Abu Sulba

District in Al Wakrah, Qatar

Abu Sulba بو صلبة
District
25°04′34″N 51°27′09″E / 25.0760°N 51.4526°E / 25.0760; 51.4526^[1]
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Wakrah

Abu Sulba (Arabic: بو صلبة, romanized: Abū Şalbah) is a district in Qatar located in the municipality of Al Wakrah.^[2]^[3] The Gulf Warehousing Company established the GWC Bu Sulba Warehousing Park on a 520,000 square meter site.^[4]

Nearby settlements include Birkat Al Awamer to the south, Muaither village to the east and Al Wukair to the northeast.^[3]

Etymology

"Abu" is Arabic for "father" and is a common prefix for geographic locations. The second constituent is derived from the Arabic term "salb" which means "solid land". This name was chosen for the area because of its hard soil surface.^[3]

References

^ "GWC BU SULBA Warehousing Park Location" (PDF). Gulf Warehousing Company. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ "Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 2010. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ "GWC Bu Sulba Warehousing Park". Gulf Warehousing Company. Retrieved 4 January 2019.