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Al Kharayej

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Al Kharayej الخرايج
District
View of Al Kharayej district from Al Khor Expressway in 2020
Al Kharayej Al Kharayej
Coordinates: 25°25′49″N 51°30′17″E / 25.43028°N 51.50472°E / 25.43028; 51.50472
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Daayen / Ad-Dawhah
Zone	Zone 69
District no.	113
Area ^[1]
• Total	6.8 km² (2.6 sq mi)

Al Kharayej (Arabic: الخرايج, romanized: Al Kharā’ij) is a district in Qatar that is located geographically in the municipalityofAl Daayen but is included in the census as a district of Ad-Dawhah.^[2] Following the adoption of a cabinet resolution in 2002, Al Kharayej became one of three settlements in Qatar where foreigners could own real estate.^[3] It is a part of Lusail city.

Etymology

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Traditionally an agricultural settlement, Al Kharayej is named after a local saline spring, with "kharayej" being an Arabic term for saline spring. Many salt-tolerant forages grow around this spring, thus it was a popular grazing area for nomadic herdsman.^[4]

Geography

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Located in the southeast corner of Al Daayen, Al Kharayej borders Al Kheesa and Wadi Al Banat to the west, Al Egla to the south and Lusail to the north. To the east it is surrounded by the Persian Gulf.^[4]

References

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^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

^ "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

^ Murad Sawalha (March 2017). "Owning Property in Qatar: Options for Foreign Investors". Tamimi &Co. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

^ ^a ^b "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2018.