Al Rehayya

Village in Al Daayen, Qatar

Al Rehayya الرحية
Village
25°37′47″N 51°27′57″E / 25.629747°N 51.46584°E / 25.629747; 51.46584
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

Al Daayen Municipality

Capital: Umm Qarn

Zone 69

Census-designated districts	Al Egla Al Kharayej Jabal Thuaileb Lusail Wadi Al Banat
Other districts	Al Aaliya Island

Zone 70

Census-designated districts	Al Daayen Al Ebb Al Kheesa Al Masrouhiya Al Sakhama Jeryan Jenaihat Leabaib Lusail Rawdat Al Hamama Umm Qarn Wadi Lusail Wadi Al Wasaah
Other districts	Al Rehayya Qaryat Al Lusail Al Shamaliya Tenbek