Al Themaid ( ar, الثميد, Ath Thumayd; also spelled Al Thumaid) is a district in

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, located in the

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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 ...

. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of

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no. 51 which has a population of 56,027 and also includes

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Gharrafat Al Rayyan Gharrafat Al Rayyan ( ar, غرافة الريان, Gharāfat ar Rayyān) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. Etymology "Gharrafat" is derived from the Arabic word meaning "to scoop up". This name w ...

Al Gharrafa Al Gharrafa ( ar, الغرافة, Al Gharrāfah) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In close proximity to metropolitan Doha and Education City, the Doha Expressway and Al Shamal Highway run along ...

Rawdat Egdaim Rawdat Egdaim ( ar, روضة اقديم; also spelled Rawdat Ekdaim) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census it was listed as a district of Zone 51, which has a population of 56,027 and also includes I ...

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and

Al Seej Al Seej ( ar, السيج, As Sīq; also spelled Al Seeq) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of Zone 51 which has a population of 56,027 and also includes Izghawa, Gha ...

. It borders Rawdat Egdaim to the south and south-east,

71 in

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 ...

Municipality to the east,

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 ...

in Umm Salal Municipality to the north, and

Rawdat Al Jahhaniya Rawdat Al Jahhaniya ( ar, روضة الجهانية, Rawḑat al Jahānīyah) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. It is accessible through Dukhan Highway by road and Al Riffa station by rail. The district is one of th ...

to the west.

History

Until the district's development in the 1960s, it was a popular hunting area for local falconry enthusiasts.

Etymology

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term, "thumaid" roughly translates to "shallow area that holds water". This name was given in recognition of a shallow well found here. This historic well is found in the district's southern portion in a rawda (depression).

References

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