Wadi Lusail ( ar, وادي لوسيل) 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 sh ...
, located in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Al Daayen.
In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 70 which has a population of 53,001 and also includes 11 other districts.
It borders
Al Sakhama
Al Sakhama ( ar, الصخامة, As Sakhāmah) is a village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Daayen. It is situated near the border with Umm Salal Municipality.
Etymology
In Qatari Arabic dialect, the word "sakhama" translates to "co ...
to the south-west and
Al Masrouhiya
Al Masrouhiya ( ar, المسروحية) is a village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Daayen.
Etymology
The village derives its name from the Arabic term 'saraha', which roughly translates to "allow to wander in search of forage". As ...
to the south-east.
Etymology
Acquiring its name from geographical features, "
wadi
Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water onl ...
" is the
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 ...
term used for dry river valleys, whereas "lusail" is a diminutive of "wassail", the local name of a plant found in large numbers nearby.
References
Populated places in Al Daayen
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