Ummahat Owaina

District in Al Rayyan, Qatar

Ummahat Owaina امهات عوينة‎
District
25°8′18″N 51°15′58″E / 25.13833°N 51.26611°E / 25.13833; 51.26611
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Rayyan
Zone no.	Zone 81
District no.	483
Area ^[1]
• Total	13.2 km² (5.1 sq mi)

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

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 translates to "mother", and is commonly used as a prefix for geographic features. The second word, "owaina", is derived from "ain", which refers to a natural underground spring. This name arose from an important local spring.^[3]

References

^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 2010. p. 10. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 4 January 2019.