Al Heedan

Al Heedan
الحيضان‎
Village
Al Heedan
Location in Qatar
Coordinates: 25°38′40.7″N 51°28′13.7″E / 25.644639°N 51.470472°E / 25.644639; 51.470472Coordinates: 25°38′40.7″N 51°28′13.7″E / 25.644639°N 51.470472°E / 25.644639; 51.470472
Country Qatar
Municipality Al Khor

Al Heedan (Arabic: الحيضان‎‎; also spelled Al Hidan and Al Haydan) is a village in Qatar located in the municipality of Al Khor. It is situated on the outskirts of Al Khor City, the municipal seat, and is considered a district of the city. Parts of its territory fall under Al Daayen Municipality.[1]

Etymology

Similar to most other place names in Qatar, Al Heedan derives its name from its geographic features. "Heedan" is Arabic for "water reservoir", being so named because its area consists of three adjacent rawdas (depressions) which retain water for long periods of time.[1]

Infrastructure

As part of the Qatar Power Transmission System Expansion project, in 2015 it was announced that a power substation would be created in Al Heedan in order to power Al Bayt Stadium.[2] In July 2018, the substation was fully commissioned after being constructed at a cost of QR 138 million.[3]

Al Khor's municipal council allocated 1,000 plots of land in Al Heedan to be developed as housing units for residents of Al Khor City in 2017.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Shabina S. Khatri (23 July 2015). "Two Qatar World Cup stadiums among sites to get new power substations". Doha News. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "QR138 mn Al Hidan power station starts operation". qatar-tribune.com. Qatar News Agency. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "توزيع 1000 قسيمة بناء في الخور" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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