Al Sailiya
السيلية
District
Al Sailiya is located in Qatar
Al Sailiya
Al Sailiya
Coordinates: 25°13′08″N 51°22′47″E / 25.21889°N 51.37972°E / 25.21889; 51.37972
CountryQatar Qatar
MunicipalityAl Rayyan
ZoneZone 55
District no.91
Area
[1]
 • Total28.2 km2 (10.9 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
35 m (115 ft)

Al Sailiya (Arabic: السيلية, romanized: As Saylīyah) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[3]

Etymology

The word "sailiya" is derived from the Arabic 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.[4]

History

J.G. Lorimer's wrote an account of Al Sailiya in 1908 in his Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. He describes it as a "stage on the route from Hofuf to Dohah" and states that it lies 13 miles south-west from Doha. He also remarked on the presence of a masonry well yielding good water.[5]

Landmarks

Al Sailiya Roundabout
Al Sailiya Roundabout in 2017

As Sayliyah Army Base

Main article: As Sayliyah Army Base
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during a town meeting at As Sayliyah Army Base in 2002

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.[7] It was closed in June 2021.[8]

Sports

Al-Sailiya SC, a multi-sports club best known for its football team, has its headquarters in the district.[9] There is also a small neighborhood (fereej) stadium in the district administered by the Qatar Olympic Committee, known as Fereej Al Sailiya Stadium.[6]

External links

Al Sailiya at geographic.org

References

  1. ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Al Sailiya, Zone 55, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ^ "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. ^ "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [1527] (1642/2084)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 6 July 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Dalila Services". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Camp As Sayliyah". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  8. ^ "US military shifts Army basing from Qatar to Jordan in move that could provide leverage against Iran". Stars and Stripes. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Al Sailiya Club". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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