Ar-Ruʼays

Ar-Ruʼays, also spelled Al Ruwais, is a port town in the municipality of . It is located on the northern tip of Qatar, approximately 127 km north of the capital .
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  • Type: Town with 3,330 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Qatar
  • Also known as: “Al Ruwais”, “Ar Ru’ays”, “Ar Ruwais”, “Ar Ruways”, and “Ruwais”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Shamal.

Photo: Xavier Bouchevreau, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a municipality in the state of . The seaside teems with local dhow boats. Al Ruwais is part of a conglomeration of towns in the municipality of Madinat ash Shamal, including Al Ruwais and Abu Dahlouf.

Ar-Ruʼays

Latitude
26.1295° or 26° 7′ 46″ north
Longitude
51.20465° or 51° 12′ 17″ east
Population
3,330
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
7HRH46H3+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1474146066
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
289884
Wiki­data ID
Q3298589
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Ar-Ruʼays” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “اَلرُّؤَيْس”
  • Arabic: “الرويس”
  • Arabic: “مدينة الرويس”
  • Asturian: “Ar Ru’ays”
  • Cebuano: “Ar Ru’ays”
  • Dutch: “Ar Ru’ays”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الرويس”
  • French: “Al Rouwaïs”
  • French: “Al Ruwais, Ar Ru’ays”
  • German: “Ar-Ruwais”
  • Hebrew: “א-רווייס”
  • Hebrew: “א-רויס”
  • Irish: “Ar Ru’ays”
  • Japanese: “アッ・ルアイス”
  • Japanese: “アル・ルーアイス”
  • Lithuanian: “Ar Ru’ays”
  • Lithuanian: “Ruaisas”
  • Lithuanian: “Ruajisas”
  • Mazanderani: “الرویس”
  • Mingrelian: “ერ-რუეისი”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ar Ru’ays”
  • Persian: “الرویس”
  • Polish: “Ar-Ruwajs”
  • Portuguese: “Ar Ru’ays”
  • Russian: “Эр-Рувайс”
  • Tagalog: “Ar Ru’ays”
  • Turkish: “Er Rüveys”
  • Ukrainian: “Аль-Рувайс”
  • Ukrainian: “Ар Руайс”

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