Umm Birka

Umm Birka

أُمّ بِرْكَة
Umm Birka أُمّ بِرْكَة
	Umm Birka
	Coordinates: 25°45′00″N 51°26′59″E / 25.75000°N 51.44972°E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Khor
Zone	Zone 75
District no.	310
Area
• Total	58.5 km2 (22.6 sq mi)

Umm Birka (Arabic: أُمّ بِرْكَة; also spelled Umm Baraka) is a settlement in the Al Khor municipality of Qatar.^[2]^[3]

Etymology

Umm Birka derives its name from the Arabic word "barikat," which means "blessing." It was named thus in reference to a nearby well.^[4]

Geography

Umm Birka is situated in northeast Qatar. The village of Umm Al Qahab is nearby.^[5]

Water reservoir

The settlement is one of five sites for the government-sponsored project to develop reservoirs in the country.^[6] Once completed, the reservoirs are expected to be the largest in the world in their category,^[7] with a total length of 650 km and constructed at a cost of QR 14.5 billion. In June 2018, the first phase of the project was completed.^[8]

References

^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^ "Qatar Socio-Economic Atlas". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ "رئيس الوزراء: يطلق مشروع الخزانات الاستراتيجية الكبرى لتأمين المياه". Qatar Government. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ Amery, Hussain A. (15 June 2015). Arab Water Security: Threats and Opportunities in the Gulf States. Cambridge University Press. p. 121. ISBN 9781316381069.
^ Sanaullah Ataullah (29 June 2018). "PM opens first phase of QR14.5bn reservoirs project". The Peninsula. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

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[1] "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

[2] "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[3] "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[4] "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

[5] "Qatar Socio-Economic Atlas". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[6] "رئيس الوزراء: يطلق مشروع الخزانات الاستراتيجية الكبرى لتأمين المياه". Qatar Government. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[7] Amery, Hussain A. (15 June 2015). Arab Water Security: Threats and Opportunities in the Gulf States. Cambridge University Press. p. 121. ISBN 9781316381069.

[8] Sanaullah Ataullah (29 June 2018). "PM opens first phase of QR14.5bn reservoirs project". The Peninsula. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

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