Umm al Samim

The Umm al Samim is a quicksand area on the eastern edge of the Rub al'khali desert largely within 's borders. The waters, such as they are, drain into this brackish low-lying closed basin area off the Omani mountains and the of the Rub al'khali.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: landform
  • Also known as: “Umm al Samim, Umm as Samīm, Umm al Samim, Umm as Samim”

Umm al Samim

Latitude
21.64° or 21° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
55.9° or 55° 54′ east
Open location code
7HHQJWR2+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1716907803
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q1519450
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Umm al Samim” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أم السميم”
  • Arabic: “سبخة أم السميم”
  • Catalan: “Umm al-Samim”
  • French: “Umm al Samim”
  • French: “Umm al-Samim”
  • German: “Umm al Samim”
  • German: “Umm As Samin”
  • German: “Umm as-Samim”
  • German: “Umm as-Samin”
  • Greek: “Ουμ αλ Σαμίμ”
  • Japanese: “ウンム・サミーム”
  • Lithuanian: “Um al Samimas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Umm al Samim”
  • Swedish: “Umm al Samim”
  • Thai: “อุมมุสซะมีม”
  • Uzbek: “Umm as-Samim”

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