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Ar-Ruʼays
Town in Ash Shamal, Qatar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the town in Abu Dhabi, see Ruwais.
Ar-Ruʼays (Arabic: اَلرُّؤَيْس), also spelled Al Ruwais, is a port town in the Qatari municipality of Al Shamal.[1] It is located on the northern tip of Qatar, approximately 127 km (79 mi) north of the capital Doha.[2] Before the country's economic landscape was transformed by oil extraction, Al Ruwais was one of the most important fishing centers on the peninsula.[3]
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Ar-Ruʼays
اَلرُّؤَيْس | |
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Town | |
![]() A close-up of the historic Al Ruwais Mosque | |
Coordinates: 26°08′00″N 51°13′00″E | |
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Municipality | Ash Shamal |
Zone no. | 79 |
District no. | 423 |
Area | |
• Total | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
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The town is best known for its Al Ruwais Port, the second-most important port in Qatar.[4] It is also known for accommodating what is thought to be the earliest-constructed surviving mosque in all of Qatar.[5]