Rawdat Rashed
| Rawdat Rashed | |
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 Rawdat Rashed
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| Country | Qatar |
| Municipality | Al Rayyan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 454.1 km2 (175.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,046 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
Rawdat Rashed is a village[1] in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[2] It was demarcated in 1988.[1] It used to be part of the Jariyan al Batnah municipality before the municipality was incorporated into Al Rayyan.[3] The Dhal Al Misfir cave is located in the area.
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Industry
The area contains the most substantial supply of fresh groundwater in the southern zone of the country.[4] A government wellfield is found in the area, and was previously used as a water source for Umm Bab's cement industry.[5] Rawdat Rashed is also one of five sites for the government-sponsored project to develop reservoirs in the country.[6] The reservoirs, once completed at the estimated date of 2017, are expected to be the largest in the world in their category.[7]
Rawdat Rashed one of the three major landfill sites in the country, being used mainly for construction and demolition waste.[8]
Transport
Rawdat Rashed Interchange, a 33 km road stretching through the city and connecting Dukhan and Doha, is known locally as the 'road of death' due to the large number of fatal accidents which occur on the road.[9] After announcing a redevelopment plan for the road in 2014, the Public Works Authority commenced redevelopment work in 2015.[10][9]
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, the settlement comprised 702 housing units[11] and 456 establishments.[12] There were 6,046 people living in the settlement, of which 88% were male and 12% were female. Out of the 6,046 inhabitants, 91% were 20 years of age or older and 9% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate was 90.1%.[13]
Employed persons made up 88% of the total population. Females accounted for 6% of the working population, while males accounted for 94% of the working population.[13]
| Year | Population |
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| 1986[14] | 970 |
| 1997[15] | 2,640 |
| 2004[3] | 4,762 |
| 2010[2] | 6,046 |
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