Jariyan Al Batnah
Village in Al Rayyan, Qatar
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Jariyan Al Batnah (Arabic: جريان الباطنة, romanized: Jarayān al Baţnah; also spelled Jariyan Al Butna) is a village and former municipality of Qatar. Its territory was split between the municipalities of Al Wakrah and Al Rayyan in 2004.[2] All of Jariyan Al Batnah's districts recorded in the 2004 census – Al Karaana, Rawdat Rashed, Sawda Natheel, and Abu Samra[3] – were distributed to the municipality of Al Rayyan thereafter.[4] The village of Jariyan Al Batnah was also shifted to within Al Rayyan's boundaries, in Zone 83.[5]
Jariyan Al Batnah
جريان الباطنة | |
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Village | |
  Jariyan Al Batnah Location within Qatar | |
| Coordinates: 25.107241°N 51.154251°E | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Al Rayyan |
| Zone | Zone 83 |
| District no. | 521 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
The Persian Gulf bordered Jariyan Al Batnah in its west and its southeast. It used to be the only municipality to border foreign territory: Saudi Arabia's Ash Sharqiyah province.
Etymology
The word jariyān is the plural of jerī, which itself is derived from the Arabic word qarī, meaning a place where water flows freely and which accommodates a variety of plant life. Baṭnah originates from the local term baṭn, which translates to "inside of". This name was given on account of the village's location in a depression surrounded by jerīs.[5]
History
In 1986, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs opened a municipal office in Jariyan Al Batnah.[6]
As a municipality
Jariyan Al Batnah
جريان الباطنة | |
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 Map of Qatar with Jariyan Al Batnah Municipality highlighted | |
| Country | Qatar |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,906 km2 (1,508 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 6,308 |
| • Density | 1.615/km2 (4.183/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03 (East Africa Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | QA-JB |
The following table shows the population of Jariyan Al Batnah.[7][3]
| March 2004 | March 1997 | March 1986 |
|---|---|---|
| 6,678 | 4,521 | 2,727 |
The following table shows the registered live births by nationality and sex for this municipality.[8][9] Place of births is based on home municipality of mother at birth.
| Year | Qatari Male | Qatari Female | Total Qatari | Non Qatari Male | Non Qatari Female | Total Non Qatar | Total Male | Total Female | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 41 |
| 2002 | 59 | 63 | 122 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 67 | 130 |
| 2003 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 2004 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| 2005 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 28 | 63 |
| 2006 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 33 | 57 |
| 2007 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 54 |
