Al Kharsaah

Al Kharsaah
Village
Al Kharsaah

Location in Qatar

Coordinates: 25°16′16″N 50°58′05″E / 25.2712°N 50.9680°E / 25.2712; 50.9680Coordinates: 25°16′16″N 50°58′05″E / 25.2712°N 50.9680°E / 25.2712; 50.9680
Country Qatar
Municipality Al-Shahaniya

Al Kharsaah (Arabic: الخرسعة‎‎; also spelled Al Khuraisa) is a village in Qatar located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya, approximately 80 km west of the capital Doha. Nearby areas include Umm Washah, Umm Al-Jaljam, and Umm Bab.[1] It hosts a stage of the Qatar International Rally.[2]

The village has 30 houses, half of which are inhabited full-time, and the other half of which are inhabited only on the weekends by locals who spend most of their time in Doha. Public services are limited. There are two primary schools; one for boys and one for girls.[3]

Geography

Al Kharsaah has a very low elevation and there is a small amount of vegetation.[3] Locals speculate that the area was the site of a meteorite impact, owing to its low elevation and rough surface. However, Qatari geologists believe that the area was once a large cave, but that natural factors caused the ceiling of the cave to collapse.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "خرسعة الأجداد تعاني الإهمال" (in Arabic). Al Sharq. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Abu Dhabi Racing heading to Qatar International Rally with 6 cars". UAE Interact. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 "الخرسعــــــــة روضة خلابة زهراتها البشرية بمدرسة من «بـــــــــــــــورت كابن»" (in Arabic). Al Watan. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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