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'''Al Shabhana''' ({{langx|ar|الشبهانة}}) is a village in western [[Qatar]] located in the [[municipalities of Qatar|municipality]] of [[Al-Shahaniya]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/statistics/Documents/Qatlas-Part-1.pdf|title=Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1|publisher=Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics|page=10|year=2010|accessdate=24 March 2019|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718123122/https://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/statistics/Documents/Qatlas-Part-1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
It is located about {{convert|12|km}} east of [[Umm Bab]] and about {{convert|7|km}} southwest of [[Al Kharsaah]]. The city of Dukhan is approximately {{convert|28|km}} northwest of Al Shabhana.<ref name="gis"/>
==Etymology==
A plant known locally as ''shabhan'', found in abundance in a nearby [[Depression (geology)|rawda]] (depression), gave the village its name.<ref name="gis"/>
==Sport==
In the 2013 [[Qatar International Rally]], Al Shabhana was included as a stage for the first time, and runs for {{convert|21.81|km}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/al-attiyah-bernacchini-lead-qatar-rally|title=Al-Attiyah, Bernacchini lead Qatar Rally|publisher=Arab News|date=25 January 2013|accessdate=24 March 2019}}</ref>
==References==
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{{Al-Shahaniya Municipality}}
[[Category:Populated places in Al-Shahaniya]]
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