Zone 78 is a

zone Zone or The Zone may refer to: Places Climate and altitude zones * Death zone (originally the lethal zone), altitudes above a certain point where the amount of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span * Frigid zone, ...

of the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Al Shamal Al Shamal ( ar, ٱلشَّمَال, Ash Shamāl) is a municipality in the state of Qatar. Its seat is called ''Madinat ash Shamal'' and it is considered to be one of the major cities in Qatar, although the population is barely over 8,000. The se ...

in the state of

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

. The main districts recorded in the 2015 population census were

Abu Dhalouf Abu Dhalouf ( ar, أبو ظلوف, Abū Ḑalūf) is a town on the north coast of Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Shamal. It was demarcated in 1988 and is bounded by Madinat ash Shamal to the immediate east, with Ar Ru'ays located to the ...

and

Zubarah Zubarah ( ar, الزبارة), also referred to as Al Zubarah or Az Zubarah, is a ruined and ancient fort located on the north western coast of the Qatar peninsula in the Al Shamal municipality, about 105 km from the Qatari capital of Doha. ...

. Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries are Ain Al Nuaman,

Ain Mohammed Ain Mohammed ( ar, عين محمد) is an abandoned village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal. It is located about 1.5 km southwest of the abandoned village of Freiha. To the north is a series of small hills known as Al Jebailat ...

Al `Arish AL, Al, Ål or al may stand for: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media * Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera * Al (''Fullmetal ...

, Al Jumail,

Al Khuwayr Al Khuwayr ( ar, الخوير) is an abandoned village in northwest Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal. It is a popular domestic tourist attraction due to its history and ruined structures. History Prior to the 19th century Al Khuw ...

, Al Nabaah, Ar Rakiyat,

Ath Thaqab Ath Thaqab ( ar, الثغب) is an abandoned village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal, approximately 110 km away from the capital Doha. It is close to the settlements of Al Ruwaydah and Al Khuwayr, the latter of which is only ...

Freiha Freiha ( ar, فريحة, Furayḥah) is a small deserted village on the north western coast of the Qatar Peninsula in the Al Shamal municipality. It is located in the Zubarah region being 3 km north of Zubarah town, and was founded by the Al B ...

Ghaf Makin Ghaf Makin is an abandoned settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws ...

, Khidaj, Lisha,

Murwab Murwab ( ar, مروب) is an archaeological site in northwest Qatar. A sizable village at one point, it was occupied from the beginning of the Abbasid Period until being abandoned in the late ninth century at the start of the Qarmatian Revoluti ...

, Ruwayda,

Sidriyat Makin Sidriyat Makin ( ar, سِدْرِيَّة مَكِين ) is a settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal, about 100 kilometers north of Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and ma ...

Umm Al Hawa'ir Umm () means ''mother'' in Arabic. It is a common Arabic feminine given name and generic prefix for Semitic place names. It may refer to: Places Bahrain *Ain Umm Sujoor, an archaeological site *Umm an Nasan, an island * Umm as Sabaan, an islet Eg ...

Umm Al Kilab Umm al Kilab is a settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal. Owing to its propensity for vegetation, various farms are based in the area. In the past, its inhabitants excavated sections of its depressed terrain to create smal ...

Umm al Qubur Umm al Qubur ( ar, القبور) is an abandoned village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal Al Shamal ( ar, ٱلشَّمَال, Ash Shamāl) is a municipality in the state of Qatar. Its seat is called ''Madinat ash Shamal'' an ...

, Umm Jasim,

Yusufiyah Yusufiyah ( ar, اليوسفية, al-Yūsufīyah; also transliterated as Yusafiyah, Youssifiyah or Yusifiyah, occasionally prefixed with Al-) is a regional township in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq. Background Yusufiyah is named after Yūsuf ( ...

Demographics

Land use

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) breaks down land use in the zone as follows.

References

Zones of Qatar Al Shamal {{Qatar-geo-stub