Al Mukaynis is a locality of
Mebaireek
Mebaireek ( ar, مبيريك) is a settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. It was formalized as one of Al Rayyan's ten administrative zones in the mid-2000s as a result of a merger between the two census-designated district ...
located in the municipality of
Ar 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 ...
,
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 ...
.
Mudhlem Cave, which translates to "Dark Cave" in
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 ...
, is located in the area. Nearby
Al Rekayya
Al Rekayya ( ar, الركية, Ar Rukayyah; also spelled Irkhaya) is an agricultural district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. It is close to the border with Al Wakrah Municipality.
Hassad Food owns a 162-hectare farm in Al Re ...
Farms (Irkaya Farms) is a popular bird watching site.
In J.G. Lorimer's ''Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf'', Al Mukaynis was mentioned as a stopover on the route from
Hofuf to
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...
as early as 1908.
Climate
The following is climate data for Mukenis obtained from Qatar Meteorology Department.
References
External links
Geography.org
Populated places in Al Rayyan
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