Al Aamriya


Al Aamriya is a village in southern Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.
The village of Umm Hawta, to the north, is nearby.

Etymology

The village was named after the capture of one of the sheikhs and multiple tribe members of the Al Awamir tribe by a singular border guard “Mohammed bin Jaber Al Lebdah Al Athba Al marri ” during the Qatari-Abu Dhabi War. The sheikh of Qatar Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani Then celebrated this victory by naming the area where they were captured “Al-Aamriyah”