The Ain Umm Sujoor ( Arabic : 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 meters, with two wells, several rooms and ovens. It has been largely neglected in recent times.
24-639: Umm ( أمّ ) means mother in Arabic. It is a common Arabic feminine given name and generic prefix for Semitic place names. It may refer to: Places [ edit ] Bahrain [ edit ] Ain Umm Sujoor , an archaeological site Umm an Nasan , an island Umm as Sabaan , an islet Egypt [ edit ] Umm Kulthum Museum , in Old Cairo Umm Naggat mine Umm El Qa'ab ,
48-493: A mountain Mount Umm Daraj Umm el-Jimal , a village Umm al Kundum , a town Umm Qais , a town Umm al Qanafidh , a town Umm Shujayrah al Gharbiyah , a town Umm Zuwaytinah , a town Kuwait [ edit ] Umm al Maradim Island Umm an Namil Island , Kuwait Bay, Persian Gulf Libya [ edit ] Umm al Ahrar , an oasis Qabr Umm al Hishah , an oasis Umm al Rizam ,
72-446: A necropolis Zawyet Umm El Rakham , an archaeological site Iraq [ edit ] Umm al Binni lake Umm Qasr , a port city Umm Qasr Port Israel [ edit ] Umm Batin , a village Umm al-Fahm , a city Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam , a town Umm al-Hiran , a village Umm al-Qutuf , a village Jordan [ edit ] Umm al Birak , a town Jabal Umm Fruth Bridge Jabal Umm ad Dami ,
96-496: A settlement Umm Lekhba , a settlement Umm Qarn , a settlement Umm al Qubur , 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 Saudi Arabia [ edit ] Umm Al-Hamam , a village Jabal Umm Hayfā' , a mountain Jabal Umm al Ru'us , a town Sudan [ edit ] Umm Badr ,
120-506: A town Palestine [ edit ] Umm 'Ajra , a depopulated village Tell Umm el-'Amr , a monastery Khirbat Umm Burj , a village Umm al-Faraj , a depopulated village Umm Kalkha , a depopulated village Umm al-Khair, Hebron , a village Umm al-Kilab , a village Umm Khalid , a depopulated village Bayt Umm al-Mays , a depopulated village Umm al-Nasr Mosque in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip Umm ar-Rihan ,
144-420: A town Umm Bel , a town Umm Dam , a town Umm Ruwaba , a city Umm Ruweim , an archaeological ruin site Syria [ edit ] Umm al-'Adam , a village Umm al-Dawali , a village Umm Elgar , a village Umm Elkhalayel , a village Umm Ghargan , a village Maarat Umm Hawsh , a village Umm Haratayn (disambiguation) , multiple villages Umm Jabab , a village Umm Jalal ,
168-660: A town Umm al-Zaytun , a village Umm Zaytuna , a village United Arab Emirates [ edit ] Umm Hurair , a locality in Dubai Umm Ramool , a locality in Dubai Umm Suqeim , a locality in Dubai Umm Al Sheif , a locality in Dubai Umm al-Nar Culture , of 2600-2000 BC Umm al-Quwain , one of the seven emirates Yemen [ edit ] `Arqub Umm Kubayr ,
192-533: A village Bayt Umm Jalli , a village Jawf Umm Maqbabah , a village Qaryat Husayn Umm Muhammad , a village Other uses [ edit ] Umm (given name) Umm Dreiga , an oasis town in Western Sahara See also [ edit ] UMM (disambiguation) Umm al-Amad (disambiguation) Umm al-Qura (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
216-419: A village Hawayiz Umm Jurn , a village Umm al-Keif , a village Umm el-Marra , an ancient city Umm Mweilat Janubiyah , a village Umm Nir , a village Umm al-Qasab , a village Umm al Quşayr (disambiguation) , multiple village Umm Rish , a village Umm Sehrij , a village Umm Tini , a village Umm al-Tuyour, Hama Governorate , a village Umm Waghfah , a village Umm Walad ,
240-402: A village Khirbat Umm Sabuna , a depopulated village Umm Salamuna , a village Umm ash Shauf , a depopulated village Umm al-Tut , a village Umm az-Zinat , a depopulated village Qatar [ edit ] Umm Bab , a settlement Umm Birka , a settlement Umm al Ghaylam , a settlement Umm Ghuwailina , a settlement Umm al Hawa'ir , a settlement Umm al Kilab ,
264-576: 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 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
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#1732765690948288-534: 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
312-532: 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 is situated on the Dukhan anticline , a group of folds which runs in a NNW to SSE direction parallel with
336-499: 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 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
360-489: 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
384-522: 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,
408-430: 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 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
432-430: 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
456-511: The pool is believed to be a later addition. The site has been excavated by the Danish and Japanese expeditions in 1954 and 1990s respectively. The Japanese team originated from Rikkyo University and discovered Wells 2 and 3 in addition to Well 1, and were the first to suggest the wells were holy places. This Bahrain location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Umm Bab Umm Bab ( Arabic : أم باب )
480-600: The title Umm . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Umm&oldid=1231824330 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Arabic-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ain Umm Sujoor The name of
504-405: 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
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#1732765690948528-474: 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
552-518: The well, Ain Umm Sujoor, translates from Arabic to 'Mother of the spring of overflowing waters'. The water wells date back to 3rd millennium BCE to the Dilmun period; rooms and ovens, located on the southern side of the wells, are believed to be later additions. The well on the north is called holy well, or water temple, which is named after discovering that a part of the structure was used to show peoples’ gratitude to their Gods for water. The wells and
576-405: 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 the side of
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