Al-ʽArish (Arabic: العريش) is an abandoned village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal.
[2] It lies one mile south-west of the coastal village of Al Khuwayr.
[4] Al Arish was among the villages occupied by Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani's forces in July 1937 during his military expedition against the Alkubaisi tribe of Zubarah and its supporters, whom he considered to be defectors to Bahrain.
A sabkha (salt-flat) whose elevation is close to sea level.
[4] Inaugurated in 1975 with a power production capacity of 8.5 megawatts, the Al Arish Power Station was constructed to serve as an energy source for Qatar's northern area.