Ain Mohammed

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]

Ain Mohammed

عين محمد
Abandoned village
Ain Mohammed
Location in Qatar
Coordinates: 26.003756°N 51.054056°E / 26.003756; 51.054056
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Shamal
ZoneZone 78
District no.410
Area
 • Total3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2)

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]

  • 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
  1. "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. "Qatar National Development Strategy 2011–2016" (PDF). Qatar General Secretariat for Development Planning. March 2011. p. 208. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  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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