Zone 78 is a

zone Zone, Zones or The Zone may refer to: Places Military zones * Zone, any of the divisions of France during the World War II German occupation * Zone, any of the divisions of Germany during the post-World War II Allied occupation * Korean Demilit ...

of the

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

Al Shamal Al Shamal () is a municipality in Qatar. Its seat is Madinat ash Shamal and it is considered to be one of the major cities in Qatar, although its population is barely over 7,000. The seat's name translates to "city of the north". Ras Rakan, t ...

in the state of

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...

. The main districts recorded in the 2015 population census were

Abu Dhalouf Abu Dhalouf () is a town on the north coast of Qatar, in the municipality of Al Shamal. It was demarcated in 1988 and is bounded by Madinat ash Shamal to the immediate east, with Ar-Ruʼays to the immediate east of Madinat ash Shamal. Etymology I ...

and

Zubarah Zubarah (), also referred to as Al Zubarah or Az Zubarah, is a ruined, ancient town located on the northwestern coast of the Qatar peninsula in the Al Shamal municipality, about from the capital Doha. It was founded by Shaikh Muhammed bin Khal ...

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

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

, Al `Arish,

Al Jumail Al Jumail () is an abandoned village in north-east Qatar located in the municipality of Al Shamal. It was an important town in the northern peninsula prior to the 21st century. Nearby settlements include Ruwayda to the south-west and Yusufiyah a ...

Al Khuwayr Al Khuwayr () is an abandoned village in northwest Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Shamal. It is a popular domestic tourist attraction due to its history and ruined structures. History 18th century Al Khuwayr was previously known as ''Kh ...

, Al Nabaah,

Ar Rakiyat Ar Rakiyat () is a village in Qatar, in the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional ...

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

Freiha Freiha () is a small deserted village on the north-western coast of the Qatar Peninsula in the Al Shamal municipality. It lies in the Zubarah region, located north of Zubarah town. It was founded by the Al Bin Ali tribe, an Utub tribe, in the firs ...

Ghaf Makin Ghaf Makin is an abandoned settlement in Qatar, in the municipality of Ash Shamal. In 1917, it was described as a Bedouin The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu ( ; , singular ) are pastorally nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the de ...

, Khidaj, Lisha, Murwab, Ruwayda,

Sidriyat Makin Sidriyat Makin ( ) is a settlement in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal, about 100 kilometers north of Doha Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the count ...

, Umm Al Hawa'ir, Umm Al Kilab, Umm al Qubur, Umm Jasim,

Yusufiyah Yusufiyah (; 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 (Joseph). It is about south of Baghd ...

Demographics

Land use

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

References

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