Al Shabhana Explained

Official Name:	Al Shabhana
Native Name:	الشبهانة
Native Name Lang:	ar
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Qatar
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Qatar
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Qatar
Subdivision Type1:	Municipality
Subdivision Name1:	Al-Shahaniya
Established Title:	Established
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:	Religions
Coordinates:	25.2135°N 50.9387°W
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]

Al Shabhana (ar|الشبهانة) is a village in western Qatar located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya.^[2]

It is located about east of Umm Bab and about southwest of Al Kharsaah. The city of Dukhan is approximately northwest of Al Shabhana.^[1]

Etymology

A plant known locally as shabhan, found in abundance in a nearby rawda (depression), gave the village its name.^[1]

Sport

In the 2013 Qatar International Rally, Al Shabhana was included as a stage for the first time, and runs for .^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geportal. The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. 24 March 2019. 24 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124143437/https://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmape/index.html. dead.
2. Web site: Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1. Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 10. 2010. 24 March 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: Al-Attiyah, Bernacchini lead Qatar Rally. Arab News. 25 January 2013. 24 March 2019.