Wadi Lusail

Wadi Lusail
Wadi Lusail; وادي لوسيل
	District
	Wadi Lusail
	Coordinates: 25.49551°N 51.432371°E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Daayen
Zone	Zone 70
District no.	121
Area [1]
• Total	31.7 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	9 m (30 ft)

Wadi Lusail (Arabic: وادي لوسيل‎) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Daayen.[3][4]

In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 70 which has a population of 53,001 and also includes 11 other districts.[3]

It borders Al Sakhama to the south-west and Al Masrouhiya to the south-east.[4]

Etymology

Acquiring its name from geographical features, "wadi" is the Arabic term used for dry river valleys, whereas "lusail" is a diminutive of "wassail", the local name of a plant found in large numbers nearby.[4]

References

"District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
"Wadi Lusail, Zone 70, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
"2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
"District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

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[1] "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[2] "Wadi Lusail, Zone 70, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[2015census-3] "2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[gis-4] "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 4 January 2019.