Al Safliya Island
Al Safliya Island اَلْجَزِيرَة اَلسَّافِلِيَّة Jazīrat as Sāfliya | |
---|---|
25°20′41″N 51°34′31″E / 25.34472°N 51.57528°E / 25.34472; 51.57528[1] | |
Country | Qatar |
Municipality | Ad-Dawhah |
Al Safliya Island (Arabic: اَلْجَزِيرَة اَلسَّافِلِيَّة, romanized: Jazīrat as Sāfliya) is an island located off the coast of Doha, the capital city of Qatar.[1]
The island is located 3 miles north of Ras Abu Aboud.[2] A popular tourist destination among locals, journey by boat from Doha takes roughly 30 to 40 minutes.[3]
Etymology
In Arabic, the island's name translates to "lower" or "bottom", referring to its location to the south of Al Aaliya Island.[4]
Description
Al Safliya Island is about 2 miles long east to west, very narrow, and curves with the northern side of the Doha Port; it is low, sandy and has clusters of grass. The northern reef projects 1 ½ miles southeastward from the island; it is mainly sand, and outside the entrance trends northeastward and northward for some miles.[2]
Conservation
In 2015, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment initiated a clean-up campaign for the island of Al Safliya which included removing the waste and plastic cans that have been left on the island by visitors. They also installed 35 pergolas.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Jazīrat as Sāfliya: Qatar". geographic.org. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ a b U.S. Hydrographical Office (1920). "Persian Gulf Pilot: Comprising the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Omán and the Makrán Coast". U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 113. Retrieved 31 December 2015. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Looking for an adventure? Visit Al Safliya Island!". Doha Life. 16 September 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "الأسماء الجغرافية لأماكن دولة قطر" (in Arabic). Qatar Historical Encyclopedia. 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "وزارة البلدية والبيئة". www.mme.gov.qa. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- v
- t
- e
- Al Bidda
- Battle of Al Wajbah
- Isa bin Tarif
- Mohammed bin Thani
- Qatari–Bahraini War
- Timeline of Doha
- Ad-Dawhah Municipality
- Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar
- Zone 4
- Zone 5
- Zone 6
- Zone 7
- Zone 13
- Zone 14
- Zone 15
- Zone 16
- Zone 17
- Zone 18
- Zone 20
- Zone 21
- Zone 22
- Zone 23
- Zone 24
- Zone 25
- Zone 26
- Zone 27
- Zone 28
- Zone 30
- Zone 31
- Zone 32
- Zone 33
- Zone 34
- Zone 35
- Zone 36
- Zone 37
- Zone 38
- Zone 39
- Zone 40
- Zone 41
- Zone 42
- Zone 43
- Zone 44
- Zone 45
- Zone 46
- Zone 47
- Zone 48
- Zone 49
- Zone 50
- Zone 57
- Zone 58
- Zone 61
- Zone 63
- Zone 64
- Zone 65
- Zone 66
- Zone 67
- Zone 68
Census-designated districts | |
---|---|
District centers |
|
- Al Safliya Island
- Banana Island
- Doha Bay
- Doha Corniche
- Halul Island
- The Pearl Island
transport
- Al Dafna Financial District
- Barwa Financial District
- Doha International Airport
- Doha Metro
- Gold Line
- Hamad International Airport
- Orbital Highway
and culture
- Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
- Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar
- Hamad Bin Khalifa University
- Cornell University in Qatar
- HEC Paris in Qatar
- Northwestern University in Qatar
- Texas A&M University at Qatar
- UCL Qatar
- Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar
- Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
- Stenden University Qatar
- College of the North Atlantic in Qatar
- Qatar University in Qatar
- University of Calgary in Qatar
- See also Education City
Venues | |
---|---|
Clubs |
|
This Qatari location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e