Ain Mohammed

Ain Mohammed
Abandoned village
Site of a former water well in Ain Mohammed
Country Qatar
Municipality Ash Shamal

Ain Mohammed is an abandoned village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal. It is close to the abandoned village of Freiha.[1]

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.[2]

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 a fort.[3]

Archaeology

Rock carvings have been discovered at Ain Mohammed.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Qatar National Development Strategy 2011–2016" (PDF). Qatar General Secretariat for Development Planning. March 2011. p. 208. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "'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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