Al-Rayyan is a municipality

Municipalities of Qatar

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 in the state of Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

. Al Rayyan means 'the source of irrigation' and as per Islam it also means 'a door in heaven' or 'one of the Gates of Paradise' . Al-Rayyan is the only landlocked municipality of Qatar. It borders the following municipalities:

• Umm Salal
  Umm Salal
  Umm Salal is a municipality in the The State of Qatar.It contains several historic places, such as Barzan Tower. It also contains the new town of Lusail, which is located on the coast in the northern part of the municipality and a part of the district called New Doha...
  
   - northeast
• Doha
  Doha
  Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
  
   - east
• Al Wakrah
  Al Wakrah
  Al Wakrah is a city and municipality of Qatar located halfway between Ad Dawhah and Mesaieed municipalities. Al Wakrah's eastern edge is the shores of the Persian Gulf. Originally al wakra was a tiny fishing and pearling village. Now it has evolved into a small town with a population of more than...
  
   - southeast
• Jariyan al Batnah
  Jariyan al Batnah
  Jariyan al Batnah is a municipality of Qatar.The Persian Gulf borders Jariyan al Batnah in its west and its southeast. Because the municipality is located in the south of the country, it is the only municipality that borders foreign territory: Saudi Arabia's Ash Sharqiyah...
  
   - southwest
• Al Jumaliyah
  Al Jumaliyah
  Al Jumaliyah is a municipality in the state Qatar.Al Jumaliyah's western edge is the shores of the Persian Gulf. On land, it borders the following municipalities:*Al Ghuwariyah - north*Al Khawr - northeast*Umm Salal - east*Ar Rayyan - southeast...
  
   - northwest

History

Al Rayyan Municipality has been created as an independent municipal administration, under the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning by virtue of law No.19/1972 issued in 1979 AD, stating, in his first article, the creation of municipalities in Qatar under the Ministry of Municipal Affairs.
In its second article, the law stated that each of these municipalities shall have a council headed by one person and comprising at least four members nominated by decree.

Among the most important regions and districts of Al Rayyan Municipality:
Al-Wajba, al-Shakab, al-Rayyan, Maeedher, al-Ghorafa, Ein Khaled, Marrikh, al-Shahaniya, al-Khurayb, al-Nasraniya, al-Outouriya, al-Jamilya, aldoha
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Demographics

The following table shows the population of Ar Rayyan.

Ar Rayyan population

March 2004	March 1997	March 1986
272,860	169,774	91,996

The following table shows the registered live births by nationality and sex for this municipality. Place of births is based on home municipality of mother at birth.

Registered live births by nationality and sex

Year	Qatari Male	Qatari Female	Totoal Qatari	Non Qatari Male	Non Qatari Female	Total Non Qatar	Total Male	Total Female	Grand Total
2001	1409	1377	2786	926	931	1857	2335	2308	4643
2002	1472	1357	2829	942	932	1874	2414	2289	4703
2003	1468	1421	2889	945	876	1821	2413	2297	4710
2004	1681	1567	3248	1063	1006	2069	2744	2573	5317
2005	1662	1616	3278	1233	1135	2368	2895	2751	5646
2006	1738	1654	3392	1290	1216	2506	3028	2870	5898
2007	1865	1838	3703	1457	1357	2814	3322	3195	6517
2008	1975	1990	3965	1735	1635	3370	3710	3625	7335
2009	1774	1629	3403	1948	1777	3725	3722	3406	7128

Climate

As in all the cities in Qatar, Al Rayyan have a nice average temperature in the months January, February, March, November and December. However, the Hot season or summer is in April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November. Al Rayyan has dry periods in January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August. On average, the warmest month is July and the coolest month is January. The below table shows the Records and Averages of Al Rayyan temperature.

Records and Averages of Al Rayyan

Month	Avg. High	MAvg. Low	Avg. Precip
Jan	22°C	13°C	13.4 mm
Feb	23°C	13°C	17.8 mm
Mar	27°C	17°C	15.2 mm
Apr	32°C	21°C	7.6 mm
May	38°C	25°C	2.5 mm
Jun	41°C	27°C	0.0 mm
Jul	41°C	29°C	0.0 mm
Aug	41°C	29°C	0.0 mm
Sep	38°C	26°C	0.0 mm
Oct	35°C	23°C	0.0 mm
Nov	29°C	19°C	2.5 mm
Dec	24°C	15°C	12.7 mm

Sports

Al Rayyan boasts of the Al-Rayyan Sports Club which fields teams in a number of sports such as football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

, basket ball, volley ball, hand ball, and table tennis. The club, which was founded in 1967, is based at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. The club has won numerous titles in all sports. The stadium is a a multi-purpose stadium and has a capacity of 21,282 people and has plans of expanding to 44,740 for 2022 FIFA World Cup

2022 FIFA World Cup

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Al-Shaqab Stable

Al-Shaqab Stable It is located in Al-Rayyan 10kms away from Doha. It dates back to the 20th C. It was owned by Sheikh Abdulla Bin Jassim. The stable contains a number of rooms including stables, stores and a manger for horses. This stable was restored by Qatar Museums Authority

Qatar Museums Authority

The Qatar Museums Authority is the peak body of museums in Qatar. The QMA was founded in late 2005, its CEO is Abdullah Al-Najjar. and since 2008 its director is Roger Mandle. The QMA was the bid leader for Qatar's successful candidature to join the UNESCO heritage panel in 2011...

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Al Rayyan Horses Farm

Al Rayyan farm, which is located in AL Rayyan and owned by Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Khaled bin Hamad Al Thani, was started in 1987 with just one horse. Now it is considered to be one of the world's finest straight Egyptian horse breeding programs. The farm also includes the first Embryo Transfer Clinic in Qatar.