Al Mafjar
Al Mafjar is an abandoned village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal in the north. There are plans to redevelop ruins of the ancient village as a tourist attraction. Umm Tais National Park and Ar Ru'ays are nearby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Abandoned locality
- Description: human settlement in Qatar
- Also known as: “Al Mafier”, “Al Mafijar”, “El Mafier”, and “Mafijar”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ar-Ruʼays.
Ar-Ruʼays
Town
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Ar-Ruʼays, also spelled Al Ruwais, is a port town in the Qatari municipality of Al Shamal. It is located on the northern tip of Qatar, approximately 127 km north of the capital Doha. Ar-Ruʼays is situated 10 km west of Al Mafjar.
Al Mafjar
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al Mafjar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المفجر”
- Arabic: “اَلْمَفْجَر”
- Dutch: “Al Mafjar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المفجر”
- Irish: “Al Mafjar”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al Mafjar”
- Persian: “المفجر”
- Urdu: “المفجر”
- Uzbek: “Al-Mafjar”
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