Al Sailiya

Al Sailiya
السيلية
District
Al Sailiya
Coordinates: 25°13′08″N 51°22′47″E / 25.21889°N 51.37972°E / 25.21889; 51.37972Coordinates: 25°13′08″N 51°22′47″E / 25.21889°N 51.37972°E / 25.21889; 51.37972
Country Qatar
Municipality Al Rayyan

Al Sailiya (Arabic: السيلية‎) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[1]

History

J.G. Lorimer's wrote an account of Al Sailiya in 1908 in his Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. He describes it as a "stage on the route from Hofuf to Dohah" and states that it lies 13 miles south-west from Doha. He also remarked on the presence of a masonry well yielding good water.[2]

As Sayliyah Army Base

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during a town meeting at As Sayliyah Army Base in 2002

In 2000, the US opened a military base in Al Sailiya at a cost of $110 million. There are roughly 27 warehouses with a combined storage space of around 1.6 million square feet. The US Army established 10 km of roads in the facility.[3]

Sports

Al-Sailiya SC, a multi-sports club best known for its football team, has its headquarters in the district.[4]

Al Sailiya at geographic.org

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [1527] (1642/2084)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 6 July 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ "Camp As Sayliyah". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Al Sailiya Club". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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