Umm () means ''mother'' in Arabic. It is a common Arabic feminine given name and generic prefix for Semitic place names. It may refer to:

Places

Bahrain

Ain Umm Sujoor The Ain Umm Sujoor ( ar, موقع عين أم السجور) is an archaeological site located in the village of Diraz, Bahrain. Believed to have been built during the 3rd millennium BC, the site consists of an oval hollow, approximately 60x30 mete ...

, an archaeological site * Umm an Nasan, an island * Umm as Sabaan, an islet

Egypt

Umm Kulthum Museum Om Kalthoum Museum is a biographical museum in Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. The Om Kalthoum Museum is dedicated to Umm Kulthum Umm Kulthum ( ar, أم كلثوم, , also spelled ''Oum Kalthoum'' in English; born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Belta ...

, in Old Cairo *

Umm Naggat mine The Umm Naggat mine is a large mine located in the northern part of Egypt in South Sinai Governorate. Umm Naggat represents one of the largest tantalum reserves in Egypt having estimated reserves of 25 million tonnes of ore grading 0.015% tantalum ...

* Umm El Qa'ab, a necropolis *

Zawyet Umm El Rakham Zawyet Umm El Rakham ( arz, زاوية أم الرخم lit. "the resthouse of the mother of vultures") is an archaeological site located on the North coast of Egypt 20 km to the west of Marsa Matruh, and about 300 km to the west of Alexa ...

, an archaeological site

Iraq

* Umm al Binni lake *

Umm Qasr Umm Qasr ( ar, أم قصر, also transliterated as ''Um-qasir'', ''Um-qasser, Um Qasr'') is a port city in southern Iraq. It stands on the canalised Khawr az-Zubayr, part of the Khawr Abd Allah estuary which leads to the Persian Gulf. It is sep ...

, a port city ** Umm Qasr Port

Israel

* Umm Batin, a village *

Umm al-Fahm Umm al-Fahm ( ar, أمّ الفحم, ''Umm al-Faḥm''; he, אוּם אֶל-פַחֶם ''Um el-Faḥem'') is a city located northwest of Jenin in the Haifa District of Israel. In its population was , nearly all of whom are Arab citizens of I ...

, a city * Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam, a town *

Umm al-Hiran Umm al-Hiran ( ar, أم الحيران; he, אום אל-חיראן) is a Bedouin village settled by the Abu Alkian tribe located in the Wadi Atir area of the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located near Hura, the village was established in 19 ...

, a village *

Umm al-Qutuf Umm al-Qutuf ( ar, أمّ القـُطـُف; he, אֻם אל-קֻטוּף) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located in the triangle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Potter ...

, a village

Jordan

Umm al Birak Umm al-Birak is a town in the Amman Governorate in northwestern Jordan.Maplandia world gazetteer References External LinksPhotos of Umm el-Burakat the American Center of Research The American Center of Research (ACOR) is a private, not-for- ...

, a town * Jabal Umm Fruth Bridge *

Jabal Umm ad Dami Jabal Umm ad Dami, in historic Wadi Rum, is the highest mountain in Jordan. Its claimed elevation of 1,854 metres Mount Umm Daraj Mount Umm Al-Daraj ( ar, جبل أم الدرج) is a mountain located in the northern part of Jordan, on the borders between Jerash Governorate and Ajloun Governorate. It reaches a height of , and considered the highest peak in northern Jordan. ...

* Umm el-Jimal, a village * Umm al Kundum, a town *

Umm Qais Umm Qais or Qays ( ar, أم قيس , , Mother of Qais) is a town in northern Jordan principally known for its proximity to the ruins of the ancient Gadara. It is the largest city in the Bani Kinanah Department and Irbid Governorate in the extrem ...

, a town *

Umm al Qanafidh Umm al Qanafidh is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan.Maplandia world gazetteer References External Links Photos of Umm el-Qanafidat the American Center of Research The American Center of Research (ACOR) is a private, ...

, a town *

Umm Shujayrah al Gharbiyah Umm Shujayrah al Gharbiyah is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of ...

, a town *

Umm Zuwaytinah Umm Zuwaytinah ( ar, أم زويتينة) is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at ...

, a town

Kuwait

Umm al Maradim Island Umm al Maradim ()(''Translation: Mother of boulders'') is an island located at the extreme south of Kuwait's marine borders near the junction with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Umm Al-Maradim is surrounded by deep waters which enable ships to lan ...

Umm an Namil Island Umm al Namil ( ar, جزيرة ام النمل)(''Translation: Mother of ants'') is an island belonging to Kuwait, located within Kuwait Bay, in Persian Gulf. The island is at shortest, away from the Kuwaiti mainland. The island is known to be ...

, Kuwait Bay, Persian Gulf

Libya

Umm al Ahrar Umm al Ahrar or Umm al Aḩrār ( ar, أم الأحرار) is a Saharan desert oasis town in the Fezzan region of southwest Libya. See also * List of cities in Libya This is a list of the 100 largest populated places in Libya. Some ...

, an oasis *

Qabr Umm al Hishah Qabr Umm al Hishah is a desert oasis town in the Al Wahat District in the Cyrenaica region of northeastern Libya., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Prior to 1983 was part of Al Khalji Governorate. After 1983 it was part o ...

, an oasis *

Umm al Rizam Umm al Rizam ( ar, أم الرزم) is a town in eastern Libya. It is located some south of Derna. It is linked to Ras et Teen beach by a road which is long. Notes See also * List of cities in Libya This is a list of the 100 l ...

, a town

Palestine

Umm 'Ajra Umm 'Ajra ( ar, أم عجرة), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 31, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 4 k ...

, a depopulated village * Tell Umm el-'Amr, a monastery * Khirbat Umm Burj, a village * Umm al-Faraj, a depopulated village *

Umm Kalkha Umm Kalkha was a small Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 7, 1948, during Operation Nachshon. It was located 12.5 km south ...

, a depopulated village *

Umm al-Khair, Hebron Umm al-Khair ( ar, أم الخير) is a Palestinian village located in the Hebron Governorate of the southern West Bank. It is inhabited by five families, roughly 70 people.David Dean Shulman, 'On Being Unfree:Fences, Roadblocks and the Iron Cage ...

, a village *

Umm al-Kilab Umm al-Kilab ( ar, أُم الكِلاب, also spelled Umm el-Kelab) is a Palestinian village in the southern Gaza Strip, part of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It is located south Khan Yunis and east Rafah, on the border with the Rafah Governorate. ...

, a village *

Umm Khalid Umm Khalid ( ar, أم خالد), also called Mukhalid, was a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Subdistrict, west of Tulkarm. It was an ancient site in the central coastline of what is now the city of Netanya, Israel. History Archaeological fi ...

, a depopulated village *

Bayt Umm al-Mays Bayt Umm al-Mays was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 21, 1948, by the Har'el Brigade of Operation ha-Har. It was located 14 km west of Jerusalem. His ...

, a depopulated village *

Umm al-Nasr Mosque Umm al-Nasr Mosque ( ar, مسجد أم النصر) or Beit Hanoun Mosque is the oldest mosque in the Palestinian city of Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip, located in the center of the city. History The Umm al-Nasr Mosque was built 1239 by the Ayyu ...

in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip *

Umm ar-Rihan Umm ar-Rehan ( ar, أم الريحان, meaning "Mother of Basil"; also transliterated Umm Rihan or Um al-Rehan) is a Palestinian village of 370 inhabitants located high on the northwestern hills of the Jenin Governorate, from Jenin. It is one of ...

, a village *

Khirbat Umm Sabuna Umm Sabuna ( ar, خربة أم صابونة), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 21, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located ...

, a depopulated village * Umm Salamuna, a village * Umm ash Shauf, a depopulated village *

Umm al-Tut Umm al-Tut ( ar, ام التوت, ām āltwt, literally "mum-berries") is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 6 km southeast of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistic ...

, a village * Umm az-Zinat, a depopulated village

Qatar

Umm Bab Umm Bab ( ar, أم باب) is a settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya. It used to be part of the Al Rayyan municipality and before that was administered by Al Jemailiya municipality before the latter was incorporated int ...

, a settlement *

Umm Birka Umm Birka ( ar, أُمّ بِرْكَة; also spelled Umm Baraka) is a settlement in the Al Khor municipality in Qatar. Etymology Umm Birka derives its name from the Arabic word "barikat," which means "blessing." It was named this in reference to ...

, a settlement * Umm al Ghaylam, a settlement *

Umm Ghuwailina Umm Ghuwailina ( ar, أم غويلينة, Umm Ghuwaylīnah) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. Etymology The first word of Umm Ghuwailina is Arabic for "mother" and is used as a prefix to denote a geographic featur ...

, a settlement *

Umm al Hawa'ir Umm () means ''mother'' in Arabic. It is a common Arabic feminine given name and generic prefix for Semitic place names. It may refer to: Places Bahrain *Ain Umm Sujoor, an archaeological site *Umm an Nasan, an island * Umm as Sabaan, an islet Eg ...

, a settlement * Umm al Kilab, a settlement *

Umm Lekhba Umm Lekhba ( ar, ام لخبا, Umm Lakhbā) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Doha. It was previously known as Al Duhail South, or alternatively, South Duhail. Etymology In Arabic, "umm" literally means mother, but in this c ...

, a settlement * Umm Qarn, a settlement *

Umm al Qubur Umm al Qubur ( ar, القبور) is an abandoned village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal Al Shamal ( ar, ٱلشَّمَال, Ash Shamāl) is a municipalities of Qatar, municipality in the state of Qatar. Its seat is called ...

, an abandoned village * Umm Salal, a municipality ** Umm Salal Mohammed, the seat of the municipality Umm Salal ** Umm Salal Ali, a village *

Umm Tais National Park Umm Tais National Park is on an uninhabited island on the northern tip of Qatar. It includes sand bars and small islets with mangrove A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tr ...

Saudi Arabia

* Umm Al-Hamam, a village *

Jabal Umm Hayfā' Jabal Umm Hayfā' is a mountain located in the Madiyan Mountains of northwest Saudi Arabia, near the Jordan border, above the Gulf of Aqaba, and is located in Tabūk, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the tallest mountains in the Arabian Peninsula ...

, a mountain *

Jabal Umm al Ru'us Jabal Umm al Ru'us () is a town in Saudi Arabia. Notable people include mechanical engineer Abdul Rahman Al-Athel. Populated places in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia {{Saudi-geo-stub ...

, a town

Sudan

Umm Badr Umm Badr ( ar, أم بادر) is a town in North Kurdufan in Sudan at an altitude of 691 meters above sea level (2270 feet). It lies at distance of about 319 kilometers (198 miles) west to the capital Khartoum. Umm Badr is located on the shor ...

, a town * Umm Bel, a town * Umm Dam, a town * Umm Ruwaba, a city * Umm Ruweim, an archaeological ruin site

Syria

* Umm al-'Adam, a village *

Umm al-Dawali Umm al-Dawali ( ar, أم الدوالي) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Umm al-Dawali had a population of 1,558 in the 2004 census. Its inha ...

, a village *

Umm Elgar Umm Elgar ( ar, أم الغار) is a Syrian village located in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur District, Idlib ar, إدلبي, Idlibi , coordinates = , elevation_m = 500 , area_code ...

, a village *

Umm Elkhalayel Umm Elkhalayel ( ar, أم الخلاخيل) is a Syrian village located in Al-Tamanah Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District Maarat al-Numaan District ( ar-at, منطقة معرة النعمان, manṭiqat Maʿarrat al-Nuʿmān) is a district ...

, a village *

Umm Ghargan Umm Ghargan ( ar, أم غركان), also known as Tkhuma (), is a village near Tell Tamer in western al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. Administratively it belongs to the Nahiya Tell Tamer. The village is inhabited by Assyrians belongin ...

, a village * Maarat Umm Hawsh, a village *

Umm Haratayn (disambiguation) Umm Haratayn (also spelled Umm Hartein) could refer to the following villages in Syria: * Umm Haratayn, Hama, in the Hama Governorate * Umm Haratayn, al-Suwayda, in the al-Suwayda Governorate {{Geodis ...

, multiple villages * Umm Jabab, a village * Umm Jalal, a village *

Hawayiz Umm Jurn Hawayiz Umm Jurn ( ar, حوايس أم جرن) is a Syrian village located in the Subdistrict of the Hama District in the Hama Governorate Hama Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حماة / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥamā'') is one of the 14 Gover ...

, a village * Umm al-Keif, a village *

Umm el-Marra Umm el-Marra, ( ar, أم المرى), east of modern Aleppo in the Jabbul Plain of northern Syria, was one of the ancient Near East's oldest cities, located on a crossroads of two trade routes northwest of Ebla, in a landscape that was much more f ...

, an ancient city * Umm Mweilat Janubiyah, a village *

Umm Nir Umm Nir ( ar, أم نير) is a Syrian village located in Kafr Nabl Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib ar, إدلبي, Idlibi , coordinates = , elevation_m = 500 , area_code ...

, a village * Umm al-Qasab, a village * Umm al Quşayr (disambiguation), multiple village *

Umm Rish Umm Rish, also rendered as Barisha, ( ar, أم الريش) is a Syrian village located in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur District, Idlib ar, إدلبي, Idlibi , coordinates = , elevation_m ...

, a village *

Umm Sehrij Umm Sehrij ( ar, أم صهريج) is a Syrian village located in Sinjar Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib ar, إدلبي, Idlibi , coordinates = , elevation_m = 500 , area_code ...

, a village *

Umm Tini Umm Tini ( ar, أم تيني) is a Syrian village in Sinjar Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib ar, إدلبي, Idlibi , coordinates = , elevation_m = 500 , area_code ...

, a village * Umm al-Tuyour, Hama Governorate, a village *

Umm Waghfah Umm Waghfah ( ar, أم وغفة), also known as Sarspido (), is a village near Tell Tamer in western al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. Administratively it belongs to the Nahiya Tell Tamer. The village is inhabited by Assyrians belongi ...

, a village * Umm Walad, a town * Umm al-Zaytun, a village *

Umm Zaytuna Umm Zaytuna ( ar, أم زيتونة) is a Syrian village located in Khan Shaykhun Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District Maarat al-Numaan District ( ar-at, منطقة معرة النعمان, manṭiqat Maʿarrat al-Nuʿmān) is a district of ...

, a village

United Arab Emirates

* Umm Hurair, a locality in Dubai * Umm Ramool, a locality in Dubai * Umm Suqeim, a locality in Dubai *

Umm Al Sheif Umm Al Sheif ( ar, ام الشيف) is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Umm Al Sheif is a small, residential locality in western Dubai. It is bordered to the north by Umm Suqeim, the northeast by Al Manara, the south by Al Barsha a ...

, a locality in Dubai * Umm al-Nar Culture, of 2600-2000 BC *

Umm al-Quwain Umm Al Quwain is the capital and largest city of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates. The city is located on the peninsula of Khor Al Bidiyah, with the nearest major cities being Sharjah to the southwest and Ras Al Khaima ...

, one of the seven emirates

Yemen

* `Arqub Umm Kubayr, a village *

Bayt Umm Jalli Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء '), also spelled San'a or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorat ...

, a village * Jawf Umm Maqbabah, a village * Qaryat Husayn Umm Muhammad, a village

Other uses

* Umm (given name) *

Umm Dreiga Oum Dreyga is a rural community located in the province of Oued Ed-Dahab in the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab region in Western Sahara Western Sahara ( '; ; ) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North an ...

, an oasis town in Western Sahara