Madinat ash Shamal
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Population
17K
Coordinates
26.1167, 51.2167
Category
cities
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Madinat ash Shamal is the capital city of the municipality of Al Shamal in Qatar. Located more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Qatar's capital Doha, the city was founded in the 1970s, shortly after the country gained independence. It was delimited in 1988 and shares its boundaries with Ar-Ruʼays to the east and Abu Dhalouf to the west.
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