Ummahat Owaina امهات عوينة | |
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District | |
  Ummahat Owaina | |
| Coordinates:25°8′18″N51°15′58″E / 25.13833°N 51.26611°E /25.13833; 51.26611 | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Al Rayyan |
| Zone no. | Zone 81 |
| District no. | 483 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi) |
Ummahat Owaina (Arabic:امهات عوينة,romanized: Ummahāt ‘Uwaynah) is a district inQatar, located in themunicipality ofAl Rayyan.[2][3]
Nearby settlements includeAl Khaldiya to the east andUmm Al Zubar East inAl-Shahaniya Municipality to the north-east.[3]
"Ummahat" is the plural of "umm", which translates to "mother", and is commonly used as a prefix for geographic features. The second word, "owaina", is derived from "ain", which refers to a natural underground spring. This name arose from an important local spring.[3]
