Sabkhat al Maţār
Sabkhat al Maţār is a sabkha in Al Shahaniyah, Qatar. Sabkhat al Maţār is situated nearby to the area Al Khaţīyah al Jadīdah, as well as near Umm Wādī.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dukhan and Zekreet.
Dukhan
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Dukhan is an industrial city in the western reaches of Qatar. Dukhan was founded when oil was first discovered in the region, and its purpose has not changed since.
Zekreet
Village
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Zekreet is a village in north-western Qatar near Dukhan and about 80 km north-west west of Doha. Originally a sparsely populated area, Zekreet was built up in the 1940s after oil operations commenced in Qatar. Zekreet is situated 8 km north of Sabkhat al Maţār.
Sabkhat al Maţār
- Type: Sabkha
- Also known as: “Sabkhat al Matar”
- Category: landform
- Location: Al Shahaniyah, Qatar, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.41406° or 25° 24′ 51″ northLongitude
50.82724° or 50° 49′ 38″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
7HQGCR7G+JVGeoNames ID
10372050
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sabkhat al Maţār” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سبخة المطار”
Localities in the Area
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