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Al Shamal

administrative territorial entity of Qatar

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Within Vinony's link graph, Al Shamal is referenced by 140 other articles, and connects out to Zubarah, Ar Ru'ays and Al-ʽArish.

The entry is geolocated on the map in MS.

It is catalogued under topics including Al Shamal and Municipalities of Qatar.

Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Country: Qatar
Capital: Madinat ash Shamal
Mayor: Hamad Jumaa Al Mannai
Total: 859.8 km (332.0 sq mi)
Density: 10.23/km (26.49/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+03 ( East Africa Time )
Iso 3166 code: QA-MS

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Qatar
Country: Qatar
Located in: Qatar
Area: 859.8
Shares border with: Al Khor
Image: Zubara Fort.jpg

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Commons category: Al Shamal
topic's main category: Category:Al Shamal

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Encyclopedic overview

Al Shamal (Arabic: ٱلشَّمَال, romanized: Ash Shamāl, lit. 'the north') is a municipality in Qatar. Its seat is Madinat ash Shamal and it is considered to be one of the major cities in Qatar, although its population is barely over 7,000. The seat's name translates to "city of the north".

Ras Rakan, the Qatar Peninsula's northernmost point, is included in the municipality, and is surrounded by the Persian Gulf in all directions except for the south. It borders the municipality of Al Khor. The municipality is divided into three primary zones.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al Shamal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.