Abu Samra
أبو سمرة | |
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Settlement | |
Coordinates: 24°44′17″N 50°53′43″E / 24.73806°N 50.89528°E | |
Country | Qatar |
Municipality | Al Rayyan |
Zone | Zone 96 |
District no. | 726 |
Area | |
• Total | 24.6 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
Abu Samra (Arabic: أبو سمرة, romanized: Abū Samrah) is a settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan (90 km from Doha).[3] It used to be part of the Jariyan al Batnah municipality before the municipality was incorporated into Al Rayyan.[4]
Notable features of the area are a border post separating the southern part of the municipality from Saudi Arabia, and a well.[5] It was previously Qatar's only land border crossing to Saudi Arabia,[6][7] until its closure in June 2017 over the Qatar diplomatic crisis.[8] The border was opened again when the blockade ended in 2021.
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