Sign for Al Kharaitiyat on New Al Hateem Street

Al Kharaitiyat ( ar, الخريطيات, Al Khurayţīyāt) is a town in the municipality of

Umm Salal Umm Salal (; also spelled Umm Slal) is a municipality in the State of Qatar. It contains several historic places, such as Barzan Tower. The municipal headquarters Umm Salal is located in Umm Salal Ali, about 10 km from the coast and 15 ...

in Qatar.

Etymology

"Kharaitiyat" is the plural form of the

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term "khurat", which roughly translates to "map-like". The town received its name from a nearby rawda (depression) that was named for its uneven terrain and winding patterns, presenting a map-like appearance in a sense.

Administration

When free elections of the

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first took place in Qatar during 1999, Al Kharaitiyat was designated as seat of constituency no. 23. It would remain seat of constituency no. 23 in the next three consecutive elections until the fifth municipal elections in 2015, when it was split between constituencies no. 15 and no. 17, with the former accommodating its southern section and the latter being seated by its northern section. Aside from featuring northern Al Kharaitiyat as its seat, constituency no. 17 also includes the districts of

Al Froosh Al Froosh ( ar, الفروش, Al Furūsh; also spelled Al Furoush) is a village in the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar. It is directly west of the town of Al Kharaitiyat and southwest of the town of Umm Salal Mohammed. Etymology In Arabic, "fu ...

and northern

Izghawa Izghawa ( ar, ازغوى) is a district on the border between the two municipalities of Umm Salal and Al Rayyan in Qatar. Consequently, its administration is split, with its western portion (Izghawa 71) being managed by Umm Salal and the east (Iz ...

. In the inaugural municipal elections of 1999, Abdullah Abdulrahman Al Mannai was declared the winner, receiving 26.7%, or 157 votes. Runner-up was Mubarak Mohammed Al-Hajri, receiving 23.2%, or 137 votes. Overall, voter turnout was 69.3%. The 2002 elections saw Fawaz Eid Daghash elected as constituency representative. For the third municipal elections in 2007, Ali Nasser Al-Kaabi was elected as representative. Al-Kaabi lost his seat to Hamad Hadi Al Marri in the 2011 elections. In the

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, in which Al Kharaitiyat was split between two constituencies, Ali Nasser Al-Kaabi was declared the representative of constituency no. 17, which had northern Al Kharaitiyat serving as its seat.

Landmarks

* Al Kharaitiyat SC on Al Ebb Road. *Al Kharaitiyat Family Park. *

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branch on Nasser Al Attiyah Street. *Al Kharaitiyat Zakat Fund on Shu'ail bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Street. *

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branch on Shu'ail bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Street.

Transport

Currently, the elevated Al Kharaitiyat Metro Station is under construction, having been launched during Phase 2A. Once completed, it will be part of

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's Green Line.

Development

Starting in 2015,

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has been carrying out a major infrastructure project in the town. In line with the project, Al Kharaitiyat is being jointly developed with

over an area of 1.87 million square meters. Developments will include 420 housing units and an addition of 22.7 km of road and 17.4 km of sewage. The project had an estimated completion date of 2019.

Sports

Al Kharaitiyat is represented by the multi sportsclub Al Kharaitiyat SC.

Education

The following schools are located in Al Kharaitiyat:

References

{{Umm Salal Municipality Populated places in Umm Salal