Al Jemailiya

Al Jemailiya لجميلية
Town
Neighborhood in Al Jumaliyah
Al Jemailiya
Coordinates: 25°37′15″N 51°4′55″E / 25.62083°N 51.08194°E / 25.62083; 51.08194Coordinates: 25°37′15″N 51°4′55″E / 25.62083°N 51.08194°E / 25.62083; 51.08194
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al-Shahaniya
Area
• Total	623.3 km2 (240.7 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	1,685
• Density	2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)

Al Jemailiya (Arabic: لجميلية‎‎) is a town in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya. It used to be the seat of Al Jemailiya Municipality before it was incorporated into Al Rayyan Municipality. In 2014, the town was incorporated into the newly-created Al-Shahaniya Municipality.

Alternative spellings of Al Jemailiya's name are Al Jumaliyah, Al Gummayalah, Al Gummaylah and Al Jumaylīyah.

The name derives from the Arabic word 'jamila', which means 'beauty'. It was so named because of its relative abundance of vegetation.

Al Jemailiya was incorporated in Al-Shahaniya Municipality after the municipality was formed from parts of Al Rayyan Municipality in 2014.

In the 2004 census, when Al Jemailiya was a municipality, it was recorded as having administered Al Utouriya, Al Jemailiya (city), Umm Bab, Al Nasraniya, and Dukhan.

When it was a municipality, it bordered the following municipalities:

In 2004, Al Jemailiya Municipality was merged with Al Rayyan Municipality.

The following table shows the population of Al Jumaliyah Municipality.

In 2004 census, out of a municipal population of 10,303, the number of Muslims amounted to 6,782, Christians amounted to 965, and the remaining 2,566 inhabitants identified as following other religions.

The following table shows the registered live births by nationality and sex for this municipality. Place of births is based on home municipality of mother at birth.

Al Jemailiya is situated in north-west Qatar. The villages of Lijmailiyah Al Shahwan and Al Qaaiyah are nearby.

As of the 2010 census, the town comprised 429 housing units and 190 establishments. There were 1,706 people living in the town, of which 60% were male and 40% were female. Out of the 1,706 inhabitants, 71% were 20 years of age or older and 29% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate stood at 91.5%.