Umm Qarn
أم قرن | |
|---|---|
Village | |
(5),_residential_area_under_construction.jpg) Residential area in Umm Qarn | |
  Umm Qarn Umm Qarn | |
| Coordinates: 25°34′40″N 51°27′0″E / 25.57778°N 51.45000°E | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Al Daayen |
| Zone | Zone 70 |
| District no. | 126 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
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Umm Qarn (Arabic: أم قرن) is a Qatari village in the municipality of Al Daayen.[2] Located just off Al Shamal Highway, the village hosts the municipal office and currently serves as the municipality's administrative seat.[3]
The settlement derives its name from local geographical features. Umm Qarn translates to 'mother of flat shaped hill'.[4]
- ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Al Daayen Municipality: Vision and Development Strategy" (PDF). Ministry of Municipality and Environment. December 2017. p. 15. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Jacques LeBlanc (March 2008). "A fossil hunting guide to the tertiary formations of Qatar, Middle East".