Umm
# 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
