Al Shagub

This article is about the district in Al Rayyan. For the equestrian center, see Al Shaqab.
Al Shagub
الشقب
District
Aerial view of Al Shagub. The Al Shaqab Equestrian Center can be seen in the top right.
Aerial view of Al Shagub. The Al Shaqab Equestrian Center can be seen in the top right.
Al Shagub is located in Qatar
Al Shagub
Al Shagub
Coordinates: 25°18′27″N 51°26′29″E / 25.30750°N 51.44139°E / 25.30750; 51.44139
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Rayyan
ZoneZone 52
District no.63
Area
[1]
 • Total3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
24 m (79 ft)

Al Shagub (Arabic: الشقب, romanized: Ash Shaqb; also spelled Al Shaqab) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[3] Since it houses the universities in Qatar Foundation's educational project Education City, the district is sometimes referred to as Education City. Qatar Foundation has played a major role in developing the district.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Al Shagub, Zone 52, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2018.