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Umm Al Daah Khawzan ام الداه خوزان
Village
Sign for Khawzan on Khawzan Road
Umm Al Daah KhawzanLocation in Qatar
Coordinates: 25°28′43″N 50°56′22″E / 25.47861°N 50.93944°E / 25.47861; 50.93944
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al-Shahaniya
Zone	Zone 72

Umm Al Daah Khawzan (Arabic: ام الداه خوزان; also known simply as Khawzan) is a village in Qatar located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya. It is accessible through Dukhan Road. The closest city is the industrial hub of Dukhan. According to the Ministry of Environment, there were about six households in the village in 2014.

Etymology

There are three constituents of the village's name. The first, "umm", is Arabic for mother, and is a common prefix in Qatar when preceding a geographical description. "Daah" is the local name for a shrub, Latin name Lasiurus hirsutus, that grows abundantly in the area. Growing regularly throughout the whole of southern Qatar, it presents a slightly yellow color, and is consumed by grazing livestock.

Finally, the village derived the name "Khawzan" from a local depression called Rawdat Khawzan. In Arabic, "khazan" roughly means "reservoir". The depression was an important water reservoir for nearby settlements, being capable of storing water for months after rainy season.

Geography

Umm Al Daah Khawzan is close to Ras Abrouq on the Zekreet Peninsula, which hosts the majority of Qatar's ostriches and is part of the Al Reem Biosphere Reserve. Ostriches have occasionally wandered into the village and harassed its residents.

References

1. "طريق دخان يشكو غياب الخدمات الأساسية" (in Arabic). Al Sharq. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
2. ^ "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
3. Paul Sillitoe (1 August 2014). Sustainable Development: An Appraisal from the Gulf Region. Berghahn Books. p. 230. ISBN 9781782383727.
4. "النعام يفرض الإقامة الجبرية على سكان زكريت وأم القهاب" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

v t e Al-Shahaniya Municipality
Zone 72	Al Utouriya Lehsain Qaryat Al Refaiq Ras Abrouq Umm Al Daah Khawzan Umm Al Qahab Al Jadeeda Umm Al Qahab Al Qadeema Umm Leghab West Wadi Laswaq Zekreet
Zone 73	Al Jemailiya Abu Sidrah Al Qa'iya Al Suwaihliya
Zone 80	Al Shahaniya City Al Khurayb Al Samriya Lehsiniya Umm Leghab
Zone 82	Rawdat Rashed Abu Nakhla Al Sahla Al Shamaliya Madinat Al Mawater Umm Al Maqarin Umm Al Zubar Al Qibliya Umm Al Zubar East Umm Ghuwailina Umm Lebrak Umm Wishah Wadi Lejmal Al Shamali
Zone 84	Umm Bab Al Hamla Al Shabhana Jelaiha Qaryat Al Muhanna
Zone 85	Al Nasraniya Al Kharsaah Al Owaina Al Salamiya Umm Taqa
Zone 86	Dukhan Afjan Al Khattiya Al Ruwais West Al Zeghain
Landmarks	Al-Shahaniya Camel Racetrack Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum
Category:Al-Shahaniya

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