Madinat ash Shamal

Madinat ash Shamal is the capital city of the municipality of in . Located more than 100 kilometres north of Qatar's capital , the city was founded in the 1970s, shortly after the country gained independence.
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  • Type: Village with 5,510 residents
  • Description: city in Al Shamal, Qatar
  • Also known as: “Al Shamal”, “Al Shamal city”, “Ash Shamāl”, “Baladiyat ash Shamal”, “Baladīyat ash Shamāl”, “Baladīyat Madīnat ash Shamāl”, “Madinat al Shamal”, “Madīnat ash Shamāl”, “アッ＝シャマール (市)”, and “マディナ・アッシュ・シャマル”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Shamal and Ar-Ruʼays.

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is a municipality in the state of .

Town
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, also spelled Al Ruwais, is a port town in the municipality of .

Madinat ash Shamal

Latitude
26.1183° or 26° 7′ 6″ north
Longitude
51.2157° or 51° 12′ 57″ east
Population
5,510
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
7HRH4698+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9666025665
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
389462
Wiki­data ID
Q22948561
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Madinat ash Shamal” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ማዲናት አሽ ሻማል”
  • Arabic: “الشمال”
  • Arabic: “بلدية الشمال”
  • Arabic: “بلدية مدينة الشمال”
  • Arabic: “مدينة الشمال”
  • Asturian: “Al Shamal”
  • Azerbaijani: “Madinat aş Şamal”
  • Basque: “Madinat ash Shamal”
  • Bengali: “মাদিনাত আশ শামাল”
  • Catalan: “Madinat ash Shamal”
  • French: “Ash Shamal”
  • German: “Madīnat asch-Schamāl”
  • German: “Madinat ash Shamal”
  • Hausa: “Madinat ash Shamal”
  • Hebrew: “א-שמאל”
  • Hebrew: “מדינת א-שמאל”
  • Japanese: “アッ＝シャマー (市)”
  • Japanese: “マディーナ・アッシュ・シャマル”
  • Javanese: “Madinat ash Shamal”
  • Kazakh: “Мәдинат аш Шамал”
  • Kirghiz: “Мадинат аш Шамал”
  • Lithuanian: “Madinat aš Šamalis”
  • Malay: “Madinat ash Shamal”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al Shamal by”
  • Nupe-Nupe-Tako: “Madinat ash Shamal”
  • Oromo: “Madinat ash Shamal”
  • Panjabi: “ਮਾਦਿਨਾਤ ਅਸ਼ ਸ਼ਾਮਾਲ”
  • Persian: “الشمال”
  • Persian: “مدینه اش شمال”
  • Portuguese: “Madinat ash Shamal”
  • Pushto: “مدينت اش شمال”
  • Russian: “Эш-Шамаль (город)”
  • Russian: “Эш-Шамаль”
  • Somali: “Madinat ash Shamal”
  • Spanish: “Madinat ash Shamal”
  • Swahili: “Madinat ash Shamal”
  • Tajik: “Мадинати аш Шамол”
  • Tatar: “Мәдинат аш Шамал”
  • Turkish: “Medinet eş Şemal”
  • Ukrainian: “Аш-Шамаль”
  • Uzbek: “Madinat ash Shamal”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights: Al-Shamal Stadium and Al-Shamal Sports Centre.

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