Al Shagub

Al Shagub
الشقب
District
Al Shagub
Coordinates: 25°18′27″N 51°26′29″E / 25.30750°N 51.44139°E / 25.30750; 51.44139Coordinates: 25°18′27″N 51°26′29″E / 25.30750°N 51.44139°E / 25.30750; 51.44139
Country Qatar
Municipality Al Rayyan

Al Shagub (Arabic: الشقب‎; also translated as Al Shaqab) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[1] As the district houses the universities in Qatar Foundation's educational project Education City, the district itself is sometimes referred to as Education City. Qatar Foundation has played a major role in developing the district.[2]

History

J.G. Lorimer's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf gives an account of Al Shagub in 1908. He describes it as a "Bedouin camping ground" that is "7 miles west of Dohah and a little north-east of Maraikh". He goes on to write:[3]

There is a fort here with a masonry well, 6 fathoms deep, of good water inside; it is on the way from Dohah to Wajbah.

Infrastructure

The district houses Education City's university campuses, including Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Texas A&M University at Qatar, and Georgetown University in Qatar. Other facilities affiliated with Qatar Foundation are situated in Al Shagub and the nearby north-bound districts of Gharrafat Al Rayyan and Al Gharrafa.[4]

The Al Shaqab Equestrian Center is located towards the southern edge of the district. Al Shaqab Fort is found near the original site of the equestrian center.[5] To the immediate south of the equestrian center is the Al Rayyan Municipal Office in the district of Old Al Rayyan.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Amna Aljehani & Salim Ferwati (2016). "Sports Arena Development: Scalability Impact on Urban Fabric Integration". Architecture Research. 6 (6): 154–159.
  3. ↑ "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [1528] (1643/2084)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 6 July 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. 1 2 "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Barry Neild (20 March 2018). "A five-star resort for horses: Qatar's Al Shaqab equestrian center". CNN. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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