Al Rehayya

Al Rehayya
Al Rehayya ; الرحية
	Village
	Al Rehayya Location in Qatar
	Coordinates: 25.629747°N 51.46584°E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Daayen
Zone	Zone 70
District no.	288
Area [1]
• Total	4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2)
Elevation [2]	30 ft (10 m)

Al Rehayya (Arabic: الرحية‎, romanized: Ar Ruḩayyah) is a village in Qatar located in the municipality of Al Daayen.[3][4]

Nearby settlements include Al Heedan in Al Khor Municipality to the north, Umm Swayya in Al Khor Municipality to the west, and Tenbek to the south.[4]

Etymology

The village's name derives from the Arabic word "rehi", meaning "millstone". It received its name from a large, prominent rock in the village that looks similar to a millstone.[4]

References

"District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
"Al Rehayya, Zone 70, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
"Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 2010. p. 10. 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 20 May 2019.

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

[3] "Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 2010. p. 10. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

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