Al-Shahaniya
Al Shahaniya
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Map of Qatar with Al-Shahaniya highlighted | |
| Coordinates (Al-Shahaniya City): 25°22′20″N 51°12′17″E / 25.37222°N 51.20472°E | |
| Country | Qatar |
| Capital | Al-Shahaniya City |
| Zones | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohammed Saif Al Hajri |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,309 km2 (1,278 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 187,571 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Al Shahaniya (Arabic: الشحانية, romanized: Ash Shīḩānīyah) is a municipality (3299 km2) in Qatar, with its municipal seat being a city of the same name (39 km2). Formerly in the municipality of Al Rayyan, but now an independent municipality, the municipal seat was delimited in 1988 by Law No. 22. In 2014, the cabinet ratified a draft amending provisions to the 1988 law that formalized Al Shahaniya as Qatar's eighth municipality.