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Ar Rayyan is a human settlement in Qatar that serves as the capital of Al Rayyan Municipality. The area covers 11.9 square units and sits at an elevation of 23 meters above sea level. It is located within the administrative territorial entity of Al Rayyan Municipality.
The settlement has a population of 272,465. Its timezone is Asia/Qatar. OpenStreetMap classifies the location as a residential area.
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Place details
- Locality
- الريان
- Region
- الريان
- Country
- قطر
- Population
- 272,465
- Timezone
- Asia/Qatar
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Qatar
- Municipality
- Al Rayyan
- Zone
- Zone 52 (Old Al Rayyan) / Zone 53 (New Al Rayyan)
- District no
- 61 (Old Al Rayyan) / 65 (New Al Rayyan)
- Total
- 11.9 km (4.6 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 31 m (102 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Qatar
- Located in
- Al Rayyan Municipality
- Area
- 11.9
- Elevation
- 23
- Capital of
- Al Rayyan Municipality
- Image
- Aerial view of Aspetar Hospital in Baaya.jpg
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- Commons category
- Al Rayyan
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Encyclopedic overview
Al-Rayyan (Arabic: الريان) is a large city in the similarly named municipality of Al Rayyan, in Qatar. The city and its suburbs comprise the largest population center in Qatar outside of Doha proper, which is immediately to the east of Al Rayyan. Consisting of all of the districts in the municipality's easternmost section, its western boundary is roughly where the Al Majd Highway runs through the municipality. The city is a part of the Doha Metropolitan Area. It was one of the venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ar Rayyan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.