Umm Salal Ali

Umm Salal Ali
أم صلال علي
Village
Umm Salal Ali
Coordinates: 25°28′11″N 51°23′51″E / 25.46972°N 51.39750°E / 25.46972; 51.39750Coordinates: 25°28′11″N 51°23′51″E / 25.46972°N 51.39750°E / 25.46972; 51.39750
Country Qatar
Municipality Umm Salal

Umm Salal Ali (Arabic: أم صلال علي‎) is a village[1] in the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar.[2][3]

Etymology

In Arabic, "Umm Salal" roughly translates to "mother of rocks". The name "Ali" added onto the end refers to Ali bin Jassim Al Thani, a son of Qatar's former ruler, Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, who previously owned a number of farms in the area.[4]

Projects

In 2015, the government included Umm Salal Ali in its $4.6 bn project to construct reservoirs in five sites across the country.[5]

Education

The following school is located in Umm Salal Ali:

Name of School Curriculum Grade Genders Official Website Ref
Umm Salal Ali Primary Boys School Independent Kindergarten – Primary Male-only N/A [6]

References

  1. ↑ Heck, Gerhard; Wöbcke, Manfred (2011). DuMont Reise-Handbuch Reiseführer Arabische Halbinsel (in German). DUMONT REISEVERLAG. p. 309. ISBN 978-3770177035.
  2. ↑ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Heba Fahmy (4 April 2015). "What’s in a name? The meanings of Qatar districts, explained". Doha News. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "رئيس الوزراء: يطلق مشروع الخزانات الاستراتيجية الكبرى لتأمين المياه". gov.qa. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Umm Salal Ali Primary Boys School". Supreme Education Council. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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