Al Shamal (city)

Al Shamal الشمال
City
Al Shamal Al Shamal
Coordinates: 26°07′00″N 51°13′00″E / 26.11667°N 51.21667°ECoordinates: 26°07′00″N 51°13′00″E / 26.11667°N 51.21667°E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Madinat ash Shamal
Area
• Total	4.91 km^2 (1.90 sq mi)

Al Shamal (Arabic: الشمال‎‎) is the capital city of the municipality of Madinat ash Shamal in Qatar.^[1] It was delimited in 1988 and shares its boundaries with Ar Ru'ays to the east and Abu Dhalouf to the west.^[2]

Education

The city's first public library was opened in 1979.^[3]

References

1. "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
2. "Law No. 25 of 1988 On the Delimitation of the City of Al Shamal". almeezan.qa. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
3. Abdullahi, Ismaïl (2009). Global Library and Information Science - a Textbook for Students and Educators. IFLA Publications; 136/137. München: K.G. Saur. p. 424. ISBN 978-3-598-22042-5.