Ghaf Makin is an abandoned settlement in
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...
, located in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Ash Shamal. In 1917, it was described as a
Bedouin camping ground with 6 wells yielding good water. It was also mentioned that a ruined fort was located in its confines.
The landscape of Ghaf Makin is typified by its
rawda. As such, the low elevation ensured that the area would flood during the wet season and aid in the development of the
freshwater lens, which is attested to by its relative abundance of grasses and trees.
References
Populated places in Al Shamal
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