Rawdat Egdaim ( ar, روضة اقديم; also spelled Rawdat Ekdaim) is a district 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 ...
, located in the
municipality
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of
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
Zone 51, which has a population of 56,027 and also includes
Izghawa
Izghawa ( ar, ازغوى) is a district on the border between the two municipalities of Umm Salal and Al Rayyan in Qatar. Consequently, its administration is split, with its western portion (Izghawa 71) being managed by Umm Salal and the east (Iz ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
Bani Hajer Bani Hajer ( ar, بني هاجر), also known as al-Hawajir, are an influential tribe in the Arabian Peninsula. The tribe is also called Bani Hajer (Family surnames: Al-Hajri) in eastern Saudi Arabia and other Arab states of the Persian Gulf (Qatar ...
and
Al Themaid.
It is bordered to the south by Bani Hajer and to the east by Gharrafat Al Rayyan. To the north is
Umm Salal Municipality.
Etymology
The first word of the district's name has its roots in the
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a 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. E.Watson; Walter ...
term "rawda", which means "a fertile
depression that is usually rich in vegetation". Typically, these depressions are excellent sites for grazing livestock. "Egdaim", the second part of the name, is an alternate spelling of "aqdaim", which itself originates from "qadam", the Arabic word for "foot". This name was bestowed on the area because the rawda has a foot-like shape.
References
Populated places in Al Rayyan
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