Ain Mohammed
عين محمد
Abandoned village
Ain Mohammed is located in Qatar
Ain Mohammed
Ain Mohammed
Location in Qatar
Coordinates: 26°00′14″N 51°03′15″E / 26.003756°N 51.054056°E / 26.003756; 51.054056
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Shamal
ZoneZone 78
District no.410
Area
[1]
 • Total3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2)

Ain Mohammed (Arabic: عين محمد) is an abandoned village in northern Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal.[2] It lies about 1.5 km southwest of the abandoned village of Freiha. To the north is a series of small hills known as Al Jebailat.[3]

Etymology

Named after a local well, the first constituent of the village's name, "ain", refers to a natural source of water in Arabic. "Mohammed" was the name of the individual who built the well which supplied water to the village.[3]

History

In 1908, J.G. Lorimer recorded Ain Mohammed in his Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, giving its location as "2 miles north-east of Zubarah". He makes note of a masonry well, 3 fathoms deep, yielding indifferent water, and a ruined fort.[4]

Archaeology

Rock carvings have been discovered at Ain Mohammed.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Qatar National Development Strategy 2011–2016" (PDF). Qatar General Secretariat for Development Planning. March 2011. p. 208. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ^ "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [1524] (1639/2084)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 6 July 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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