Al Themaid

District in Al Rayyan, Qatar

Al Themaid الثميد
District
Street 1507 in Al Themaid
25°21′14″N 51°22′39″E / 25.35383°N 51.377567°E / 25.35383; 51.377567
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Rayyan
Zone	Zone 51
District no.	53
Area ^[1]
• Total	7.4 km² (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	32 m (105 ft)

Al Themaid (Arabic: الثميد, romanized: Ath Thumayd; also spelled Al Thumaid) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.^[3]^[4]

In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 51 with a population of 56,027. It also includes Izghawa, Gharrafat Al Rayyan, Al Gharrafa, Rawdat Egdaim, Bani Hajer and Al Seej.^[3]

It borders Rawdat Egdaim to the south and south-east, Izghawa 71 in Umm Salal Municipality to the east, Al Froosh in Umm Salal Municipality to the north, and Rawdat Al Jahhaniya to the west.^[4]

History

Until the district's development in the 1960s, it was a popular hunting area for local falconry enthusiasts.^[5]

Etymology

An Arabic term, "thumaid" roughly translates to "shallow area that holds water". This name was given in recognition of a shallow well found here.^[4] This historic well is found in the district's southern portion in a rawda (depression).^[6]

References

^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "Al Themaid, Zone 51, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ "عبدالعزيز بن محمد الخاطر ..ذاكرة رمضان «2»" (in Arabic). Al Watan. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Dalila Services". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2019.