| Al Daayen Village | |
| Native Name: | الضعاين Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Qatar |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Al Daayen Village |
| Coordinates: | 25.5669°N 51.4847°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Qatar |
| Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Al Daayen |
| Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zone 70 |
| Subdivision Type3: | District no. |
| Subdivision Name3: | 124 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.3 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Al Daayen (ar|الضعاين|Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin) is a Qatari village in the municipality of Al Daayen.[2] [3] Prior to the discovery of oil and natural gas, it was one of the larger fishing and pearling villages on Qatar's east coast.
The village derives its name from the Arabic word "dhaayen", which roughly translates to "travel". It was named thus in reference to the Qatari tribes who abandoned the village and traveled elsewhere in search of water and suitable pasture.[4]
J.G. Lorimer's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf gives an account of the village of Al Daayen in 1908:
Lorimer also notes that a man named Ahmed bin Salman committed piracy off the coast of Al Daayen in 1902.[5]