Umm

Umm (أمّ) means mother in Arabic. It is a common Arabic feminine given name and generic prefix for Semitic place names. It may refer to:

Places

Bahrain

• Ain Umm Sujoor, an archaeological site
• Umm an Nasan, an island
• Umm as Sabaan, an islet

Egypt

• Umm Kulthum Museum, in Old Cairo
• Umm Naggat mine
• Umm El Qa'ab, a necropolis
• Zawyet Umm El Rakham, an archaeological site

Iraq

• Umm al Binni lake
• Umm Qasr, a port city
  • Umm Qasr Port

Israel

• Umm Batin, a village
• Umm al-Fahm, a city
• Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam, a town
• Umm al-Hiran, a village
• Umm al-Qutuf, a village

Jordan

• Umm al Birak, a town
• Jabal Umm Fruth Bridge
• Jabal Umm ad Dami, a mountain
• Mount Umm Daraj
• Umm el-Jimal, a village
• Umm al Kundum, a town
• Umm Qais, a town
• Umm al Qanafidh, a town
• Umm Shujayrah al Gharbiyah, a town
• Umm Zuwaytinah, a town

Kuwait

• Umm al Maradim Island
• Umm an Namil Island, Kuwait Bay, Persian Gulf

Libya

• Umm al Ahrar, an oasis
• Qabr Umm al Hishah, an oasis
• Umm al Rizam, a town

Palestine

• Umm 'Ajra, a depopulated village
• Tell Umm el-'Amr, a monastery
• Khirbat Umm Burj, a village
• Umm al-Faraj, a depopulated village
• Umm Kalkha, a depopulated village
• Umm al-Khair, Hebron, a village
• Umm al-Kilab, a village
• Umm Khalid, a depopulated village
• Bayt Umm al-Mays, a depopulated village
• Umm al-Nasr Mosque in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip
• Umm ar-Rihan, a village
• Khirbat Umm Sabuna, a depopulated village
• Umm Salamuna, a village
• Umm ash Shauf, a depopulated village
• Umm al-Tut, a village
• Umm az-Zinat, a depopulated village

Qatar

• Umm Bab, a settlement
• Umm Birka, a settlement
• Umm al Ghaylam, a settlement
• Umm Ghuwailina, a settlement
• Umm al Hawa'ir, a settlement
• Umm al Kilab, a settlement
• Umm Lekhba, a settlement
• Umm Qarn, a settlement
• Umm al Qubur, an abandoned village
• Umm Salal, a municipality
  • Umm Salal Mohammed, the seat of the municipality Umm Salal
  • Umm Salal Ali, a village
• Umm Tais National Park

Saudi Arabia

• Umm Al-Hamam, a village
• Jabal Umm Hayfā', a mountain
• Jabal Umm al Ru'us, a town

Sudan

• Umm Badr, a town
• Umm Bel, a town
• Umm Dam, a town
• Umm Ruwaba, a city
• Umm Ruweim, an archaeological ruin site

Syria

• Umm al-'Adam, a village
• Umm al-Dawali, a village
• Umm Elgar, a village
• Umm Elkhalayel, a village
• Umm Ghargan, a village
• Maarat Umm Hawsh, a village
• Umm Haratayn (disambiguation), multiple villages
• Umm Jabab, a village
• Umm Jalal, a village
• Hawayiz Umm Jurn, a village
• Umm al-Keif, a village
• Umm el-Marra, an ancient city
• Umm Mweilat Janubiyah, a village
• Umm Nir, a village
• Umm al-Qasab, a village
• Umm al Quşayr (disambiguation), multiple village
• Umm Rish, a village
• Umm Sehrij, a village
• Umm Tini, a village
• Umm al-Tuyour, Hama Governorate, a village
• Umm Waghfah, a village
• Umm Walad, a town
• Umm al-Zaytun, a village
• Umm Zaytuna, a village

United Arab Emirates

• Umm Hurair, a locality in Dubai
• Umm Ramool, a locality in Dubai
• Umm Suqeim, a locality in Dubai
• Umm Al Sheif, a locality in Dubai
• Umm al-Nar Culture, of 2600-2000 BC
• Umm al-Quwain, one of the seven emirates

Yemen

• `Arqub Umm Kubayr, a village
• Bayt Umm Jalli, a village
• Jawf Umm Maqbabah, a village
• Qaryat Husayn Umm Muhammad, a village

Other uses

• Umm (given name)
• Umm Dreiga, an oasis town in Western Sahara

See also

• UMM (disambiguation)
• Umm al-Amad (disambiguation)
• Umm al-Qura (disambiguation)