Ras Matbakh

Ras Matbakh
راس مطبخ
Settlement
Ras Matbakh
Location in Qatar
Coordinates: 25°41′00″N 51°34′00″E / 25.68333°N 51.56667°E / 25.68333; 51.56667Coordinates: 25°41′00″N 51°34′00″E / 25.68333°N 51.56667°E / 25.68333; 51.56667
Country Qatar
Municipality Al Khor

Ras Matbakh (Arabic: راس مطبخ‎) is a settlement in Qatar located in the municipality of Al Khor. It consists of a cape extending into the Persian Gulf.[1] A large amount of mangroves are located just off the coast.[2]

Etymology

"Ras" in Arabic means "head", in this context it is being used to refer to a headland. On the other hand, "matbakh" is translated as "kitchen". This name was given because the area was used a massive fireplace in the past for cooking.[1]

Infrastructure

Ashghal (The Public Works Authority) completed the construction of a 101,000 square meter facility of the Aquatic Fisheries and Research Centre in Ras Matbakh in 2017 at a cost of QR 237.7 million.[3]

Archaeology

During the first large-scale archaeological expedition of Qatar in the 20th century, the Danish Mission, active from 1956 to 1964, made discoveries at Ras Matbakh. The area was first introduced to archaeologists Hans Jørgen Madsen and Jens Aarup Jensen in November 1961 by Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, then-ruler of Al Khor. Arriving on 22 November, the two Danish archaeologists surveyed and wrote a report of the site the next day, on 23 November. They unearthed a green pot near the coastline. Contained within the pot were long-decomposed human remains, likely those of an adult, as well as some animal bones. The Danes estimated that the pot could originate from 500–300 BC and stated it resembled the burial tradition and pottery design found in ancient Bahrain and Mesopotamia at that time. Thus, they postulated that it may have been a burial for a Bahraini or Mesopotamian sailor who passed away near the site.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Mohammad Ahmad Shehadi (May 2015). "Vulnerability of mangroves to sea level rise in Qatar: Assessment and identification of vulnerable mangroves areas" (PDF) (Thesis). College of Arts and Sciences - Qatar University. p. 24. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Construction of Aquatic Fisheries and Research Centre completed". Qatar Tribune. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Edited by Flemming Højlund with contributions by Erik Bendixen, Geoffrey Bibby, Jens Aarup Jensen, Hans Kapel, Holger Kapel, Poul Kjærum, Eigil Knuth, Hans Jørgen Madsen, Viggo Nielsen, Hans-Peter & Margarethe Uerpmann (1 November 2017). Danish Archaeological Investigations in Qatar 1956-1974. Jutland Archaeological Society Publications (Book 97). Aarhus Universitetsforlag. pp. 27–29. ISBN 978-8793423091.


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