Al Jumail

Al Jumail (Arabic: اَلْجُمَيْل‎) is an abandoned village in north-east Qatar located in the municipality of Al Shamal.[3][4] It was an important town in the northern peninsula prior to the 21st century.

Al Jumail

اَلْجُمَيْل
Abandoned town
Al Jumail
Location in Qatar
Coordinates: 26°05′59″N 51°09′40″E[1]
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Shamal
ZoneZone 78
District no.395
Area
 • Total2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)

Nearby settlements include Ruwayda to the south-west and Yusufiyah and Abu Dhalouf to the north.

Etymology

The town's name comes from the Arabic word "jameel", which means "beautiful"; a reference to the trees that grow in the area year-round.[4]

Various alternative transliterations of the name are used, such as Al Jemail, Al Jamil,[1] Lumail,[5] and Yamail.[6]

History

In the 1820s, George Barnes Brucks was tasked with preparing the first British survey of the Persian Gulf.[7] He documented Al Jumail in this survey, referring to it as "Yamale" and concisely stating that "Yamale, in lat. 26° 5' 40" N., long. 51° 14' E., is a small village."[8]

  • Ruined houses in Al Jumail.
  • Al Hussein Mosque in Al Jumail overlooked by dark clouds.
  • The area around Al Hussein Mosque.

References
  1. "Al-Jamil: Qatar". geographic.org. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. "Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 2010. p. 10. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. "Geoportal". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. "Lumail: Qatar". geographic.org. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  6. "Yamail: Qatar". geographic.org. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  7. Mark Hobbs. "George Barnes Brucks and the First English Survey of the Gulf". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. G.B. Brucks, Robert Hughes Thomas (1856). "Historical and other information connected with place in the Persian Gulf". Bombay Education Society's Press. p. 562.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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