Umm Ebairiya
Village in Umm Salal, Qatar
Umm Ebairiya أم عبيرية | |
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Village | |
 188 Street in Umm Ebairiya | |
| 25°29′00″N 51°23′00″E / 25.48333°N 51.38333°E / 25.48333; 51.38333 | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Umm Salal |
| Zone | Zone 71 |
| District no. | 131 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
Umm Ebairiya (Arabic: أم عبيرية, romanized: Umm ‘Ābirīyah) is a Qatari village in the municipality of Umm Salal.[3][4]
In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of Zone 71, which has a population of 90,835 and also includes all of Umm Salal's other administrative districts.[3]
It borders Umm Al Amad to the east, Umm Salal Ali to the southeast and Saina Al-Humaidi to the northeast.[4]
Etymology
"Umm" means mother in Arabic and is commonly used as a prefix for geographical features. The second component, "ebairiya", comes from "obri", the local name of a plant that grows abundantly in the region.[4]
Alternative transliterations of the name include Umm ‘Ubayrīyah,[5] Umm Obairiya, Umm A'birieh and Umm Abiriyah.[6]
References
- ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Umm 'Ābirīyah: Qatar". geographic.org. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ a b "2015 population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Umm 'Ubayrīyah". geonames.org. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Umm 'Ābirīyah". geoview.info. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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Umm Salal MunicipalityCapital: Umm Salal Ali
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- Barzan Towers
- Doha Festival City
- Umm Salal Stadium (planned)
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