Rawdat Al Khail
district in Ad-Dawhah, Qatar
Rawdat Al Khail (Arabic: روضة الخيل, romanized: Rawḑat al Khayl; also known as Al Muntazah) is a Qatari district in the municipality of Doha. It lies just outside the boundary of downtown Doha to the east. As part of the district's master plan, major mixed use developments are being carried along the arterial roads of C Ring Road and Salwa Road.
History
In early 1888, Doha (then Al Bidda) was raided in a surprise attack by approximately 250 Bedouins from Abu Dhabi during the Qatari–Abu Dhabi War. According to local tradition, Ali bin Jassim Al Thani (known as Joaan), the second son of Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, had been praying in the Old Amiri Palace at the time he learned of this invasion. Once he finished praying, he recruited several fighters and traveled to Rawdat Al Khail for a last stand with the invaders despite having substantially fewer men. Sheikh Joaan was killed in the ensuing battle. In retaliation, the next year, Jassim launched a campaign penetrating deep into Abu Dhabi territory, culminating in the Battle of Khannour.
Rawdat Al Khail was the site of the first stage of a nationwide government housing program in the late 1960s. Completed in June 1969, this stage delivered 86 residential units of varying sizes, along with supporting infrastructure such as roads, electricity, and water.
“Rawdat Al Khail” enters the record as district in Ad-Dawhah, Qatar. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Rawdat, Khail and district can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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