Eglat Faisal () is a district in south-west
Qatar
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, 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' ...
of
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 ...
.
Nearby settlements include
Abu Samra
Abu Samra () is a settlement in Qatar, located in the municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Al Rayyan (90 km from Doha). It used to be part of the Jariyan al Batnah municipality before the municipality was incorporated into Al Rayyan.
N ...
to the south and Umm Al Jaratheem to the north-east.
Etymology
Eglat originates from the
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
''oqlat'', meaning "shallow well". The second element, Faisal, is the name of the man who built the well. Owing to the well's significance, its name was extended to the surrounding area, which also encompassed a farm.
References
Populated places in Al Rayyan
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