Bu Sidra

Bu Sidra (Arabic: بوسدرة‎; also spelled Abu Sidra) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[3][4]

Bu Sidra بوسدرة
District
Bu Sidra
Coordinates: 25.2367°N 51.4054°E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Rayyan
Zone	Zone 55
District no.	89
Area [1]
• Total	9.2 km^2 (3.6 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	23 m (75 ft)

Umm Al Magareen Street in Bu Sidra.

In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 55 which has a population of 283,675 and also includes New Fereej Al Ghanim, Al Aziziya, Al Waab, Fereej Al Soudan, Muaither, Al Mearad, Fereej Al Manaseer, Fereej Al Murra and Al Sailiya.[3]

Fereej Al Manaseer is located to the immediate east.

Etymology

The first part of the district's name, "abu", translates to "father" and is used as a prefix for geographical features. "Sidra" is a reference to the sidr tree (Ziziphus nummularia) which grows abundantly in the area.[4]

Infrastructure

Ashghal (The Public Works Authority) launched a QR 2.6 million project to construct a religious complex in Bu Sidra in November 2013. Maha Al Khaleej for Contracting Co. was selected as the contractor. As part of the project, a 200 worshipper capacity mosque, an imam's house and an ablution block were constructed.[5]

Education

The following schools are located in Bu Sidra:

Name of School	Curriculum	Grade	Genders	Ref
Al Mothanna Bin Haritha Model Independent	Independent	Primary	Male-only	[6]
Al Taawon Independent Kindergarten for Girls	Independent	Kindergarten	Female-only	[7]
Othman Bin Affan Model Independent Boys	Independent	Primary	Male-only	[8]

References

1. "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
2. "Bu Sidra, Zone 55, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
3. "2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
4. "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
5. "Construction of Mosques, Quran teaching centres & Imam houses (Package B) – Bu Sidra". Ashghal. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
6. "AlMothanna Bin Haritha Model Independent". Supreme Education Council. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
7. "Al-Taawon Independent Kindergarten - Girls". Supreme Education Council. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
8. "Othman Bin Affan Model Independent Boys". Supreme Education Council. Retrieved 1 January 2019.