Umm Al Afaei

District in Al Rayyan, Qatar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Umm Al Afaei (Arabic: أم الأفاعي) is a rural district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.^[3]^[4]

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Umm Al Afaei أم الأفاعي
District
Umm Al Afaei
Coordinates: 25.3500°N 51.3333°E / 25.3500; 51.3333
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Rayyan
Zone	Zone 51
District no.	59
Area ^[1]^[2]
• Total	6.7 km² (2.6 sq mi)

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The districts of Umm Leghab and Lehsiniya in Al-Shahaniya Municipality are nearby to the west.^[4]

Etymology

In Arabic, umm translates to "mother" and is used as a prefix for geographical features. The second word, afaei, translates to snakes. Since the area is located on a rawda (depression), it used to be infested with snakes, hence the name.^[4]

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