Jelaiah

Jelaiah (Arabic: جليعة, romanized: Julay‘ah) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah.^[2][3] Together with Al Tarfa and Jeryan Nejaima, it makes up Zone 68 which has a total population of 5,521 as of 2015.^[3]

Jelaiah جليعة
District
Aerial view of Jelaiah, looking west
Jelaiah Show map of Doha Jelaiah Show map of Qatar
Coordinates: 25.3522°N 51.4861°E / 25.3522; 51.4861
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Ad-Dawhah
Zone	Zone 68
District no.	108
Area [1]
• Total	2.0 km2 (0.8 sq mi)

The district hosts the Canadian Veterinary Hospital Doha^[4] and has hosted the Embassy of the Philippines in Doha since January 2013.^[5]

Etymology

In local dialect, "jelaiah" is the pronunciation of the Arabic word "qelaia", which itself is derived from "qalaa", which translates to "fort". This name was bestowed on the district in honor of a small fort that is found in the area.^[2]

Gallery

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  Canadian Veterinary Hospital in Jelaiah.
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  Shops in Jelaiah near Lejzaira Street.

References

1. "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
2. "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
3. "2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
4. "Contact". Canadian Veterinary Hospital Doha, Qatar. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
5. "Contact us". Embassy of the Philippines in Doha, Qatar. Retrieved 30 December 2018.