Umm Hawta
Umm Hawta
أم حوطة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Umm Hawta Location within Qatar | |
| Coordinates: 24°51′54″N 51°03′36″E / 24.86500°N 51.06000°E | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Al Rayyan |
| Zone no. | Zone 96 |
| District no. | 712 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi) |
Umm Hawta (Arabic: أم حوطة, romanized: Umm Ḩawţah, lit. 'mother of the fence'; also spelled Umm Houta) is a village in southern Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.
The village of Al Aamriya is nearby to the south.
Qatar's armed forces operate a military installation known as Umm Hawta Camp in the area.
Etymology
The name consists of two Arabic components. The term umm, meaning "mother", is commonly used in Qatar as a prefix in toponyms to denote a place distinguished by a notable feature. The second element, hawta, translates to "fence". The name is thought to refer to a series of pale hills encircling a nearby rawda (depression), forming a natural enclosure reminiscent of a fence.
Gallery
Mosque in Umm Hawtah
References
- ↑ "Umm Ḩawţah: Qatar". geographic.org. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- 1 2 "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ↑ "قائد القوات البرية الأميرية يجتمع مع مساعد قائد الجيش الأمريكي بالقيادة المركزيّة" (in Arabic). Al Sharq. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ "Umm Hawta". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
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