Al Masrouhiya ( ar, المسروحية) is a village 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 ...
, 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 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 ...
.
Etymology
The village derives its name from the
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
term 'saraha', which roughly translates to "allow to wander in search of forage". As the site of a large ''rawdat'' (
depression), rainfall would accumulate in the rawdat, facilitating plant growth. These plants would then be grazed upon by the goats of nomadic herdsman passing through the area.
Geography
Located near the eastern shores of Al Daayen, Al Masrouhiya borders:
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Rawdat Al Hamama
Rawdat Al Hamam ( ar, روضة الحمام, Rawḑat al Hamam) is a village in the municipality of Al Daayen in Qatar. It is located between two major highways: Al Khor Expressway and Al Shamal Road. Government authorities have launched major dev ...
to the south, separated by Wadi Al Wasah Street.
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Wadi Lusail to the west, separated by Street 1707.
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Lusail to the east, separated by Al Khor Coastal Road.
References
Populated places in Al Daayen
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