[2] According to the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, "khurayb" is derived from the Arabic word "kharab", which translates to "damage".

Remarking on the nature of the settlement, he describes at as a Bedouin camping ground where good water is obtainable at 15 fathoms from a masonry well.

[4] Al Khurayb is close to the municipal seat of Al-Shahaniya City, 7 km to the south.

[5] After oil was first struck on the western Dukhan anticline in 1939, two deep wells were bored close to Al Khurayb in 1953, so as to examine the oil-producing capability at the peak of the Qatar anticline, which Al Khurayb and the majority of Qatar lies on.

[7] The village hosts the largest sheep complex in Qatar, and in recent years the government established a feed storage warehouse.