximately thick and is composed of brightly-colored slightly calcareous dolomitic marl. Wildlife Common ostriches, wild deer and gazelles occur in the peninsula. The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukhan
Dukhan () is a city in the western municipality of Al-Shahaniya, Qatar. It is approximately west of the capital, Doha. Dukhan is administered by Qatar's state oil agency QatarEnergy and is the site of the first oil discovery in Qatar. It was previously a part of Al Rayyan municipality. All the industrial operations inside the city are administered by the Dukhan Operations Department. A Dukhan entry gate pass from QatarEnergy is required for entry to the city. Dukhan Highway, a four-lane motorway that runs for approximately , connects the city with Doha. Etymology In Mike Morton (geologist), Mike Morton's biography, ''In the Heart of the Desert'', it is noted that the English translation of Dukhan is 'smoky mountain' (''Jebel Dukhan''), a reference to the clouds that gathered around its summit, and colloquially to the smoke emanating from gas flares around the oil camp named after it. History of oil operations Early operations Oil exploration in the Dukhan area began in 1935 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Of Zekreet
The Bay of Zekreet () is a half-moon shaped bay on the Zekreet Peninsula in western Qatar. The Zekreet Peninsula is a rocky, sandy desert, with numerous rock formations and gypsum plateaux. The bay is situated to the north of the industrial city of Dukhan and to the southwest of the village of Zekreet. It is located to the north of the Dukhan Sabkha, and is separated by a straight depression known as Rawdat Jarrah. Geologists have theorized that this depression was an extension of the Bay of Zekreet prior to the drop in sea levels c. 3,000 years ago. Geology The area spanning from Dukhan to the upper part of the Bay of Zekreet is the only surface of Qatar where an entire section of the Eocene Dammam Formation is exposed. History A settlement dating to the early 19th century was discovered at the southern end of the bay, and was possibly presided over by the pirate ruler of Qatar, Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalahimah. Another archaeological site, Uwaynat Ali, is found on the other sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ras Abrouq
Ras Abrouq (; also known as Bir Zekreet) is the northernmost extension of the Zekreet Peninsula, a stretch of land to the north of Dukhan in Qatar. It has a beach of the same nameNatural Landmarks Qatar Tourism and various archaeological sites. Since the 21st century it has functioned as a tourist site. Large parts of its territory are legally protected as a nature reserve for wild deer. 's ''East-West/West-East'' sculpture was completed in Brouq Nature Reserve in 2014 at the behest of the Qatar Museums Authority. Ety ...
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Dukhan Sabkha
Dukhan Sabkha, located in the northern section of the Dukhan region in western Qatar, is the largest inland sabkha (a type of saltflat) ecosystem found in the Persian Gulf. The sabkha runs for approximately , occupies an area of , has a width of to and a depth of between and below sea level. Consequently, the lowest point of Qatar is in the sabkha. It is situated roughly east of the city of Dukhan and from Dukhan Highway. The Dukhan Field is to its immediate west. Description The sabkha is fed by seawater from the Bay of Zekreet, north by approximately . Geologists have theorized that Rawdat Jarrah, the depression separating Dukhan Sabkha from the Bay of Zekreet, was an extension of the bay prior to the drop in sea levels years ago. Various species of algae are found on the sabkha's surface. As a result of high uranium content, the sabkha has very high levels of radioactivity, ranging from a mean of 16 to 75 cps. Salinity levels are high in the sabkha. Among the reasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zone 72, Qatar
Zone 72 is a zone in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya in the state of Qatar. The main district recorded in the 2015 population census was Al Utouriya. Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries are Lehsain, Qaryat Al Refaiq, Ras Abrouq, Umm Al Daah Khawzan, Umm Al Qahab Al Jadeeda, Umm Al Qahab Al Qadeema, Umm Leghab West, Wadi Laswaq, and Zekreet Zekreet () is a village in north-western Qatar near Dukhan and about north-west west of Doha. Originally a sparsely populated area, Zekreet was built up in the 1940s after oil operations commenced in Qatar. This included the construction of a h .... Demographics As of the 2010 census, the zone comprised 363 housing units and 123 establishments. There were 1,060 people living in the zone, of whom 72% were male and 28% were female. Out of the 1,060 inhabitants, 80% were 20 years of age or older, and 20% were under the age of 20. Employed people made up 72% of the total population. Females accounted for 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Shahaniya
Al Shahaniya () is a municipality (3299 km2) in Qatar, with its municipal seat being a city of the Al-Shahaniya (city), same name (39 km2). Formerly in the municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Al Rayyan, but now an independent municipality, the municipal seat was delimited in 1988 by Law No. 22. In 2014, the cabinet ratified a draft amending provisions to the 1988 law that formalized Al Shahaniya as Qatar's eighth municipality. Etymology Al-Shahaniya derives its name from a plant known locally as 'sheeh' which was valued for its anti-inflammatory properties. A variation of this name is ''Al-Sheehaniya''. The plant's Latin name is ''Artemisia inculta''; it is an aromatic perennial that frequently grows in the MENA, Middle East and North Africa region but which is scarce in Qatar due to its unsuitable soils. History In 2014, Al-Shahaniya split off from Al Rayyan Municipality to form its own municipality. Integrating approximately 35% of Al Rayyan's area into the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Qatar
Since 2015, Qatar has been divided into eight Municipality, municipalities. In 2004, a new municipality, Al Daayen, was created under Resolution No. 13, formed from parts of Umm Salal and Al Khawr; at the same time, Al Ghuwariyah was merged with Al Khawr; Al Jumaliyah was merged with Ar Rayyan; Jarayan al Batnah was split between Al Rayyan and Al Wakrah; and Mesaieed was merged with Al Wakrah. In 2014, the western city of Al-Shahaniya split off from Al Rayyan Municipality to form its own municipality. For statistical purposes, the municipalities are further subdivided into Zones of Qatar, 98 zones (as of 2015), which are in turn subdivided into districts and blocks, the latter being the lowest subdivision. History According to Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, in 1963, the first municipality was the Municipality of Qatar, created under Law No. 11. Later in the same year, its name was changed to Municipality of Doha by Law No. 15. Then, on 17 July 1972, Ar Rayyan, Al Wak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahmah Ibn Jabir Al-Jalahimah
Rahmah ibn Jabir ibn Adhbi al-Jalhami (; c. 1760–1826) was an Arab ruler in the Persian Gulf region and was described by his contemporary, the English traveler and author, James Silk Buckingham, as "the most successful and the most generally tolerated pirate, perhaps, that ever infested any sea." As a pirate, he had a reputation for being ruthless and fearless. He wore an eyepatch after losing an eye in battle, which makes him the earliest documented pirate to have worn an eyepatch. He was described by the British statesman Charles Belgrave as "one of the most vivid characters the Persian Gulf has produced, a daring freebooter without fear or mercy". He began life as a horse dealer, and used the money he had saved to buy his first ship and with ten companions began a career of piracy. He was so successful that he soon acquired a new craft, a 300-ton vessel, manned by 350 men.Charles Belgrave, p122 He would later have as many as 2,000 followers, many of them black slaves. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahrain
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which makes up around 83 percent of the country's landmass. Bahrain is situated between Qatar and the northeastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the King Fahd Causeway. The population of Bahrain is 1,501,635 as of 14 May 2023, of whom 712,362 (47.44%) are Bahraini nationals and 789,273 are expatriates spanning 2,000 ethnicities (52.56% of the country's population of 1,501,635). Bahrain spans some , and is the List of countries and dependencies by area, third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore. The capital and largest city is Manama. According to archeologist Geoffrey Bibby, Bahrain is the site of the ancient Dilmun civilization. though locally the islands were controlled by the Shia Jarwanids, Jarwanid dyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesaieed
Mesaieed (, also transliterated as ''Umm Sa'id'') is an industrial city in Al Wakrah Municipality south of the Qatari capital Doha. It was one of the most important cities in Qatar during the 20th century, having gained recognition as a prime industrial zone and tanking center for petroleum received from Dukhan. Both Mesaieed and its industrial area are administered by a subdivision of QatarEnergy called "Mesaieed Industry City Management", which was established in 1996. Etymology According to The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar, the city derives its name from a plant known locally as "sead" which previously grew in bountiful quantities in the area. History Mesaieed was established in 1949 as a tanker terminal by QatarEnergy on a previously uninhabited site along the coast. It was chosen by the company because of its proximity to the working population in Doha and Al Wakrah and because of the depth of its waters. It was the only deepwater port in Qatar fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
