Umm Bab is a settlement in western 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 l
Entrance to Umm Bab on Umm Bab Road
Umm Bab Clay Quarry at night.
Beach sands in the vicinity of Al Hamlah Water Well near Umm Bab.
View of cement industries off Umm Bab Road.
Dukhan is a city in the western municipality of Al-Shahaniya, Qatar. It is approximately 80 kilometres west of the capital, Doha. Dukhan is administered by Qatar's state oil agency QatarEnergy and is
Umm Bab
…or opening in the area surrounded by two small hills which resemble a gateway. In 1948, shortly after the commencement of oil drilling operations in Dukhan, a housing village was built to the immediate south of Umm Bab to accommodate both Qatar Petroleum workers and locals of Umm Bab. A road was built the…
Aerial view of Dukhan in 1959
View of Dukhan Masjid, also known as Al Khotba Mosque, from Dukhan Western Road
Pipeline system for Dukhan's oil wells. The gas flare of a petroleum refinery can be seen in the distance.
Shopping complex of Dukhan Souq