ar-Rayyan
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الريان Ar-Rayyan |
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 19 ′ N , 51 ° 22 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Qatar | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | QA-RA | ||
| height | 24 m | ||
| Residents | 589,531 (April 2015) | ||
Ar-Rayyan ( Arabic الريان, DMG ar-Raiyān ), also al-Rayyan , is a city and capital of the ar-Rayyan municipality in Qatar .
In April 2015 a population of 589,531 people was counted, making it the largest city in Qatar. Ar-Rayyan is rapidly growing together with the city of Doha, which is only nine kilometers away .
The city is home to the football club Al-Rayyan Sport-Club, which plays in the Qatar Stars League . The Qatari record champions al-Sadd Sport Club also play here .
Demographics
| March 1986 | March 1997 | March 2004 | April 2010 | April 2015 |
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| 86,915 1 | 137,999 | 195,581 | 392.428 | 589,531 |
1 = including al-Rayyan Industrial Area
Web links
Commons : Al Rayyan - collection of images, videos and audio files
