Abu Sidrah Explained

Official Name:Abu Sidrah
Native Name:أَبُو سِدْرَة
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Qatar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Qatar
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Al-Shahaniya
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:Zone 73
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:25.7231°N 51.0042°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Abu Sidrah (Arabic: أَبُو سِدْرَة|Abū Sidrah) is a village in northwest Qatar located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya.[2] [3] According to the Ministry of Environment, there were about five households in the village in 2014.[4]

It is accessible through Al Jemailiya Road. The settlements of Al Suwaihliya, to the north, and Al Jemailiya, to the south, are nearby.[3]

Etymology

"Abu" in Arabic means "father", and is commonly used as a prefix for geographical features. The "sidrah" component refers to Ziziphus nummularia, a tree that frequently occurs around the rawda (depression) which the village is centered around.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abū Sidrah: Qatar. geographic.org. 3 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1. Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 10. 2010. 2 January 2019. 18 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200718123122/https://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/statistics/Documents/Qatlas-Part-1.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: District map. The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. 2 January 2019. 24 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124143437/https://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmape/index.html. dead.
  4. Book: Sustainable Development: An Appraisal from the Gulf Region. Paul Sillitoe. Berghahn Books. 230. 1 August 2014. 9781782383727.