Umm Al Houl

Umm Al Houl
ام الحول‎
District
Umm Al Houl IWPP
Umm Al Houl IWPP
Umm Al Houl is located in Qatar
Umm Al Houl
Umm Al Houl
Location in Qatar
Coordinates: 25°04′54″N 51°36′51″E / 25.08167°N 51.61417°E / 25.08167; 51.61417[1]
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Wakrah
Area
 • Total13 sq mi (34 km2)

Umm Al Houl (Arabic: ام الحول, romanizedUmm al Ḩūl) is an industrial district in Qatar located in the municipality of Al Wakrah.[3][4] To the north of Umm Al Houl is the city of Al Wakrah while Mesaieed is to the south.[4]

The government has designated the district as a free economic zone starting in early 2019.[2] Qatar's largest seaport, Hamad Port, is located here.[5]

  1. ^ "Umm al Ḩūl: Qatar". geographic.org. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Um Al Houl". Manateq. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 2010. p. 10. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. ^ Kim Kemp (2 March 2015). "Hamad Port will become fully operational in 2016". Construction Week Online. Retrieved 14 January 2019.