Umm Salal Mohammed
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Umm Salal Mohammed أم صلال محمد |
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The iconic Barzan Towers found in Umm Salal Mohammed
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 Umm Salal Mohammed
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| Coordinates: 25°25′N 51°24′E / 25.417°N 51.400°ECoordinates: 25°25′N 51°24′E / 25.417°N 51.400°E | |
| Country | Qatar |
| Municipality | Umm Salal |
| Established | 1910 |
Umm Salal Mohammed (Arabic: أم صلال محمد; also spelled Umm Salal Muhammad), is the seat of the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar. The settlement has numerous farms, wells and a large water reservoir which is filled during the rainy season.
Umm Salal Mohammed was initially founded around 1910 by its namesake, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani. He designed and oversaw the construction of the village after he had decided to refurbish the Barzan Towers to serve as his winter residence as well as scout for incoming Ottoman troops.
Umm Salal Muhammad is a small settlement in the center of the country and is different from most of the other urban developments in Qatar. The historic Barzan Towers are located in Umm Salal Muhammad. The towers date back to 1895 and its enclosed site was excavated by a Danish archaeological team in 1958.
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