Muaither () is a district of Al Rayyan City in

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, located in the

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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

Referencing the area's geography, 'muaither' is derived from the

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'mathar', meaning "place where animals are kept". Muaither is situated in a rawda (depression), meaning that

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accumulates in it, leading to increased plant activity. Various perennials such as the samr tree and

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grow here. As such, the area serves as a good grazing area for

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s rearing their livestock.

Administration

When free elections of the

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first took place in Qatar during 1999, Muaither was designated the seat of constituency no. 15. It would remain seat of constituency no. 15 in the next three consecutive elections until the fifth municipal elections in 2015, when it was decided that it would become the seat of constituency no. 12. It is the only electoral district in its constituency. In the inaugural municipal elections in 1999, Hamad Abdullah Al-Marri won the elections, receiving 33.1%, or 188 votes. Trailing behind him with 22%, or 125 votes was Dafi Rashid Al-Marri. Voter turnout was 78.7%. Hamad Abdullah Al-Marri was defeated by Dafi Rashid Al-Marri in the 2002 elections, who then lost his seat to Mohammed Ali Al-Neda in

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. In both the

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and 2015 elections, Al-Neda was successful in retaining his seat.

Landmarks

*Muaither Gardens on Rawdat Jarrah Street. *

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office on Muaither S Street. *Muaither Family Park on Al Bahtari Street. *Muaither Park on Al Aqda Street.

Health

Al-Hekma Medical Complex, a health care facility, is located in Muaither.

Transport

Currently, the underground Muaither Metro Station of

Doha Metro The Doha Metro (, ''Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Mitru ad-Dawha'') is a rapid transit system in the Doha Metropolitan Area of Qatar's capital city Doha, which became operational on 8 May 2019. It has three lines with an approximate overal ...

's Green Line is under construction, having been launched during Phase 2B.

Sports

Muaither is currently represented by

Muaither SC Muaither SC () is a multi-sports club based in Muaither, Qatar. It is best known for its Association football, football department, which plays in the Qatari Second Division. History 1996–2013: Second division The club was founded in 1996 as ...

, a multi-sports club whose football team competes in the second division of Qatari football.

Education

The following schools are located in Muaither:

References

{{Al Rayyan Municipality Populated places in Al Rayyan