Al Khuwayr
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| Municipality | Ash Shamal |
Al Khuwayr is a settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal.
History
Al Khuwayr was previously known as Khor Hassan,[1] literally meaning 'beautiful inlet'.[2] In the late 18th century, Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalahimah settled Al Khuwayr. It served as his base of operations against the Al Khalifa in Bahrain.[3] Rahmah's base in Al Khuwayr was surrounded by a protected bay which rendered the area a conceivably difficult target for his enemies. He resided in a fort with mud walls and there were only a few huts in the vicinity.[4]
J.G. Lorimer's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf gives an account of Al Khuwayr in 1908:
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A village on the west coast of the Qatar promontory about 10 miles from its northern extremity. It is frequently spoken of simply as "Khuwair" in contradistinction to "Khor" on the opposite side of the pronontory. Khuwair possesses a tribal fort in a good state of repair and is inhabited by about 80 families of the Kibisah [Qubaisi] tribe, who live solely by pearl diving and fishing; they have 20 pearl boats [manned by 240 men], 5 fishing boats and 20 camels, but no other resources of any sort. Drinking water is fetched from Thaqab, about 3 miles to the south-east. A small islet off Khuwair Hassan is known as Jazirat-al-Khuwair.[5]
Education
The settlement's first formal school was opened in 1957.[6]
Notable residents
- Qatari ibn al-Fuja'a, 7th century Arab poet and Khariji leader[7]
- Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalahimah, 18th–19th pirate and transitory ruler of Qatar[3]
References
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Capital: Al Shamal
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