Umm ad-Dawm

Umm ad-Dawm lies north of Ta'if near Marran, in the dry country between the Hejaz and Najd. Its name recalls the doum palms that grow along the valleys, breaking the bare expanse of the plain. Nearby Marran was known for wells of fresh water, and the valley of al-Dama descends from the Kishb uplands towards a broad lowland where water gathers after rain.