Bu Sidra ( ar, بوسدرة; also spelled Abu Sidra) 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
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 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
Zone or The Zone may refer to:
Places Climate and altitude zones
* Death zone (originally the lethal zone), altitudes above a certain point where the amount of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span
* Frigid zone, ...
no. 55 which has a population of 283,675 and also includes
New Fereej Al Ghanim
New Fereej Al Ghanim ( ar, فريج الغانم الجديد, Farīq al Ghānim al Jadīd; also referred to as Fereej Al Ghanim Al Jadeed) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.
In the 2015 census it was listed as a dis ...
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Al Aziziya
Al Aziziya ( ar, العزيزية) is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar, located on the outskirts of Doha.
Landmarks
*The Qatar Center for Voluntary Activities was established in the district in July 2001. It encourages volunte ...
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Al Waab
Al Waab ( ar, الوعب, Al Wa‘b) is a district situated between the municipalities of Doha and Al Rayyan in Qatar. The district has witnessed tremendous growth beginning in the mid-1990s, resulting in the construction of numerous residential ...
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Fereej Al Soudan
Fereej Al Soudan ( ar, فريج السودان) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. It is mainly a residential area. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of Zone 55 which has a population of 283,675 and als ...
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Muaither
Muaither ( ar, معيذر) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.
Etymology
Referencing the area's geography, 'muaither' is derived from the Arabic 'mathar', meaning "place where animals are kept". ...
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Al Mearad
Al Mearad ( ar, المعراض, Al Mi‘rāḑ) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.
In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 55 which has a population of 283,675 and also includes New Fereej Al Gha ...
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Fereej Al Manaseer
Fereej Al Manaseer ( ar, فريج المناصير) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.
In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of Zone 55 which has a population of 283,675 and also includes Bu Sidra, Al Aziz ...
,
Fereej Al Murra and
Al Sailiya
Al Sailiya ( ar, السيلية, As Saylīyah) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.
Etymology
The word "sailiya" is derived from the Arabic term "sayl", which translates as "to flow". It gained this ...
.
Fereej Al Manaseer is located to the immediate east.
Etymology
The first part of the district's name, "abu", translates to "father" and is used as a prefix for geographical features. "Sidra" is a reference to the sidr tree (''
Ziziphus nummularia'') which grows abundantly in the area.
Infrastructure
Ashghal
Ashghal ( ar, هيئة الأشغال العامة) is the Public Works Authority of Qatar headquartered in Al Dafna, Doha. Ashghal was established based on the Emiri Decree issued by the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani on 20 Janu ...
(The Public Works Authority) launched a QR 2.6 million project to construct a religious complex in Bu Sidra in November 2013. Maha Al Khaleej for Contracting Co. was selected as the contractor. As part of the project, a 200 worshipper capacity mosque, an imam's house and an ablution block were constructed.
Education
The following schools are located in Bu Sidra:
References
Populated places in Al Rayyan
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