Ummahat Owaina

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

Ummahat Owaina (Arabic: أمهات عوينة‎‎, romanized: Ummahāt ‘Uwaynah) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[2][3]

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Ummahat Owaina
أمهات عوينة‎
District
Ummahat Owaina is located in Qatar
Ummahat Owaina
Ummahat Owaina
Coordinates: 25°8′18″N 51°15′58″E
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Rayyan
Zone no.Zone 81
District no.483
Area
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 • Total
13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
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Nearby settlements include Al Khaldiya to the east and Umm Al Zubar East in Al-Shahaniya Municipality to the north-east.[3]

Etymology

Ummahat is the plural of umm, which is Arabic for "mother", and is commonly used as a prefix for geographic features. The second word, Owaina, is derived from ʿayn, which refers to a natural underground spring. This name arose from an important local spring.[3]

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