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Umm Salal Ali (Arabic: أم صلال علي) is a village in the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar.
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Etymology
In Arabic, "Umm Salal" roughly translates to "mother of rocks". The name "Ali" added onto the end refers to Ali bin Jassim Al Thani, a son of Qatar's former ruler, Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, who previously owned a number of farms in the area.
Projects
In 2015, the government included Umm Salal Ali in its $4.6 bn project to construct reservoirs in five sites across the country.
Education
The following school is located in Umm Salal Ali:
References
Umm Salal Ali Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA