Umm () 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 The Ain Umm Sujoor () is an archaeological site located in the village of Diraz, Bahrain. Believed to have been built during the 3rd millennium BC, the site consists of an oval hollow, approximately 60x30 meters, with two wells, several rooms and ...

, an archaeological site *

Umm an Nasan Umm an Nasan island () is the fifth largest island in Bahrain. It is west of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island. Description Umm an Nasan is privately owned by (former) Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and is off limits to ordi ...

, an island * Umm as Sabaan, an islet

Egypt

* Umm Kulthum Museum, in Old Cairo * Umm Naggat mine *

Umm El Qa'ab Umm El Qaʻāb (sometimes romanised Umm El Gaʻab, ) is an archaeological site located at Abydos, Egypt. Its modern name, meaning "Mother of Pots", refers to the mound made of millions of broken pieces of pots which defines the landscape. Umm el Q ...

, a necropolis *

Zawyet Umm El Rakham Zawyet Umm El Rakham ( lit. "the resthouse of the mother of vultures") is an archaeological site located on the North coast of Egypt 20 km to the west of Marsa Matruh, and about 300 km to the west of Alexandria During the reign of Ram ...

, an archaeological site

Iraq

Umm al Binni lake Umm al Binni lake is a mostly dry lake within the Central Marshes in Maysan Governorate in southern Iraq. The lake is approximately northwest of the Tigris–Euphrates confluence. Because of its shape, location, and other details, it was first c ...

Umm Qasr Umm Qasr (, also transliterated as ''Um-qasir'', ''Um-qasser, Um Qasr. Kurdish: ئومقەسڕ, Ûmqêsir'') is a port city in southern Iraq. It stands on the canalised Khawr az-Zubayr, part of the Khawr Abd Allah estuary which leads to the P ...

, a port city **

Umm Qasr Port Umm Qasr Port is Iraq's only deep water port, part of the city of Umm Qasr. Iraq's second biggest port in scale of size and goods shipped, ranking behind the port of Basra, it is strategically important, located on the western edge of the al-Faw p ...

Israel

Umm Batin Umm Batin (; ) is a Bedouin village in southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert, 12 km northeast of Beersheba and adjacent to the highway 60, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council. In it had a populatio ...

, a village *

Umm al-Fahm Umm al-Fahm ( , ''Umm al-Faḥm''; ''Um el-Faḥem'') is a city located northwest of Jenin in the Haifa District of Israel. In its population was , nearly all of whom are Palestinian citizens of Israel. The city is situated on the Umm al-Fahm ...

, a city * Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam, a town * Umm al-Hiran, a village *

Umm al-Qutuf Umm al-Qutuf (; ) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located in the triangle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Pottery remains from the Hellenistic,Zertal, 2016, p163/ref> Rom ...

, a village

Jordan

* Umm al Birak, a town *

Jabal Umm Fruth Bridge Wadi Rum ( ''Wādī Ramm'', also ''Wādī al-Ramm''), known also as the Valley of the Moon ( ''Wādī al-Qamar''), is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia and about to the east of ...

Jabal Umm ad Dami Jabal Umm ad Dami, in historic Wadi Rum, is the highest mountain in Jordan. Its claimed elevation of 1,854 metresMount Umm Daraj *

Umm el-Jimal Umm el-Jimal (, "Mother of Camels"), also rendered as Umm ej Jemāl, Umm al-Jimal or Umm idj-Djimal, is a village in northern Jordan approximately 17 kilometers east of Mafraq. It is primarily notable for the substantial ruins of a Byzantine and ea ...

, a village * Umm al Kundum, a town *

Umm Qais Umm Qais (), also known as Qays, is a town in northern Jordan principally known for its proximity to the ruins of the ancient Gadara. It is the largest city in the Bani Kinanah Department and Irbid Governorate in the extreme northwest of the co ...

, a town *

Umm al Qanafidh Umm al Qanafidh is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to t ...

, a town *

Umm Shujayrah al Gharbiyah Umm Shujayrah al Gharbiyah is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, ...

, a town *

Umm Zuwaytinah Umm Zuwaytinah () is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq t ...

, a town

Kuwait

Umm al Maradim Island Umm al Maradim ()(''Translation: Mother of boulders'') is an island located at the extreme south of Kuwait's marine borders near the junction with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Umm Al-Maradim is surrounded by deep waters which enable ships to land ...

Umm an Namil Island Umm al Namil () is an island belonging to Kuwait, located within Kuwait Bay, in Persian Gulf. The island is at shortest, away from the Kuwaiti mainland. The island is known to be the site of several archeological finds, mainly from the ancien ...

, Kuwait Bay, Persian Gulf

Libya

Umm al Ahrar Umm al Ahrar or Umm al Aḩrār () is a Saharan desert oasis town in the Fezzan region of southwest Libya. See also * List of cities in Libya This is a list of the 100 largest populated places in Libya. Some places in the list could ...

, an oasis *

Qabr Umm al Hishah Qabr Umm al Hishah is a desert oasis town in the Al Wahat District in the Cyrenaica region of northeastern Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea ...

, an oasis *

Umm al Rizam Umm al Rizam () is a town in eastern Libya. It is located some south of Derna. It is linked to Ras et Teen beach by a road which is long. Notes See also * List of cities in Libya This is a list of the 100 largest populated plac ...

, a town

Palestine

Umm 'Ajra Umm 'Ajra (), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 31, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 4 km south of Baysan and t ...

, a depopulated village *

Tell Umm el-'Amr Tell Umm el-'Amr, also known as Tell Umm Amer, is an archaeological site located in the Nuseirat refugee camp, Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine. Location Tell Umm el-ʿAmr is located in the dune landscapes south of the mouth of th ...

, a monastery * Khirbat Umm Burj, a village *

Umm al-Faraj Umm al-Faraj (, known to the Crusaders as La Fierge), was a Palestinian village, depopulated in 1948. Location The village was situated on a flat spot in the Acre plain, northeast of Acre.Khalidi, 1992, p. 34 History Archaeological remains fro ...

, a depopulated village *

Umm Kalkha Umm Kalkha was a small Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 7, 1948, during Operation Nachshon. It was located 12.5 km south ...

, a depopulated village * Umm al-Khair, Hebron, a village * Umm al-Kilab, a village *

Umm Khalid Umm Khalid (), also called Mukhalid, was a Palestinian people, Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Subdistrict, west of Tulkarm. It was an ancient site in the central coastline of what is now the city of Netanya, Israel. History Archaeological ...

, a depopulated village * Bayt Umm al-Mays, a depopulated village * Umm al-Nasr Mosque in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip *

Umm ar-Rihan Umm ar-Rehan (, meaning "Mother of Basil"; also transliterated Umm Rihan or Um al-Rehan) is a Palestinian village of 447 inhabitants located high on the northwestern hills of the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine Palestine, offi ...

, a village *

Khirbat Umm Sabuna Umm Sabuna (), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 21, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 10.5 km northeast of Baysa ...

, a depopulated village * Umm Salamuna, a village * Umm ash Shauf, a depopulated village * Umm al-Tut, a village *

Umm az-Zinat Umm az-Zinat (, ''Umm ez Zînât'') was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 15, 1948, by Golani Brigade's Fourth Battalion. It was located 20.5 km southeast of Haifa. History C ...

, a depopulated village

Qatar

Umm Bab Umm Bab () is a settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya. It used to be part of the Al Rayyan municipality and prior to that part of Al Jemailiya municipality before the latter was incorporated into Al Rayyan. Umm Bab is w ...

, a settlement *

Umm Birka Umm Birka (; also spelled Umm Baraka) is a settlement in the Al Khor (municipality), Al Khor municipality of Qatar. Etymology Umm Birka derives its name from the Arabic word "barikat," which means "blessing." It was named in reference to a local ...

, a settlement * Umm al Ghaylam, a settlement *

Umm Ghuwailina Umm Ghuwailina () is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. Etymology The first word of Umm Ghuwailina is Arabic for "mother" and is used as a prefix to denote a geographic feature, while ''ghuwailina'' is a derivative of ...

, a settlement * Umm al Hawa'ir, a settlement * Umm al Kilab, a settlement *

Umm Lekhba Umm Lekhba () is a Qatari district located in the municipality of Doha. It was previously known as Al Duhail South or, alternatively, as South Duhail. Etymology In Arabic, "umm" literally means mother, but in this context is used as a prefix for ...

, a settlement *

Umm Qarn Umm Qarn () is a Qatar, Qatari village in the municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Al Daayen. Located just off Al Shamal Highway, the village hosts the municipal office and currently serves as the municipality's administrative seat. The set ...

, a settlement * Umm al Qubur, an abandoned village *

Umm Salal Umm Salal (; also spelled Umm Slal) is a municipalities of Qatar, municipality in the State of Qatar. Historic landmarks such as the Barzan Tower are located in Umm Salal.The municipal headquarters is located in Umm Salal Ali, about 10 km ...

, a municipality **

Umm Salal Mohammed Umm Salal Mohammed () is a town in the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar. The town has numerous farms, wells and a large water reservoir which is filled during the rainy season. History Umm Salal Mohammed was initially founded around 1910 by its ...

, the seat of the municipality Umm Salal **

Umm Salal Ali Umm Salal Ali () is the seat of the Municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar. Etymology In Arabic language, Arabic, "Umm Salal" roughly translates to "mother of rocks". The name "Ali" added onto the end refers to Ali bin Jas ...

, 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 Umm Dam () is a town in North Kurdufan State in central Sudan 60 kilometres north east of El Obeid El-Obeid (, ''al-ʾAbyaḍ'', lit."the White"), also romanized as Al-Ubayyid, is the capital of the state of North Kordofan, in Sudan. Hist ...

, a town *

Umm Ruwaba Umm Ruwaba, also Umm Ruwabah (; Ruaba and Umm Ruaba), is a city in the state of North Kurdufan in Sudan and is the capital of the Umm Ruwabah District. By road it is located southeast of El Obeid, and west of Rabak. Founded by the Ottoman Emp ...

, 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 Ma'arat Umm Hawsh (, also spelled Maarateh Om Hosh) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is administered as part of the Nahiya Mare' in the A'zaz District. Nearby localities include Mare' to the north, Tell Qarah ...

, a village *

Umm Haratayn (disambiguation) Umm Haratayn (also spelled Umm Hartein) could refer to the following villages in Syria: *Umm Haratayn, Hama Umm Haratayn (; also transliterated ''Umm Hartein'' or ''Umm Harteyn'') is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Suran ...

, multiple villages * Umm Jabab, a village * Umm Jalal, a village * Hawayiz Umm Jurn, a village * Umm al-Keif, a village *

Umm el-Marra Umm el-Marra, (), east of modern Aleppo in the Jabbul Plain of northern Syria, was one of the ancient Near East's oldest cities, located on a crossroads of two trade routes northwest of Ebla, in a landscape that was much more fertile than it is t ...

, an ancient city *

Umm Mweilat Janubiyah Umm Mweilat Janubiyah () is a Syrian village located in Sinjar Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevati ...

, a village * Umm Nir, a village * Umm al-Qasab, a village *

Umm al Quşayr (disambiguation) Umm al Quşayr or Umm Quşayr may refer to several places in Syria * Umm Quşayr, As-Suwayda Governorate, a ruin in As-Suwayda Governorate at * Umm al Quşayr, As-Suwayda Governorate a ruin in As-Suwayda Governorate at * Umm al Quşayr, Al-Ha ...

, multiple village *

Umm Rish Umm Rish, also rendered as Barisha, () is a Syrian village located in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur District, Idlib Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governora ...

, a village * Umm Sehrij, a village * Umm Tini, a village * Umm al-Tuyour, Hama Governorate, a village * Umm Waghfah, a village *

Umm Walad In the Muslim world, the title of ''umm al-walad'' () was given to a Concubinage in Islam, slave-concubine who had given birth to a child acknowledged by her master as his. These women were regarded as property and could be sold by their owners, ...

, a town *

Umm al-Zaytun Umm al-Zaytun (also spelled ''Umm ez-Zeitoun'') is a village in the al-Suwayda Governorate in southwestern Syria. It is situated along the southeastern edge of the Lejah lava plateau, northwest of the city of al-Suwayda. Umm al-Zaytun had a popula ...

, a village * Umm Zaytuna, a village

United Arab Emirates

Umm Hurair Umm Hurair () is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Umm Hurair has a small residential community as well as a shopping and economic district with shopping malls, hotels, banks and restaurants. Umm Hurair is divided into two sub-comm ...

, a locality in Dubai * Umm Ramool, a locality in Dubai *

Umm Suqeim Umm Suqeim () is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, fede ...

, a locality in Dubai *

Umm Al Sheif Umm Al Sheif () is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Umm Al Sheif is a small, residential locality in western Dubai. It is bordered to the north by Umm Suqeim, the northeast by Al Manara, the south by Al Barsha and Al Quoz and the w ...

, a locality in Dubai *

Umm al-Nar Culture Umm Al Nar () is a Bronze Age culture that existed around 2600-2000 BCE in the area of the modern-day United Arab Emirates and Northern Oman. The etymology derives from the island of the same name which lies adjacent to the city of Abu Dhabi, th ...

, of 2600-2000 BC *

Umm al-Quwain Umm Al Quwain (UAQ; Arabic: أم القيوين, pronounced: Arabic phonology, /ʔumː alqejˈwejn/, Gulf Arabic: Gulf Arabic, �ʊm͜ː 'æl ge̞ˈwe̞n) is the capital and largest city of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emir ...

, 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 Qaryat husayn umm Muhammad is a village in south-western Yemen. It is located in the Abyan Governorate Abyan ( ) is a governorates of Yemen, governorate of Yemen. The Abyan region was historically part of the Fadhli Sultanate. It was a bas ...

, a village

Other uses

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