{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Al Utouriya | native_name = العطورية | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> ar | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = File:Qatar, Al Utouriya (1), village scene.JPG | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Village scene in 2015 | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map = Qatar | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|25|30|54|N|51|12|11|E|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Qatar]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Municipalities of Qatar|Municipality]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Al-Shahaniya]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Zones of Qatar|Zone]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Zone 72, Qatar|Zone 72]] | subdivision_type3 = District no. | subdivision_name3 = 158 | area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://mdpsqatar.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?appid=176f9078489a4e1581ff1196c308682f|title=District Area Map|publisher=Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics|accessdate=15 February 2019}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 25.7 | population_footnotes = <ref name="alarab2016"/> | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_est = 500 | pop_est_as_of = 2016 | population_density_km2 = | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Al Utouriya''' ({{langx|ar|العطورية|Al Athārīyah}}) is a village in [[Qatar]], located in the [[municipalities of Qatar|municipality]] of [[Al-Shahaniya]].<ref name="2015census">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/knowledge/Publications/Population/Population2015.pdf|title=2015 Population census|publisher=Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics|date=April 2015|accessdate=8 August 2017|archive-date=17 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717042254/http://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/knowledge/Publications/Population/Population2015.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The village lies about {{convert|20|km}} north of [[Al-Shahaniya (city)|Al-Shahaniya City]] and the same distance south of [[Al Jemailiya]]; it is connected to both by road.<ref name="alarab2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.alarab.qa/story/762874/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%87%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8-%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA|title=العطورية.. بلدة وادعة وجميلة هجرها أهلها بسبب قلة الخدمات|language=Arabic|author=Mohammed Sayed Ahmed|publisher=Al Arab|date=21 January 2016|accessdate=7 December 2019}}</ref>
It used to be part of the [[Al Jemailiya]] municipality before the municipality was incorporated into Al Rayyan.<ref name="2004census">{{cite web|url=http://www.qsa.gov.qa/Eng/publication/qatar-census-2004/pubulation-ar/Tabels/Pubulation/T02.htm|title=2004 population census|publisher=Qatar Statistics Authority|accessdate=1 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083650/http://www.qsa.gov.qa/Eng/publication/qatar-census-2004/pubulation-ar/Tabels/Pubulation/T02.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2014, the village was incorporated into the newly created Al-Shahaniya Municipality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alarab.qa/story/278395/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B6%D9%85-35-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9|title=بلدية الشحانية تضم %35 من مساحة الريان الحالية|author=Hisham Yassin|publisher=Al Arab|language=Arabic|date=16 January 2014|accessdate=7 August 2017|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807220338/http://www.alarab.qa/story/278395/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B6%D9%85-35-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Etymology== Al Utouriya's name is derived from the [[Arabic]] word ''ʿaṭar'', which translates to "perfume" or "aroma". It was given this name due to the scent emanating from a nearby rawda ([[Depression (geology)|depression]]), which hosts a number of aromatic herbs.<ref name="gis">{{cite web|url=http://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmape/index.html|title=Geoportal|publisher=The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar|accessdate=25 May 2018|archive-date=20 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120195155/http://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmape/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Various alternative [[transliteration]]s of the name exist, such as ''Al `Aţūrīyah'', ''Al Atoriya'', ''Al Athārīyah'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1130232&fid=4878&c=qatar|title=Al Athārīyah: Qatar|website=geographic.org|accessdate=28 February 2019}}</ref> ''Latariyah'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1130911&fid=4877&c=qatar|website=geographic.org|title=Latariyah: Qatar|accessdate=28 February 2019}}</ref> and ''Leatooriya''.<ref name="gis"/>
==History== [[File:Qatar, Al Utouriya (2), main road.JPG|thumb|Main road to Al Utouriya]] Settlers first came to the region in the 1960s, despite being cut off from many essential services.<ref name="alarab2016"/> Many of these initial arrivals were members of the [[Al Murrah]] tribe, who were increasingly transitioning from nomadic pastoralism to fixed settlement.<ref name="klaus50">{{cite book|last1=Ferdinand|first1=Klaus|last2=Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Research Project|title=Bedouins of Qatar|publisher=Thames & Hudson|year=1993|page=50|isbn=978-0500015735}}</ref> In the 1980s, the village was connected to Qatar's power grid system. Mixed-use farms comprise the livelihood of some residents, while others commute to the capital [[Doha]] and elsewhere for work. As a result of poor living conditions, many of the original residents have migrated to Doha. In 2016, it was estimated that around 500 inhabitants occupied the village, with an overall 47 homes being recorded, all of which are resided in by more than one family.<ref name="alarab2016"/>
==Geography== Al Utouriya is in north-central Qatar. It forms part of the northern zone of the [[Geography of Qatar#Interior plain|central belt]] region. As part of this section, the area has varied topography, including hills, [[plateau]]s, and [[Depression (geology)|rawda]]s (depressions), which distinguishes it from the flatter areas to the north and east. To the west of the Al Utouriya-Al-Shahaniya Road, there is a notable change in the landscape, opening up into a wide, spacious plain with distinct features.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.qa/ar/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1|title=طبوغرافية شبه جزيرة قطر|publisher=Qatar Historical Encyclopedia|language=Arabic|date=28 April 2024|accessdate=20 July 2024|archive-date=25 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725213735/https://www.encyclopedia.qa/ar/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Infrastructure== The village is a rural community primarily centered on agriculture. No health care or educational facilities were recorded in the 2010 census.<ref name="gsa">{{cite web|url=http://gsa.qsa.gov.qa/gsa/GSA.html|title=Geo Statistics Application|publisher=[[Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics]]|accessdate=7 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911175559/http://gsa.qsa.gov.qa/GSA/GSA.html|archive-date=2012-09-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> The village also lacks parks, schools, supermarkets and gas stations. For public services and food items, most residents travel to [[Al Jemailiya]].<ref name="alarab2016"/>
==Agriculture== An experimental farm was established here by the government in the early 1980s in an initiative to boost food self-sufficiency. The farm's greenhouses successfully extended the growing season of [[cucumber]]s, resulting in a yield of 140 kg in 1982, and a pursuance to build similar greenhouses elsewhere in the country.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ts4MAQAAMAAJ|title=Arabia: The Islamic World Review, Issues 7-16|publisher=Islamic Press Agency|page=34|year=1982}}</ref> There is a large government-owned plant nursery in the village which covers 2,500 sq meters. Plants from the nursery are used in research and also distributed to government ministries. It was established in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raya.com/home/print/f6451603-4dff-4ca1-9c10-122741d17432/6f9cb11b-27b2-46fa-a087-e77635fb55d8|title=تدشين أسبوع الشجرة بروضة بخيلة اليوم|publisher=Al Raya|language=Arabic|date=2 March 2008|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref> Numerous privately owned farms have also been established in the area, most of which are mixed-use and grow fodder crops in addition to raising livestock.<ref name="alarab2016"/>
==References== {{Commonscat}} {{reflist}} {{Al-Shahaniya Municipality}}
[[Category:Populated places in Al-Shahaniya]]