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
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Ain Umm Sujoor
The Ain Umm Sujoor () 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 meters, with two wells, several rooms and ...
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Umm an Nasan
Umm an Nasan island () is the fifth largest island in Bahrain.
It is west of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.
Description
Umm an Nasan is privately owned by (former) Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and is off limits to ordi ...
Umm El Qa'ab
Umm El Qaʻāb (sometimes romanised Umm El Gaʻab, ) is an archaeological site located at Abydos, Egypt. Its modern name, meaning "Mother of Pots", refers to the mound made of millions of broken pieces of pots which defines the landscape. Umm el Q ...
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Zawyet Umm El Rakham
Zawyet Umm El Rakham ( 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 Alexandria
During the reign of Ram ...
, an archaeological site
Iraq
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Umm al Binni lake
Umm al Binni lake is a mostly dry lake within the Central Marshes in Maysan Governorate in southern Iraq. The lake is approximately northwest of the Tigris–Euphrates confluence. Because of its shape, location, and other details, it was first c ...
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Umm Qasr
Umm Qasr (, also transliterated as ''Um-qasir'', ''Um-qasser, Um Qasr. Kurdish: ئومقەسڕ, Ûmqêsir'') 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 P ...
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Umm Qasr Port
Umm Qasr Port is Iraq's only deep water port, part of the city of Umm Qasr.
Iraq's second biggest port in scale of size and goods shipped, ranking behind the port of Basra, it is strategically important, located on the western edge of the al-Faw p ...
Israel
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Umm Batin
Umm Batin (; ) is a Bedouin village in southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert, 12 km northeast of Beersheba and adjacent to the highway 60, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council. In it had a populatio ...
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Umm al-Fahm
Umm al-Fahm ( , ''Umm al-Faḥm''; ''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 Palestinian citizens of Israel. The city is situated on the Umm al-Fahm ...
Umm al-Hiran
Umm al-Hiran (; ) was a Bedouin village settled by Arab-Israeli citizens of 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 1956 and is one of 46 unr ...
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Umm al-Qutuf
Umm al-Qutuf (; ) 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
Pottery remains from the Hellenistic,Zertal, 2016, p163/ref> Rom ...
Jabal Umm Fruth Bridge
Wadi Rum ( ''Wādī Ramm'', also ''Wādī al-Ramm''), known also as the Valley of the Moon ( ''Wādī al-Qamar''), is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia and about to the east of ...
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Jabal Umm ad Dami
Jabal Umm ad Dami, in historic Wadi Rum, is the highest mountain in Jordan. Its claimed elevation of 1,854 metresMount Umm Daraj
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Umm el-Jimal
Umm el-Jimal (, "Mother of Camels"), also rendered as Umm ej Jemāl, Umm al-Jimal or Umm idj-Djimal, is a village in northern Jordan approximately 17 kilometers east of Mafraq. It is primarily notable for the substantial ruins of a Byzantine and ea ...
Umm Qais
Umm Qais (), also known as Qays, 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 extreme northwest of the co ...
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Umm al Qanafidh
Umm al Qanafidh is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to t ...
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Umm Shujayrah al Gharbiyah
Umm Shujayrah al Gharbiyah is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, ...
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Umm Zuwaytinah
Umm Zuwaytinah () is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq t ...
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Kuwait
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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 land ...
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Umm an Namil Island
Umm al Namil () 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 the site of several archeological finds, mainly from the ancien ...
, Kuwait Bay, Persian Gulf
Libya
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Umm al Ahrar
Umm al Ahrar or Umm al Aḩrār () 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 places in the list could ...
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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
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea ...
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Umm al Rizam
Umm al Rizam () 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 largest populated plac ...
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Palestine
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Umm 'Ajra
Umm 'Ajra (), 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 km south of Baysan and t ...
, a depopulated village
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Tell Umm el-'Amr
Tell Umm el-'Amr, also known as Tell Umm Amer, is an archaeological site located in the Nuseirat refugee camp, Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine.
Location
Tell Umm el-ʿAmr is located in the dune landscapes south of the mouth of th ...
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Khirbat Umm Burj
Khirbat Umm Burj was a Palestinian Arab village in the Hebron Subdistrict, sometimes designated in modern maps as ''Burgin''. Its ruins are today located within the borders of Israel. It occupied an extensive site, stretching about 30 dunams ( ...
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Umm al-Faraj
Umm al-Faraj (, known to the Crusaders as La Fierge), was a Palestinian village, depopulated in 1948.
Location
The village was situated on a flat spot in the Acre plain, northeast of Acre.Khalidi, 1992, p. 34
History
Archaeological remains fro ...
, a depopulated village
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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
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Umm al-Khair, Hebron
Umm al-Khair () is a Palestinian territories, Palestinian village located in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the southern West Bank. It was inhabited by five families, roughly 70 people, in 2008.David Dean Shulman, 'On Being U ...
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Umm al-Kilab
Umm al-Kilab (, also spelled Umm el-Kelab) is a Palestinian village in the southern Gaza Strip, part of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It is located south of Khan Yunis and east of Rafah, on the border with the Rafah Governorate. According to the P ...
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Umm Khalid
Umm Khalid (), also called Mukhalid, was a Palestinian people, 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 ...
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* Bayt Umm al-Mays, a depopulated village
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Umm al-Nasr Mosque
The Umm al-Nasr Mosque (), also known as the Beit Hanoun Mosque, was, until its destruction, the oldest mosque in the Palestinian city of Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip. Located in the center of the city, the mosque was built in 1239 CE and des ...
in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip
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Umm ar-Rihan
Umm ar-Rehan (, meaning "Mother of Basil"; also transliterated Umm Rihan or Um al-Rehan) is a Palestinian village of 447 inhabitants located high on the northwestern hills of the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine
Palestine, offi ...
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Khirbat Umm Sabuna
Umm Sabuna (), 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 10.5 km northeast of Baysa ...
Umm az-Zinat
Umm az-Zinat (, ''Umm ez Zînât'') was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 15, 1948, by Golani Brigade's Fourth Battalion. It was located 20.5 km southeast of Haifa.
History
C ...
, a depopulated village
Qatar
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Umm Bab
Umm Bab () is a settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya. It used to be part of the Al Rayyan municipality and prior to that part of Al Jemailiya municipality before the latter was incorporated into Al Rayyan. Umm Bab is w ...
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Umm Birka
Umm Birka (; also spelled Umm Baraka) is a settlement in the Al Khor (municipality), Al Khor municipality of Qatar.
Etymology
Umm Birka derives its name from the Arabic word "barikat," which means "blessing." It was named in reference to a local ...
Umm Ghuwailina
Umm Ghuwailina () 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 feature, while ''ghuwailina'' is a derivative of ...
Umm Lekhba
Umm Lekhba () is a Qatari district located in the municipality of Doha. It was previously known as Al Duhail South or, alternatively, as South Duhail.
Etymology
In Arabic, "umm" literally means mother, but in this context is used as a prefix for ...
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Umm Qarn
Umm Qarn () is a Qatar, Qatari village in the municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Al Daayen. Located just off Al Shamal Highway, the village hosts the municipal office and currently serves as the municipality's administrative seat.
The set ...
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* Umm al Qubur, an abandoned village
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Umm Salal
Umm Salal (; also spelled Umm Slal) is a municipalities of Qatar, municipality in the State of Qatar.
Historic landmarks such as the Barzan Tower are located in Umm Salal.The municipal headquarters is located in Umm Salal Ali, about 10 km ...
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Umm Salal Mohammed
Umm Salal Mohammed () is a town in the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar. The town has numerous farms, wells and a large water reservoir which is filled during the rainy season.
History
Umm Salal Mohammed was initially founded around 1910 by its ...
, the seat of the municipality Umm Salal
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Umm Salal Ali
Umm Salal Ali () is the seat of the Municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar.
Etymology
In Arabic language, Arabic, "Umm Salal" roughly translates to "mother of rocks". The name "Ali" added onto the end refers to Ali bin Jas ...
Umm Dam
Umm Dam () is a town in North Kurdufan State in central Sudan 60 kilometres north east of El Obeid
El-Obeid (, ''al-ʾAbyaḍ'', lit."the White"), also romanized as Al-Ubayyid, is the capital of the state of North Kordofan, in Sudan.
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Umm Ruwaba
Umm Ruwaba, also Umm Ruwabah (; Ruaba and Umm Ruaba), is a city in the state of North Kurdufan in Sudan and is the capital of the Umm Ruwabah District. By road it is located southeast of El Obeid, and west of Rabak. Founded by the Ottoman Emp ...
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* Umm Ruweim, an archaeological ruin site
Umm Elkhalayel
Umm Elkhalayel () is a Syrian village located in Al-Tamanah Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib
Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevation of ...
Maarat Umm Hawsh
Ma'arat Umm Hawsh (, also spelled Maarateh Om Hosh) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is administered as part of the Nahiya Mare' in the A'zaz District. Nearby localities include Mare' to the north, Tell Qarah
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Umm Haratayn (disambiguation) Umm Haratayn (also spelled Umm Hartein) could refer to the following villages in Syria:
*Umm Haratayn, Hama
Umm Haratayn (; also transliterated ''Umm Hartein'' or ''Umm Harteyn'') is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Suran ...
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Umm Jabab
Umm Jabab () is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, south of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Mukharram to the north and Jubb al-Jarrah
Jubb al-Jarrah (, also spelled Jeb al-Jarah) is a village in central S ...
Umm el-Marra
Umm el-Marra, (), 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 fertile than it is t ...
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Umm Mweilat Janubiyah
Umm Mweilat Janubiyah () is a Syrian village located in Sinjar Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib
Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevati ...
Umm al Quşayr (disambiguation) Umm al Quşayr or Umm Quşayr may refer to several places in Syria
* Umm Quşayr, As-Suwayda Governorate, a ruin in As-Suwayda Governorate at
* Umm al Quşayr, As-Suwayda Governorate a ruin in As-Suwayda Governorate at
* Umm al Quşayr, Al-Ha ...
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Umm Rish
Umm Rish, also rendered as Barisha, () is a Syrian village located in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur District, Idlib
Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governora ...
Umm al-Tuyour, Hama Governorate
Umm al-Tuyour (, also spelled Umm al-Tiyur) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama. Nearby localities include Kafr al-Tun to the northeast, Maarzaf to the north, Aqrab to the northwe ...
Umm Walad
In the Muslim world, the title of ''umm al-walad'' () was given to a Concubinage in Islam, slave-concubine who had given birth to a child acknowledged by her master as his. These women were regarded as property and could be sold by their owners, ...
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Umm al-Zaytun
Umm al-Zaytun (also spelled ''Umm ez-Zeitoun'') is a village in the al-Suwayda Governorate in southwestern Syria. It is situated along the southeastern edge of the Lejah lava plateau, northwest of the city of al-Suwayda. Umm al-Zaytun had a popula ...
Umm Hurair
Umm Hurair () is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Umm Hurair has a small residential community as well as a shopping and economic district with shopping malls, hotels, banks and restaurants.
Umm Hurair is divided into two sub-comm ...
, a locality in Dubai
* Umm Ramool, a locality in Dubai
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Umm Suqeim
Umm Suqeim () is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, fede ...
, a locality in Dubai
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Umm Al Sheif
Umm Al Sheif () 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 and Al Quoz and the w ...
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Umm al-Nar Culture
Umm Al Nar () is a Bronze Age culture that existed around 2600-2000 BCE in the area of the modern-day United Arab Emirates and Northern Oman. The etymology derives from the island of the same name which lies adjacent to the city of Abu Dhabi, th ...
, of 2600-2000 BC
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Umm al-Quwain
Umm Al Quwain (UAQ; Arabic: أم القيوين, pronounced: Arabic phonology, /ʔumː alqejˈwejn/, Gulf Arabic: Gulf Arabic, �ʊm͜ː 'æl ge̞ˈwe̞n) is the capital and largest city of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emir ...
Qaryat Husayn Umm Muhammad
Qaryat husayn umm Muhammad is a village in south-western Yemen. It is located in the Abyan Governorate
Abyan ( ) is a governorates of Yemen, governorate of Yemen. The Abyan region was historically part of the Fadhli Sultanate. It was a bas ...
UMM (disambiguation) 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
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Umm al-Amad (disambiguation) Umm al-Amad () may refer to:
* Umm al-Amad, Al-Mukharram, a village in Homs Governorate, Syria
* Umm al-Amad, Hama, a village in Hama District, Hama Governorate, Syria
* Umm al-Amad, Salamiyah, a village in Salamiyah District, Hama Governorate, Syr ...
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Umm al-Qura (disambiguation) Umm al-Qura or Um al-Qura (Arabic for "Mother of All Settlements") may refer to:
*Mecca, a city in Saudi Arabia
**Umm al-Qura calendar
The Hijri calendar (), also known in English as the Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of ...