Shagra, Qatar

Shagra
شقراء
Settlement
Country Qatar
Municipality Al Wakrah Municipality
Area
 • Total 497.2 km2 (192.0 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 4,714
 • Density 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)

Shagra (also known as Ash Shagra) is a settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Wakrah.[1] It was previously located in Mesaieed Municipality before the municipality was incorporated in Al Wakrah Municipality.[2]

Archaeology

An important Neolithic period site is located in Shagra.[3] The site was first discovered by a French archaeological team in 1981, and in 1988 it was described in a publication authored by a member of the team, Dr. Marie-Louise Inizan.[4] It is one of the earliest settlements found in the southern portion of Qatar and dates back to 6000 BC. Among the artifacts found at the site was a two-room structure, flints and remnants of fish and molluscs.[5][6]

Although there were numerous references to the site in Inizan's reports, no co-ordinates were mentioned and the site was subsequently lost due to strong winds burying the area under sand.[7] The general location of Shagra was re-discovered in 2008 by a hydrologist named Philip Macumber when he found markers belonging to the French archaeological team. Between 2010 and 2012, Qatar Museums Authority attempted to narrow the location of the site but were unsuccessful. Finally, in 2015, geologist Jacques LeBlanc was successful in rediscovering the site.[7]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the settlement comprised 11 housing units[8] and 6 establishments.[9] There were 3,874 people living in the settlement, of which 99% were male and 1% were female. Out of the 3,874 inhabitants, 99% were 20 years of age or older and 1% was under the age of 20. The literacy rate stood at 97.6%.[10]

Employed persons made up 100% of the total population. Females accounted for 0% of the working population, while males accounted for 100% of the working population.[10]

Year Population
1986[11] 33
1997[12] 33
2004[2] 54
2010[13] 3,874
2015[1] 4,714

References

  1. 1 2 "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "2004 population census". Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Abdul Nayeem, Muhammad (1998). Qatar Prehistory and Protohistory from the Most Ancient Times (Ca. 1,000,000 to End of B.C. Era). Hyderabad Publishers. p. 20. ISBN 9788185492049.
  4. ↑ Jacques LeBlanc (25 July 2015). "The new “Al-Shagra II” Site (Qatar)". p. 1, 5, 9. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Casey, Paula; Vine, Peter (1991). The heritage of Qatar (print ed.). Immel Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 978-0907151500.
  6. ↑ Andrew Peterson (2010). "Islamic Period Qatar" (PDF). Minerva. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  7. 1 2 Jacques LeBlanc (August 2015). "The Al-Shagra archeological site re-discovered (Qatar)". p. 1. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "1986 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "1997 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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