Ar Rakiyat

Ar Rakiyat is a village in , in the municipality of Ash Shamal. From the 19th to 20th centuries, the village obtained its water supply from the freshwater well in Ar Rakiyat Fort. The fort also provided refuge for its population in times of conflict.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in Qatar
  • Also known as: Ar Rakīyāt” and “Ar Rukayyāt

Ar Rakiyat

Latitude
26.05023° or 26° 3′ 1″ north
Longitude
51.13041° or 51° 7′ 50″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
7HRH342J+35
Geo­Names ID
406721
Wiki­data ID
Q4783050
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ar Rakiyat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الركيات
  • Arabic: اَلرَّكِيَّات
  • Arabic: الركية
  • Dutch: Ar Rakiyat
  • Irish: Ar Rakiyat
  • Japanese: アッ・ラキヤート
  • Japanese: アル・ラキヤトゥ
  • Macedonian: Ракијат
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ar Rakiyat
  • Persian: الرکیه
  • Uzbek: Ar-Rokiyah

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