title: Umm
text: # 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
  