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'''Umm al Qubur''' is a settlement in [[Qatar]], located in the [[municipalities of Qatar|municipality]] of [[Ash Shamal]].
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'''Umm Al Qubur''' ({{langx|ar|القبور}}) is an abandoned village in [[Qatar]], located in the [[municipalities of Qatar|municipality]] of [[Ash Shamal]]. Archaeological excavations have been carried out on the site.<ref>{{cite book|title=Qatar 2015 Petit Futé (avec cartes, photos + avis des lecteurs)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a_gQBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA131 |author=Dominique Auzias |author2=Jean-Paul Labourdette |publisher=Petit Futé|language=fr|year=2014|page=131| isbn=978-2-7469-7856-0 }}</ref> Its name translates to 'mother of graves'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmap/index.html|title=GIS Portal|publisher=Ministry of Municipality and Environment|access-date=10 August 2017}}</ref>
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==History==
[[Category:Populated places in Qatar]]
Based on field work carried out by anthropologists in Qatar in the 1950s, the main tribe in the area of Umm Al Qubur were the ''Al Jafali'' tribe.<ref name="klaus">{{cite book|last1=Ferdinand|first1=Klaus|last2=Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Research Project|title=Bedouins of Qatar|publisher=Thames & Hudson|year=1993|page=51|isbn=978-0500015735}}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:Al Shamal]]

{{Al Shamal Municipality}}
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Latest revision as of 03:07, 3 November 2024

Umm al Qubur
القبور
Abandoned village
Umm al Qubur is located in Qatar
Umm al Qubur
Umm al Qubur
Location in Qatar
Coordinates: 25°52′19″N 51°4′22″E / 25.87194°N 51.07278°E / 25.87194; 51.07278
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAsh Shamal

Umm Al Qubur (Arabic: القبور) is an abandoned village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal. Archaeological excavations have been carried out on the site.[1] Its name translates to 'mother of graves'.[2]

History

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Based on field work carried out by anthropologists in Qatar in the 1950s, the main tribe in the area of Umm Al Qubur were the Al Jafali tribe.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Dominique Auzias; Jean-Paul Labourdette (2014). Qatar 2015 Petit Futé (avec cartes, photos + avis des lecteurs) (in French). Petit Futé. p. 131. ISBN 978-2-7469-7856-0.
  2. ^ "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. ^ Ferdinand, Klaus; Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Research Project (1993). Bedouins of Qatar. Thames & Hudson. p. 51. ISBN 978-0500015735.