Al `Adhbah

Al `Adhbah (Arabic: عذبة‎; also spelled as Al Athbah) is a village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal. It previously served as Bedouin camping ground and had 5 masonry wells in the early 1900s.[1]

Al Adhbah

عذبة
Village
Al Adhbah
Location in Qatar
Coordinates: 26°3′6″N 51°19′19″E
CountryQatar
MunicipalityAsh Shamal

Etymology

Al Adhbah translates to 'sweet' in English. It was given this name because its fresh water was of good quality, with little salinity.[2]

Geography

In previous times, the main villages situated directly on the coast such as Al Ghariyah and Fuwayrit often experienced water shortages because seawater prevented direct access to the groundwater. Furthermore, the water that could be obtained was highly saline.[3] As a result, Al Adhbah would establish a trade relationship with these villages in which it would receive maritime goods such as fish and pearls in exchange for its potable water.[4]

References
  1. "'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [1499] (572/688)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. Phillip G Macumber (2012). "An examination of the impact of environmental disparity on the occupation of Qatar". University of Copenhagen. p. 24. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. Phillip G. Macumber (2015). "Water Heritage in Qatar" (PDF). Cultural Heritages of Water: Thematic Study on The Cultural Heritages of Water in the Middle East and Maghreb. UNESCO World Heritage Convention. UNESCO. p. 226. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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