Umm Birka
أُمّ بِرْكَة | |
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Coordinates: 25°45′00″N 51°26′59″E / 25.75000°N 51.44972°E | |
Country | Qatar |
Municipality | Al Khor |
Zone | Zone 75 |
District no. | 310 |
Area | |
• Total | 58.5 km2 (22.6 sq mi) |
Umm Birka ( Arabic: أُمّ بِرْكَة; also spelled Umm Baraka) is a settlement in the Al Khor municipality of Qatar. [2] [3]
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]