Al Sailiya ( ar, السيلية, As Saylīyah) 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

The word "sailiya" is derived from the

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term "sayl", which translates as "to flow". It gained this name from the fact that part of the district is situated in a rawda which acts as a floodplain.

History

J.G. Lorimer's wrote an account of Al Sailiya in 1908 in his ''

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''. He describes it as a "stage on the route from

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h" and states that it lies 13 miles south-west from Doha. He also remarked on the presence of a masonry well yielding good water.

Landmarks

Al-Sailiya SC Al-Sailiya Sports Club ( ar, نادي السيلية الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club currently competing in the Qatar Stars League. They are based in Doha and play their home games at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. History Al Sa ...

headquarters on Masaken Al Attiyah Street. *Fereej Al Sailiya Stadium on Street 333. *Al Sailiya Electricity Station (managed by

Kahramaa Kahramaa (Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation), was established in July 2000 to regulate and maintain the supply of electricity and water for the population of Qatar. Since inception, Kahramaa has operated as an independent corporation ...

) on Rawdat Umm Salamah Street. *Al Sailiya Reserve for Falcons on Al Sailiya Road. *Al Sailiya Park on Street 271.

As Sayliyah Army Base

In 2000, the US opened a military base in Al Sailiya at a cost of $110 million. There are roughly 27 warehouses with a combined storage space of around 1.6 million square feet. The US Army established 10 km of roads in the facility. It was closed in June 2021.

Sports

, a multi-sports club best known for its football team, has its headquarters in the district. There is also a small neighborhood (''fereej'') stadium in the district administered by the

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, known as Fereej Al Sailiya Stadium.

External links

Al Sailiya at geographic.org

References

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