Umm Al Zubar Al Qibliya
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Umm Al Zubar Al Qibliya
أم الزبار القبلية | |
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Village | |
  Umm Al Zubar Al Qibliya Location in Qatar | |
| Coordinates: 25°10′35″N 51°15′07″E / 25.17639°N 51.25194°E | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Al-Shahaniya |
| Zone | Zone 82 |
| District no. | 491 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
Umm Al Zubar Al Qibliya (Arabic: أم الزبار القبلية, romanized: Umm az Zubār al Qiblīyah; also known as Umm Al Zubar West and Umm Al Zubar Al Gharbiya) is a village in Qatar located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya. Located roughly 30 km away from the capital Doha, it is one of the larger villages in the country, accommodating around 150 Qatari families.[3]
In Arabic, umm is translated to "mother", and is a common prefix attached to a name in order to signify a geographical feature. The landscape is typified by small mounds, which is what the Arabic term zubar refers to. The qibliya ("west") portion of its name was given due to it being west of the rawda (depression) from which it derives its name, Umm Al Zubar, and also so that it could be differentiated from a smaller village lying to the immediate east called Umm Al Zubar East.[4]
