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Place in Al Khor, Qatar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Umm Birka (Arabic: أُمّ بِرْكَة; also spelled Umm Baraka) is a settlement in the Al Khor municipality of Qatar.[2][3]
Umm Birka
أُمّ بِرْكَة | |
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Coordinates: 25°45′00″N 51°26′59″E | |
Country | Qatar |
Municipality | Al Khor |
Zone | Zone 75 |
District no. | 310 |
Area | |
• Total | 58.5 km2 (22.6 sq mi) |
Umm Birka derives its name from the Arabic word "barikat," which means "blessing." It was named thus in reference to a nearby well.[4]
Umm Birka is situated in northeast Qatar. The village of Umm Al Qahab is nearby.[5]
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]
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