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Umm Al Qahab

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Coordinates: 25°45′46″N 51°27′59″E / 25.762781°N 51.466415°E / 25.762781; 51.466415
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Umm Al Qahab
ام القهاب‎
Village
Umm Al Qahab is located in Qatar
Umm Al Qahab
Umm Al Qahab
Location in Qatar
Coordinates: 25°45′46″N 51°27′59″E / 25.762781°N 51.466415°E / 25.762781; 51.466415[1]
CountryQatar
MunicipalityAl Khor
ZoneZone 75

Umm Al Qahab (Template:Lang-ar) is a village in western Qatar located in the municipality of Al Khor.[2] The village is near to Umm Birka. It is one of many scattered villages to the north-west of Al Thakhira.[1]

Etymology

In Arabic, "umm" means "mother" and is commonly attached as a prefix to geographic features. The second word, "qahab", is a local term used for white and light grey hills, of which there are a number found in this area.[1]

Alternative transliterations of its name are Umm Al Gahab and Umm Al Quhab.

  • Road in Umm Al Qahab dominated by power lines
    Road in Umm Al Qahab dominated by power lines

References

  1. ^ a b c "Geportal". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 2010. p. 10. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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