Jelaiah () 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' ...
of
Ad Dawhah.
Together with
Al Tarfa and
Jeryan Nejaima, it makes up
Zone 68 which has a total population of 5,521 as of 2015.
The district hosts the Canadian Veterinary Hospital Doha and has hosted the Embassy of the Philippines in Doha since January 2013.
Etymology
In local dialect, "jelaiah" is the pronunciation of 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 ...
word "qelaia", which itself is derived from "qalaa", which translates to "fort". This name was bestowed on the district in honor of a small fort that is found in the area.
Gallery
Canadian Veterinary Hospital in Jelaiah.jpg, Canadian Veterinary Hospital in Jelaiah.
Shops in Jelaiah Doha.jpg, Shops in Jelaiah near Lejzaira Street.
References
Communities in Doha
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