Al Zeghain
Al Zeghain الزغين | |
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Village | |
  Al Zeghain Location in Qatar | |
| Coordinates: 25°18′0″N 50°52′0″E / 25.30000°N 50.86667°E | |
| Country | Qatar |
| Municipality | Al-Shahaniya |
Al Zeghain (Arabic: الزغين, romanized: Az Zughayn) is a village in Qatar located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya. It is south of the city of Dukhan.[1] A spring called Ain Al Zeghain is near the village.[2]
Etymology
The literal translation from Arabic of "zeghain" is "armpit". This name was given to the area because its landscape resembles that of a pit crater.[2]
History
The village was established in 1950 as a housing area for oil workers employed in the Dukhan industrial city. Bedouins of the Manasir tribe and Bani Hajr tribe formed the bulk of its first inhabitants. Around 20 houses existed in the village around 1990, with most of its working population employed in the oil industry. As there were no schools in the village, children received their schooling in the city of Dukhan.[3]
References
- ^ "الوالد مبارك المنصوري "للشرق": عشنا أجمل الأيام بمنطقة "الزغين"" (in Arabic). Al Sharq. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ a b "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Fahd Abdul Rahmn Hamad Al-Thani (1992). "The Spatial Impact of the Hydrocarbon Industry on Land and Sea Use in Qatar" (PDF). University of Durham; Durham e-Thesis. p. 148.
