Official Name: | Umm al Qubur |
Native Name: | القبور |
Settlement Type: | Abandoned village |
Pushpin Map: | Qatar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Qatar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 160 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Ash Shamal |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 25.8719°N 51.0728°W |
Umm Al Qubur (ar|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]
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]