Shagra, Qatar
Shagra
شقراء | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
Shagra | |
| Coordinates: 24°49′00″N 51°22′00″E / 24.81667°N 51.36667°E | |
| Country | Qatar |
| Municipality | Al Wakrah Municipality |
| Zone | Zone 94 |
| District no. | 666 |
| Area | |
• Total | 77.3 km2 (29.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 4,714 |
| • Density | 61.0/km2 (158/sq mi) |
Shagra (Arabic: شقراء [ALA-LC: Shaqrāʼ]; also known as Ash Shagra and Shaqra) is a Qatari settlement located in the municipality of Al Wakrah. It was previously located in Mesaieed Municipality before the municipality was incorporated in Al Wakrah Municipality.
It is in Zone 94, which is a highly undeveloped area, consisting mainly of open desert. Of its 497.2 square km area, only 46 square km of land is under use. Residential units occupy 2% of its land, commercial and industrial establishments occupy 10%, and "other" (including under-construction) areas account for the remaining 88% of developed land.