Al Themaid | |
Native Name: | الثميد |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Qatar |
Coordinates: | 25.3538°N 51.3776°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 32 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Qatar |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Al Rayyan |
Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Zone 51 |
Subdivision Type3: | District no. |
Subdivision Name3: | 53 |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.4 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Al Themaid (Arabic: الثميد|Ath Thumayd; also spelled Al Thumaid) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[3] [4]
In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 51 with a population of 56,027. It also includes Izghawa, Gharrafat Al Rayyan, Al Gharrafa, Rawdat Egdaim, Bani Hajer and Al Seej.[3]
It borders Rawdat Egdaim to the south and south-east, Izghawa 71 in Umm Salal Municipality to the east, Al Froosh in Umm Salal Municipality to the north, and Rawdat Al Jahhaniya to the west.[4]
Until the district's development in the 1960s, it was a popular hunting area for local falconry enthusiasts.[5]
An Arabic term, "thumaid" roughly translates to "shallow area that holds water". This name was given in recognition of a shallow well found here.[4] This historic well is found in the district's southern portion in a rawda (depression).[6]