Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Al Rayyan (Arabic: الريان; also spelled Ar Rayyan) is the third-largest municipality in the state of Qatar. Its primary settlement is the city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and is a part of the Doha Metropolitan Area. The vast expanse of mostly undeveloped lands in the south-west also falls under the ...
In Arabic and Islamic tradition, it is the name of one of the gates of Jannah, Al-Rayyan, through which only those who fast a lot would enter on the Day of Resurrection. [3] [4] [5] This name also has a meaning in Persian. Rayan (Persian: رایان, romanized: raːjaːn , Rāyān), also spelled Ryan, is an Iranian given name of Persian origin.
Ar Rayyan is a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. [1] See also. List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia; Regions of Saudi Arabia; References
Al Rayyan, Ar Rayyan, etc. may also refer to: Places. Al Rayyan (city), a city in the east of Al Rayyan municipality, Qatar; Al-Rayyan, Syria; Ar Rayyan, Saudi Arabia;
Al-Rayyan (Arabic: الريان) is a large city in the similarly named municipality of Al Rayyan, in Qatar. [3] The city and its suburbs comprise the largest population center in Qatar outside of Doha proper, immediately to its east. [4]
Since 2015, Qatar has been divided into eight municipalities. [1] In 2004, a new municipality, Al Daayen, was created under Resolution No. 13, [2] formed from parts of Umm Salal and Al Khawr; at the same time, Al Ghuwariyah was merged with Al Khawr; Al Jumaliyah was merged with Ar Rayyan; Jarayan al Batnah was split between Al Rayyan and Al Wakrah; and Mesaieed was merged with Al Wakrah. [3]
Al Mearad (Arabic: المعراض, romanized: Al Mi‘rāḑ) 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 no. 55 which has a population of 283,675 and also includes New Fereej Al Ghanim, Al Aziziya, Al Waab, Fereej Al Soudan, Muaither, Bu Sidra, Fereej Al Manaseer, Fereej Al Murra and Al Sailiya.
Al Wajbah Fort is one of the oldest forts in Qatar. [1] Located in the locality of Al Wajbah in Al Rayyan, it is situated 15 km west of Doha. [2] The fort was built in the late 18th or 19th century and was the location of an important battle when the army of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani subdued the Ottoman army in 1893. [3]