Coordinates: 25°19′19″N 51°22′27″E / 25.321845°N 51.374191°E / 25.321845; 51.374191

Al Seej

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Al Seej
السيج
District
Jaww Al Markh Street in Al Seej
Jaww Al Markh Street in Al Seej
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CountryFile:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
MunicipalityAl Rayyan
ZoneZone 51
District no.52
Area
 • Total
5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation37 m (121 ft)

Al Seej (Arabic: السيج, romanizedAs Sīq; also spelled Al Seeq) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[3][4]

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

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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]

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