east coast. Al Huwaila – abandoned village near the municipality's south-east coast. Previously served as Qatar's main town before the emergence of Zubarah and Fuwayrit. Al Jumail – abandoned fishing village near the municipality's north-west coast. Al Khasooma – coastal area near the municipality's north coast, east of Ar Ru'ays. Al Khuwayr – abandoned fishing village near the municipality's north-west coast. Al Mafjar – abandoned village near the municipality's north-east coast. Al Marroona – village near the municipality's south-east coast. Al Nabaah – abandoned village near the municipality's north-west coast. Al Qa`abiyah – village near the north-center of Al Shamal. Al Zeghab – village on the outskirts of Madinat ash Shamal. Ar Rakiyat – village near the municipality's north-west coast. Ath Thaqab – village near the municipality's north-west coast. Freiha – abandoned village near the municipality's south-west coast. It is closely associated with the historic town of Zubarah. Ghaf Makin – village near the municipality's north-west coast. Jebel Jassassiyeh – abandoned village near the municipality's north-east coast. Khidaj – abandoned village near the municipality's north-west coast. Lejthaya – village near the municipality's south-east coast. Lisha – village near the municipality's east coast. Murwab – abandoned village near the municipality's south-west coast. It constitutes one of Qatar's largest Islamic-era settlements. Ras Al Shindwie – village near the municipality's northern tip. Ruwayda – abandoned village near the municipality's north-west coast. It constitutes one of Qatar's largest archaeological sites. Safya – village near the municipality's east coast, to the immediate south of the original village of Fuwayrit. Sidriyat Makin – village near the municipality's north-west coast. Umm Al Ghaylam – village near the north-center of Al Shamal. Umm Al Hawa'ir – village near the municipality's north-east coast. Umm Al Kilab – village near the center of Al Shamal. Umm al Qubur – abandoned village near the municipality's south-west coast. Umm Al Shuwail – abandoned site containing a fort located 1.1 km east of Zubarah. Umm Jasim – village near the municipality's north-west coast. Yoghbi – abandoned village near the municipality's south-west coast. It accommodates the earliest known Islamic-era settlement in Qatar. Yusufiyah – abandoned village near the municipality's north-west coast. Zarqa – village near the municipality's north-east coast. Organizational structure Ash-Shamal Municipality comprises four principal departments headed and managed by Hamad Jumaa Al Mannai, mayor of ash-Shamal Municipality as of 2016. The director's office, heading the director's assistants and the heads of the