Al Daayen ( ar, الضعاين, Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin) is a village in the
municipality
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of
Al Daayen
Al Daayen ( Wehr: ]; also spelled as Wehr: is a Municipalities of Qatar, municipality in the state of Qatar. Most of the urban landscape can be found in the southern zone of the municipality, particularly in the city of Lusail, while the no ...
in
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 ...
. Prior to the discovery of oil and natural gas, it was one of the larger fishing and pearling villages on Qatar's east coast.
Etymology
Al Daayen derives its name from the Arabic word "dhaayen", which roughly translates to "travel". It was given this name in reference to the Qatari tribes who abandoned the village and traveled elsewhere in search of water and suitable pasture.
History
J.G. Lorimer's ''
Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf
The ''Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia'' (nicknamed ''Lorimer'') is a two-volume encyclopedia compiled by John Gordon Lorimer. The ''Gazetteer'' was published in secret by the British government in India in 1908 and 1915 an ...
'' gives an account of the village of Al Daayen in 1908:
Lorimer also notes that a man named Ahmed bin Salman committed piracy off the coast of Al Daayen in 1902.
References
Populated places in Al Daayen
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