Abu Samra

Abu Samra
أبو سمرة
Settlement
Sand ripples on a beach in Abu Samra
Abu Samra
Coordinates: 24°44′17″N 50°53′43″E / 24.73806°N 50.89528°E / 24.73806; 50.89528
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Rayyan
ZoneZone 96
District no.726
Area
 • Total
24.6 km2 (9.5 sq mi)

Abu Samra (Arabic: أبو سمرة, romanized: Abū Samrah) is a settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan (90 km from Doha). It used to be part of the Jariyan al Batnah municipality before the municipality was incorporated into Al Rayyan.

Notable features of the area are a border post separating the southern part of the municipality from Saudi Arabia, and a well. It was previously Qatar's only land border crossing to Saudi Arabia, until its closure in June 2017 over the Qatar diplomatic crisis. The border was opened again when the blockade ended in 2021.

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