Mesaimeer

Mesaimeer
مسيمير
Settlement
Mesaimeer
Coordinates: 25°11′24″N 51°29′23″E / 25.19000°N 51.48972°E / 25.19000; 51.48972Coordinates: 25°11′24″N 51°29′23″E / 25.19000°N 51.48972°E / 25.19000; 51.48972
Country Qatar
Municipality Al Rayyan

Mesaimeer (Arabic: مسيمير‎) is a settlement in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar.[1]

History

Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Mesaimeer

In 1908, J.G. Lorimer made note of Mesaimeer in his Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, giving its location as "7 miles south of Dohah and 8 from the east coast". He goes on to state:[2]

"There are about 10 unlined wells, 1 1/2 fathoms deep, of good water. This is the spot where Turkish troops were cut up in February 1893, when the Wali of Basrah visited Dohah."

In 2008, the first Christian church in Qatar, Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, was constructed in Mesaimeer's religious complex.[3] The government agreed to allow the Evangelical Churches Alliance Qatar to construct a church in the complex in 2015, and construction on the church was set to begin in 2016.[4]

Sports

The settlement is currently represented by Mesaimeer SC, a multi-sports club whose football team competes in the Qatar Stars League.

Infrastructure

WOQOD Vehicle Inspection (FAHES), a subsidiary of Qatar Fuel, opened a vehicle inspection center in Mesaimeer in January 2015 at the cost QR 18 million. It was the company's third center of its kind.[5]

Projects

Barwa City in 2013

A project known as 'Masaken Mesaimeer' was launched by Barwa Group in February 2009.[6][7] The project is set to construct 1,000 residential housing units, a supermarket, a nursery, and a mosque within a gated compound.[8]

Another housing project called Barwa City between Mesaimeer and Abu Hamour received its first occupants in 2012. Barwa City contains 6,968 housing units spread across 128 buildings, and covers an area of 1.35 million sq meters. It is planned to have its own school, mosque, shopping center and health care center.[9]

Education

The following schools are located in Mesaimeer:

Name of SchoolCurriculumGradeGendersOfficial websiteRef
Doha Academy - SalawaInternationalKindergarten – SecondaryBothOfficial website[10]
Indian Islamic SchoolInternationalKindergarten – SecondaryBothN/A[11]

References

  1. ↑ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [1524] (1639/2084)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 6 July 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ "Thousands of Qatar Christians flock to church for Christmas (photos)". Doha News. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Shabina S. Khatri (17 October 2015). "Evangelical Alliance Churches Qatar breaks ground on new building". Doha News. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Joey Aguilar (14 January 2015). "QR18mn car inspection centre opens in Mesaimeer". Gulf Times. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Masaken Mesaimeer & Masaken Al Sailiya". Barwa Group. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Residents of Barwa Masaken are all praise". Gulf Base. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Masaken Mesaimeer". Waseef. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Barwa City, Mesaimeer, Doha, Qatar". Häfele. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Doha Academy - Salawa". Supreme Education Council. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Indian Islamic School". Supreme Education Council. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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