Al Wajbah
الوجبة | |
|---|---|
District | |
 Historic Al Wajbah Fort | |
  Al Wajbah | |
| Coordinates: 25°18′03″N 51°23′40″E / 25.30083°N 51.39444°E | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Al Rayyan |
| Zone | Zone 53 |
| District no. | 66 |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Al Wajbah (Arabic: الوجبة) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[3] It lies 10 miles (16 km) west of the capital Doha. The village was the site of the Battle of Al Wajbah, an armed conflict between the Ottomans and the Qatari tribes in 1893. It was blockaded by the Ottomans in March 1893.[4] The main encounter took place later that month in the village's Al Wajbah Fort.
- ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Al Wajba, Zone 53, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ Zahlan, Rosemarie Said (1979). The creation of Qatar (print ed.). Barnes & Noble Books. p. 53. ISBN 978-0064979658.