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Al Kheesa

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Al Kheesa الخيسة
Village
02 Mall on 773 Street in Al Kheesa
Al Kheesa
Coordinates: 25°25′3″N 51°27′32″E / 25.41750°N 51.45889°E / 25.41750; 51.45889
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Daayen
Zone	Zone 70
District no.	117
Area ^[1]
• Total	7.0 km² (2.7 sq mi)

Al Kheesa (Arabic: الخيسة, romanized: Al Khīsah) is a village in the municipalityofAl DaayeninQatar.^[2]^[3] It was demarcated in 1988.^[4] It is approximately 3 km south of Rawdat Al Hamama.^[5]

Etymology

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Al Kheesa derives its name from the Arabic word for 'large garden'. It was given this name because of its abundance of gardens and cedar trees.^[6]

History

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InJ.G. Lorimer's 1908 publication Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, he makes mention of『Khīsah』as a nomadic settlement situated "12 miles north-west of Dohah and 4 from the east coast". In the area he observed two unlined wells, 5 fathoms deep, of indifferent water.^[7]

Infrastructure

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Qatar Radio's first transmission station in 1968 was located in Al Kheesa.^[8] The village hosts the primary pumping station for the QR 3.63 billion North Doha Sewage Treatment Works, which is centered in Umm Salal Ali.^[9]

The village's historic architecture has faced a sharp decline in recent years as a result of neglect by the government.^[6]^[10] Al Daayen Municipality is developing Al Kheesa to serve as a residential hub for its southern sector. In the future, it is anticipated to house approximately 25,000 residents.^[11]

02 Mall is a popular attraction in Al Kheesa. A branch of Qatar's oldest supermarket chain, Family Food Centre, opened up in the mall in 2019.^[12]

Transport

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Currently, the elevated Al Kheesa Metro Station is under construction, having been launched during Phase 2A. Once completed, it will be part of Doha Metro's Green Line.^[13]

References

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

^ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

^ "Al Daayen Municipality". Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

^ "Law No. 33 of 1988 on the Demarcation of the Borders of Al-Kheesa Village". almeezan.qa. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

^ Jaidah, Ibrahim; Bourennane, Malika (2010). The History of Qatari Architecture 1800-1950. Skira. p. 90. ISBN 978-8861307933.

^ ^a ^b "بيوت الخيسة القديمة تشكو الإهمال" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

^ "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [1522] (1637/2084)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 6 July 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

^ Qatar: Year Book 1980–81. Doha: Press and Publications Department, Ministry of Information. 1981. p. 69.

^ "Sewage treatment plant opens". The Peninsula. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

^ "منطقة『الخيسة』الأثرية تعاني الإهمال وتحتاج للتطوير" (in Arabic). Al Sharq. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

^ "Al Daayen Municipality: Vision and Development Strategy" (PDF). Ministry of Municipality and Environment. December 2017. p. 16. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

^ "Qatar Living visits the newly opened Family Food Center in Al Kheesa". Qatar Living. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

^ "QAR Metro". arcgis.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.