[5] The battle lasted three days and featured intense close-quarters skirmishes and gun fights around Mesaimeer and Al Bidda.

Qatari tribes were mainly involved in the fighting, with the Bahraini representative, Ali bin Khalifa, observing from sea.

On 8 June, Qatari forces assumed control of Burj Al-Maah, a watchtower guarding Doha's main water source, close to Al Bidda Fort where the allied forces of Ali bin Khalifa and Saeed bin Tahnun Al Nahyan were stationed.

Lorimer made note of Mesaimeer in his Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, giving its location as "7 miles south of Dohah and 8 from the east coast".

The district is currently represented by Mesaimeer SC, a multi-sports club whose football team competes in the Qatar Stars League.

[16][17] The project is set to construct 1,000 residential housing units, a supermarket, a nursery, and a mosque within a gated compound.