Al Nasraniya

Al Nasraniya
النصرانية
Village
Al Nasraniya
Coordinates: 25°24′11″N 51°04′23″E / 25.40306°N 51.07306°E / 25.40306; 51.07306Coordinates: 25°24′11″N 51°04′23″E / 25.40306°N 51.07306°E / 25.40306; 51.07306
Country Qatar
Municipality Al-Shahaniya
Area
 • Total 423.2 km2 (163.4 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 1,308
 • Density 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)

Al Nasraniya (Arabic: النصرانية‎‎) is a village[1] in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya.[2] It was demarcated in 1988.[1] It used to be part of the Al Jemailiya municipality before the municipality was incorporated into Al Rayyan.[3] In 2014, the settlement was incorporated into the newly-created Al-Shahaniya Municipality.[4]

Etymology

Nasraniya was named after a local well. Because the well was built on rocky, solid ground, locals had to dig deep under the surface for the well to function. Once the well was working, it was a described as a victory, and the locals decided to name the well 'Nasraniya' (Christianity), in reference to the victory of the Muslims against Christianity in the Arabian Peninsula.[5]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the settlement comprised 288 housing units[6] and 149 establishments.[7] There were 1,043 people living in the settlement, of which 80% were male and 20% were female. Out of the 1,043 inhabitants, 84% were 20 years of age or older and 16% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate was 89.2%.[8]

Employed persons made up 77% of the total population. Females accounted for 10% of the working population, while males accounted for 90% of the working population.[8]

Year Population
1986[9] 443
1997[10] 490
2004[3] 593
2010[11] 1,043
2015[2] 1,308

References

  1. 1 2 "قانون رقم (31) لسنة 1988 بتعيين حدود قرية النصرانية". almeezan.qa. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 "2004 population census". Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Hisham Yassin (16 January 2014). "بلدية الشحانية تضم %35 من مساحة الريان الحالية" (in Arabic). Al Arab. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "1986 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "1997 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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