Umm Al Afaei
Umm Al Afaei
أم الأفاعي | |
|---|---|
District | |
  Umm Al Afaei | |
| Coordinates: 25°21′00″N 51°20′00″E / 25.3500°N 51.3333°E | |
| Country | Qatar |
| Municipality | Al Rayyan |
| Zone | Zone 51 |
| District no. | 59 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
Umm Al Afaei (Arabic: أم الأفاعي) is a rural district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[3][4]
The districts of Umm Leghab and Lehsiniya in Al-Shahaniya Municipality are nearby to the west.[4]
Etymology
[edit]In Arabic, umm translates to "mother" and is used as a prefix for geographical features. The second word, afaei, translates to snakes. Since the area is located on a rawda (depression), it used to be infested with snakes, hence the name.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Qatar districts". arcgis.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Qatar Development Atlas - Part 1" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 2010. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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