Umm al Ghaylam(أم الـغـيـلام) is a farming settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal.[1]

In Arabic, "umm" translates to mother and is used at the beginning of place names to describe an area with a particular quality. The second constituent, "ghaylam", is the name of a type of fish found in a well near the settlement.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Umm al Ghaylam". Geoview.info. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

26°01′N 51°17′E / 26.017°N 51.283°E / 26.017; 51.283

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