Parts of its territory fall under Al Daayen Municipality.

"Heedan" is Arabic for "water reservoir", being so named because its area consists of three adjacent rawdas (depressions) which retain water for long periods of time.

Few details are offered of it, except that it is a camping ground for Bedouins and has an unlined well which yields good water at 7 fathoms.

[3] As part of the Qatar Power Transmission System Expansion project, in 2015 it was announced that a power substation would be created in Al Heedan in order to power Al Bayt Stadium.

[4] In July 2018, the substation was fully commissioned after being constructed at a cost of QR 138 million.