Al Mafjar

Al Mafjar is an abandoned village in , 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.
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  • Abandoned locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 2 metres (7 feet)
  • Description: human settlement in Qatar
  • Also known as
    “Al Mafier”
    “Al Mafijar”
    “El Mafier”
    “Mafijar”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ar-Ruʼays.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also spelled Al Ruwais, is a port town in the municipality of . is situated 10 km west of Al Mafjar.

Al Mafjar

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Latitude
26.13482° or 26° 8′ 5″ north
Longitude
51.30358° or 51° 18′ 13″ east
Open location code
7HRH48M3+WC
Geo­Names ID
289946
Wiki­data ID
Q4704339

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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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