Al Seej
District in Al Rayyan, Qatar
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Al Seej (Arabic: السيج, romanized: As Sīq; also spelled Al Seeq) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[3][4]
Al Seej
السيج | |
|---|---|
District | |
Jaww Al Markh Street in Al Seej | |
  Al Seej | |
| Coordinates: 25.321845°N 51.374191°E | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Al Rayyan |
| Zone | Zone 51 |
| District no. | 52 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of Zone 51 which has a population of 56,027 and also includes Izghawa, Gharrafat Al Rayyan, Al Gharrafa, Rawdat Egdaim, Bani Hajer and Al Themaid.[3]
It borders Bani Hajer to the east, Al Wajbah to the south, Rawdat Al Jahanniya to the west, and Rawdat Egdaim to the north.[4]
Etymology
The district's name has its origins in the Arabic word saq, which refers to a tree trunk. As the area is situated in a rawda (depression), it accommodated various flora, among which Ziziphus nummularia, locally known as sidr, was most valued because of the use of its trunks as building material.[4]
