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22-566: The company is situated in Umm Bab in western Qatar. Umm Bab was selected as a result of the site being one of the two areas in the country where large quantities of limestone and clay can be easily excavated from. The cement industry in Qatar was initially planned in 1956, with a preliminary survey being conducted in 1963. Qatar National Cement Company was established in 1965 and was the first major non-oil industry to be commissioned in Qatar. It had

44-532: A boys school in the village. The housing village had approximately 50 households and a population of about 1,000 by 1990, most of which belonged to members of the Al Murrah tribe who were employed by Qatar Petroleum. Situated in western Qatar, Umm Bab is only 25 km away from the industrial city of Dukhan . It is 85 km west of the capital of Doha , 142 km southwest of Al Khor , and 100 km northwest of Al Wakrah . The Aswan Quarries are to its southeast. Umm Bab

66-441: A starting capital of QR 5 million, and was one of the few industries to have had both private and public ownership. The government of Dubai was one of its first private stakeholders. The first board of directors was appointed in its inauguratory year, with nine members overall. Two were government officials, one was an official from the government of Dubai, and six were founding members. The Dubai government official withdrew from

88-533: Is indigenous to temperate and tropical Eurasia and the Middle East, in: Afghanistan ; Armenia ; Azerbaijan ; northwest China ; Cyprus ; northern India ; Iran ; Iraq ; Israel ; Jordan ; Kazakhstan ; Kuwait ; Lebanon ; Mongolia ; Pakistan ; Syria ; Tajikistan ; Turkey ; Turkmenistan ; Uzbekistan ; and Russia (in Ciscaucasia , Dagestan , southern European Russia, and the southern part of

110-510: Is 14,750 tonnes. The daily clinker capacity is at 11,900. Umm Bab Umm Bab ( Arabic : 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 prior to that part of Al Jemailiya municipality before the latter was incorporated into Al Rayyan. Umm Bab is well known locally for Al Khraij Beach, which

132-477: Is a species of legume commonly known, variously, as camelthorn , Caspian manna , and Persian mannaplant . This shrub is native to the region extending from the Mediterranean to Russia, but has been introduced to many other areas of the world, including Australia, southern Africa, and the western United States. The perennial plant grows from a massive rhizome system which may extend over six feet into

154-470: Is also known as 'Palm Tree Beach' owing to a small cluster of palm trees situated off the shoreline. Aside from accommodating Qatar's first major non-oil related industry in the form of a cement processing facility which began operation in 1969, there also exists minor oil and gas separation facilities within the settlement. The settlement derived its name from local geographical features. Umm Bab translates to 'mother of gateway'. The 'gateway' portion of

176-534: Is massive quantities of silica sand , which is used in the blending of cement and in construction. In 1965, the government capitalized on Umm Bab's rich natural resources by headquartering the Qatar National Cement Company in the area, approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north from the village of Umm Bab. This decision also served as an impetus to develop Qatar's western region. The first processing of cement took place in 1969, and

198-608: Is situated on the Dukhan anticline , a group of folds which runs in a NNW to SSE direction parallel with the western coast. Common vegetation found in Umm Bab include date palms ( Phoenix dactylifera ) on the coast, alaqool ( Alhagi maurorum ) in disturbed sandy soils, arta ( Calligonum comosum ) in sand dunes , shawla ( Reseda arabica ), halaq ( Astragalus annularis ), qalam ( Arthrocaulon macrostachyum ) in salt marshes , torba ( Silene conica ) rarely on

220-563: The West Siberian Plain ). Alhagi maurorum has become naturalized in Australia and the southwest U.S. Alhagi maurorum has been used locally in folk medicine as a treatment for glandular tumors , nasal polyps , and ailments related to the bile ducts . It is used as a medicinal herb for its gastroprotective , diaphoretic , diuretic , expectorant , laxative , antidiarrhoeal and antiseptic properties, and in

242-462: The board in 1972. In 1967, the company began installing its facilities. Its facilities were inaugurated in May 1969, with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tonnes. The government formed two departments for the company in 1976. One was for exporting cement, and the other was supervising cement sales within the country. Both departments proved to be ineffectual and were annulled shortly after. In 1980,

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264-456: The board was restructured, resulting in a greater representation of the Qatari government. As of 2010, the Qatari government owns 43% of the company. Qatar National Cement Company's first facility was inaugurated in May 1969. Its second facility was constructed in 1974, and the third in 1976. A lime calcination plant was completed in 1978, with a capacity of 100 tpd. In 1985, a hydrated lime plant

286-437: The directorate's Western District. Also They have stationed multiple police cars that are there to protect the plant industry. This is for an initiative to implement better safety for campers and ensure they do not go to places which are closed off. Umm Bab is one of only two sites in Qatar from which large quantities of limestone and clay can be easily excavated, the other site being Umm Salal . Furthermore, north of Umm Bab

308-467: The factory received its water supply from Rawdat Rashed and its oil supply from Dukhan . An 85 km-long pipeline was built here in the 1940s and in December 1949 it facilitated the first oil export from Dukhan to Mesaieed . Concurrent with Qatar Petroleum 's establishment of the housing village in Umm Bab in the late 1940s, the first paved road was built linking the village with Dukhan. In turn,

330-404: The ground. New shoots can appear over 20 feet from the parent plant. Above the ground, the plant rarely reaches four feet in height. It is a heavily branched, gray-green thicket with long spines along the branches. It bears small, bright pink to maroon pea flowers and small legume pods, which are brown or reddish and constricted between the seeds. The seeds are mottled brown beans. Alhagi maurorum

352-477: The name refers to a narrow path or opening in the area surrounded by two small hills which resemble a gateway. In 1948, shortly after the commencement of oil drilling operations in Dukhan , a housing village was built to the immediate south of Umm Bab to accommodate both Qatar Petroleum workers and locals of Umm Bab. A road was built the same year to connect Umm Bab and Dukhan. In 1961, the government inaugurated

374-442: The side of the highway, and hadh ( Cornulaca aucheri ). Inhabitants of the village of Umm Bab have aired their grievances to the government of negative health effects from living in such close proximity (within 8 kilometres (5.0 mi)) of the cement plant as a result of air pollution . Furthermore, much of the natural flora has been harmed by quarrying operations. At the clay quarry, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of

396-397: The site indicate a human presence during the early Neolithic period, c. 8,000 years ago. Several other archaeological sites have been discovered near Umm Bab. In July 2018, a resident alerted archaeologists to the first inland rock art site in the country near Umm Bab. Rock samples were collected and are pending analysis on their dating. Alhagi maurorum Alhagi maurorum

418-466: The treatment of rheumatism and hemorrhoids . The plant is mentioned in the Qur’an as a source of sweet Manna . It has also been used as a sweetener . In the folk medicine of Iran, Alhagi maurorum decoction has been used for jaundice therapy. Alhagi maurorum is a noxious weed outside its native range. It is a contaminant of alfalfa seed, and grows readily when accidentally introduced to

440-405: The village was also connected to Doha through this same road. The archaeological site of Asaila is near Umm Bab. It was discovered by a French archaeological team that surveyed and excavated several sites in Qatar between 1976 and 1982. By 1981, the team had excavated Asaila. This site was revisited by a joint German–Qatari archaeological team which was formed in 2012. The artifacts recovered at

462-425: The village, incomplete excavation has resulted in a series of small hillocks topped with lone trees surrounded by excavated earth. The Umm Bab Coastal Center was opened in May 2017 by The Ministry of Interior's General Directorate of Coasts and Borders Security. Included within this center is a seaport, administrative buildings, and a boat maintenance shop. It is intended to serve as the primary coastguard station for

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484-419: Was established with a tpd of 240. In 1970, the daily production capacity was 271 tonnes. Its production capacity was not officially recorded prior to this year. The company's facilities were originally designed to produce only Portland cement , but demand soon grew to produce salt-resistant cement. In 1980, the daily production capacity stood at approximately 575 tonnes. As of 2015, the daily production capacity

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