Ain Mohammed

Ain Mohammed

عين محمد
Ain Mohammed عين محمد
Abandoned village
	Ain Mohammed Location in Qatar
	Coordinates: 26°00′14″N 51°03′15″E / 26.003756°N 51.054056°ECoordinates: 26°00′14″N 51°03′15″E / 26.003756°N 51.054056°E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Shamal
Zone	Zone 78
District no.	410
Area
• Total	3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2)

Ain Mohammed (Arabic: عين محمد) is an abandoned village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal.^[2] It is located about 1.5 km southwest of the abandoned village of Freiha. To the north is a series of small hills known as Al Jebailat.^[3]

Etymology

Named after a local well, the first constituent of the village's name, "ain", refers to a natural source of water in Arabic. "Mohammed" was the name of the individual who built the well which supplied water to the village.^[3]

History

In 1908, J.G. Lorimer recorded Ain Mohammed in his Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, giving its location as "2 miles north-east of Zubarah". He makes note of a masonry well, 3 fathoms deep, yielding indifferent water, and a ruined fort.^[4]

Archaeology

Rock carvings have been discovered at Ain Mohammed.^[2]

Gallery

Site of the Ain Mohammed well which the village was named after
Ruined houses in Ain Mohammed
Remains of an oildrum fence for a farm in a depression in Ain Mohammed
Old Ain Mohammed Cemetery.

References

^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Qatar National Development Strategy 2011–2016" (PDF). Qatar General Secretariat for Development Planning. March 2011. p. 208. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [1524] (1639/2084)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 6 July 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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

[mdps-2] "Qatar National Development Strategy 2011–2016" (PDF). Qatar General Secretariat for Development Planning. March 2011. p. 208. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[gis-3] "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[4] "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [1524] (1639/2084)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 6 July 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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