New Al Mirqab | |
Native Name: | المرقاب الجديد |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Qatar Doha#Qatar |
Coordinates: | 25.2716°N 51.5043°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Qatar |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Ad Dawhah |
Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Zone 39 |
Subdivision Type3: | District no. |
Subdivision Name3: | 39 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.6 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
New Al Mirqab (Arabic: المرقاب الجديد|Al-Mirqāb al-Jadīdah; also referred to as Al Mirqab Al Jadeed) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah.[2] [3]
Together with Al Sadd and Fereej Al Nasr, it makes up Zone 39 which has 23,853 people in it.[2]
The district derives its name from Al Mirqab district. An Arabic word, mirqab originates from "muraqabah", which in English translates to "watching".[3] This name was given in reference to a historic watchtower from which people would identify incoming ships and survey the sea.[4]