Al Salamiya ( ar, السلمية, As Sulaymīyah) is a village in western

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located in the

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Al-Shahaniya Al Shahaniya ( ar, الشحانية, Ash Shīḩānīyah) is a municipality (3299 km2) in Qatar, with its municipal seat has a city of the same name (39 km2). Formerly in the municipality of Al Rayyan, but now an independent municipali ...

. It is located about southeast of the industrial city of

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, about southwest of

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and about north of

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Etymology

A short tree known locally as Salam (''

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'') occurs frequently in the area, giving the village its name. The tree, which grows up to tall and which has yellow-colored flowers, flourishes in the rawdas (depressions) of the area due to the sediment and water

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References

Populated places in Al-Shahaniya {{Qatar-geo-stub