Gharrafat Al Rayyan ( ar, غرافة الريان, Gharāfat ar Rayyān) is a district of Al Rayyan City 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 ...

Etymology

"Gharrafat" is derived from the

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word meaning "to scoop up". This name was earned due to the area's low elevation, allowing it to act as a floodplain from whence locals would collect water in the past. The second part of its name originates from the city of Al Rayyan, which translates to "irrigation"; it was given this name because it constitutes a part of the city.

Infrastructure

The district houses the

Qatar Science & Technology Park Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) is a home for international technology companies in Qatar, and an incubator of start-up technology businesses. Inaugurated in March 2009 as a part of Qatar Foundation, the purpose of the science park is to ...

, the

Qatar National Convention Centre The Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) is located in Gharafat Al Rayyan, on the Dukhan Highway in Doha, Qatar. The convention centre is a member of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development and is situated on Qatar ...

Education City Education City is a development in Al Rayyan, Qatar. Developed by the Qatar Foundation, the property houses various educational facilities, including satellite campuses of eight international universities. History Education City was launched by ...

community housing and other facilities of

Qatar Foundation Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development ( ar, مؤسسة قطر) is a state-led non-profit organization in Qatar, founded in 1995 by then-emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his second wife Moza bint Nasser. Qatar Founda ...

. North-east of the district is

Al Gharrafa Al Gharrafa ( ar, الغرافة, Al Gharrāfah) is a district of Al Rayyan (city), Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Al Rayyan. In close proximity to metropolitan Doha and Education City, the Doha E ...

, which hosts the Sidra Medical and Research Center. To the south is the district of

Al Shagub Al Shagub ( ar, الشقب, Ash Shaqb; also spelled Al Shaqab) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. As the district houses the universities in Qatar Foundation's educational project Education City, ...

, which accommodates other facilities of Qatar Foundation's, such as

's universities. Gharrafat Al Rayyan Health Center services the district as well as the southern villages and towns in

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and

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. The Ministry of Interior's General Directorate of Civil Defence is nestled in the district.

Gallery

File:In front of the Qatar National Convention Centre in Gharrafat Al Rayyan.jpg, View of

in Gharrafat Al Rayyan. File:Education City Community Housing in Al Rayyan.jpg, Education City Community Housing in Al Rayyan.

References

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