Eglat Faisal Explained

Eglat Faisal
Native Name:	عقلة فيصل
Native Name Lang:	ar
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	Qatar
Coordinates:	24.8841°N 50.8779°W
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation M:	12
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Municipality
Subdivision Name1:	Al Rayyan
Subdivision Type2:	Zone no.
Subdivision Name2:	Zone 96
Subdivision Type3:	District no.
Subdivision Name3:	705
Area Total Km2:	17.8
Area Footnotes:	^[2]
Population Density Km2:	auto

Eglat Faisal (Arabic: عقلة فيصل) is a district in south-west Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.^[3] ^[4]

Nearby settlements include Abu Samra to the south and Umm Al Jaratheem to the north-east.^[4]

Etymology

"Eglat" originates from the Arabic "oqlat", meaning "shallow well". The second part, "Faisal", is the name of the man who built the well. This well was so important that its name was extended to the entire area, which also included a farm.^[4]

Notes and References

Web site: Eglat Faisal, Zone 96, Qatar on the Elevation Map. elevationmap.net. 7 January 2019.
Web site: District Area Map. Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 30 November 2019.
Web site: Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1. Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 10. 2010. 7 January 2019. 18 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200718123122/https://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/statistics/Documents/Qatlas-Part-1.pdf. dead.
Web site: District map. The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. 7 January 2019. 20 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221120195155/http://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmape/index.html. dead.