Al Mearad () is a district in

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...

, located in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Al Rayyan Al Rayyan (; also spelled ''Ar Rayyan'') is the third-largest municipalities of Qatar, municipality in Qatar. Its primary settlement is the Al Rayyan (city), city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and is a part of the Do ...

. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of

zone Zone, Zones or The Zone may refer to: Places Military zones * Zone, any of the divisions of France during the World War II German occupation * Zone, any of the divisions of Germany during the post-World War II Allied occupation * Korean Demilit ...

no. 55 which has a population of 283,675 and also includes

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Al Aziziya Al Aziziya () is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar, located on the outskirts of Doha, in Zone 55, Qatar, Zone 55. Landmarks *The Qatar Center for Voluntary Activities was established in the district in July 2001. It encourages ...

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, Bu Sidra,

Fereej Al Manaseer Fereej Al Manaseer () is a district in Qatar, located in the municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of Zone 55, Qatar, Zone 55 which has a population of 283,675 and also includes Bu Sidr ...

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and

Al Sailiya Al Sailiya () is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. Etymology The word "sailiya" is derived from the Arabic term "sayl", which translates as "to flow". It gained this name from the fact that part of ...

. Al Sailiya is located to the immediate north of the district while the

Doha Industrial Area The Doha Industrial Area () is a district of Doha Municipality, Qatar. It was previously a part of the Al Rayyan Municipality, which now geographically separates it from the rest of Doha Municipality. The majority of the area's workers reside ...

is south.

Etymology

The term "mearad" in

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means "obstruction". This name came about due to the fact that the district lies in the pathway of a nearby rawda (depression).

Infrastructure

Ashghal Ashghal () is the Public Works Authority of Qatar headquartered in Al Dafna, Doha. Ashghal was established based on the Emiri Decree issued by the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani on 20 January 2004, as an autonomous body to design, deli ...

(the Public Works Authority) launched a QR 6.6 million project to construct a religious complex in Al Mearad in November 2013. Maha Al Khaleej Contracting Co. was selected as the contractor. As part of the project, a 1300 worshipper capacity mosque, an imam's house and a

Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...

learning center were constructed.

Education

Al Hajar Independent Kindergarten for Girls in Al Mearad

The following schools are located in Al Mearad:

References

Populated places in Al Rayyan {{Qatar-geo-stub