Gharrafat Al Rayyan () is a district of
Al Rayyan City in
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 ...
.
Etymology
"Gharrafat" is derived from the
Arabic
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word meaning "to scoop up". This name was earned due to the area's low elevation, allowing it to act as a floodplain from whence locals would collect water in the past. The second part of its name originates from the
city of Al Rayyan, which translates to "irrigation"; it was so named because it constitutes a part of the city.
Infrastructure
The district houses the
Qatar Science & Technology Park, the
Qatar National Convention Centre,
Education City
Education City is an educational and research hub located in Al Rayyan, Al Rayyan Municipality in the Doha Metropolitan Area of Qatar. Developed by the Qatar Foundation, it was established by Moza bint Nasser, one of the consorts of Qatar's form ...
community housing and other facilities of
Qatar Foundation
The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development () is a state-led non-profit organization in Qatar, founded in 1995 by then-List of emirs of Qatar, emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his second wife Moza bint Nasser Al-Miss ...
. North-east of the district is
Al Gharrafa, which hosts the Sidra Medical and Research Center. To the south is the district of
Al Shagub, which accommodates other facilities of Qatar Foundation, such as
Education City
Education City is an educational and research hub located in Al Rayyan, Al Rayyan Municipality in the Doha Metropolitan Area of Qatar. Developed by the Qatar Foundation, it was established by Moza bint Nasser, one of the consorts of Qatar's form ...
's universities.
Gharrafat Al Rayyan Health Center services the district as well as the southern villages and towns in
Umm Salal
Umm Salal (; also spelled Umm Slal) is a municipalities of Qatar, municipality in the State of Qatar.
Historic landmarks such as the Barzan Tower are located in Umm Salal.The municipal headquarters is located in Umm Salal Ali, about 10 km ...
and
Al Daayen
Al Daayen ( Romanization of Arabic, Wehr: also spelled as Wehr: is a Municipalities of Qatar, municipality in Qatar. Most of the urban landscape can be found in the southern zone of the municipality, particularly in the city of Lusail ...
municipalities.
The Ministry of Interior's General Directorate of Civil Defence is nestled in the district.
Gallery
File:In front of the Qatar National Convention Centre in Gharrafat Al Rayyan.jpg, View of Qatar National Convention Centre in Gharrafat Al Rayyan.
File:Education City Community Housing in Al Rayyan.jpg, Education City Community Housing in Al Rayyan.
References
Populated places in Al Rayyan
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