Fereej Al Asmakh | |
Native Name: | فريج عبد العزيز |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Qatar Doha#Qatar |
Coordinates: | 25.2804°N 51.5333°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Qatar |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Ad-Dawhah |
Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Zone 5 |
Subdivision Type3: | District no. |
Subdivision Name3: | 7 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.77 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Fereej Al Asmakh (Arabic: فريج الأصمخ|Farīj al-'Aṣmakh) is a Qatari district located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. Administratively, it is part of Zone 5, along with Al Najada and Barahat Al Jufairi.[2] [3]
It is one of the smaller and older districts of Doha. As such, the district is considered as a good example of Qatar's cultural identity, which has led to several development programs by the government to rehabilitate its dilapidated structures.[4]
In Arabic, fereej translates to "neighborhood", while the Al-Asmakh portion of the name refers to one of the area's first major landowners.[5]