Al Aamriya ( ar, العامرية) is a village in southern
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
, located in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Al Rayyan
Al Rayyan (; also spelled as ''Ar Rayyan'') is the third-largest municipality in the state of Qatar. Its primary settlement is the city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and largely surrounds Metropolitan Doha and funct ...
.
The village of
Umm Hawta, to the north, is nearby.
Etymology
The village was named in honor of an esteemed resident known as "Al-Aamri" who lived in the village until his death.
Gallery
Entrance to Al Aamriya village, Qatar.jpg, Entrance to Al Aamriya
References
Populated places in Al Rayyan
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