Al Daayen (city)

Al Daayen City الضعاين المدينة
City
Al Daayen City Al Daayen City
Coordinates: QA 25°34′01″N 51°29′05″E / 25.56694°N 51.48472°ECoordinates: QA 25°34′01″N 51°29′05″E / 25.56694°N 51.48472°E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Daayen

Al Daayen is the capital city of the municipality of Al Daayen in Qatar.^[1][2]

History

J.G. Lorimer's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf gives an account of the city of Al Daayen in 1908:

A village on the eastern coast of Qatar about 20 miles north of Doha. It is closely connected with the village of Simaisma, which is distant from it only about 1 mile westwards. Dha'ain consists of about 150 houses, mostly of Al Bu Kuwarah [Kuwari] with some of Hamaidat and a few of Madhahakah. About 70 pearl boats belong to the place, besides 10 trading vessels and 10 fishing boats. Transport animals are 10 horses and 60 camels. Drinking water is from 'Awainat Bin-Husain, 6 miles inland.^[3]

References

1. "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
2. "Al Daayen Municipality". Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
3. "'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [491] (522/1050)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 28 July 2015. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.