Lands & Plots for Sale in Madinat ash Shamal

Madinat Ash Shamal Land Prices per Square Foot

Land for sale in Madinat Ash Shamal, Zone 79, is some of the cheapest in Qatar. As of October 2026, plots of land for sale in Madinat Ash Shamal are advertised at QAR 155 - QAR 184 per ft². A 540 m² plot is advertised at QAR 900,000, or QAR 155 per ft², plots of 592 - 599 m² at QAR 1.02 million - QAR 1.03 million, or QAR 160 per ft², plots of 720 - 722 m² at QAR 1.36 million - QAR 1.4 million, or QAR 175 - QAR 181 per ft², and 831 m² plots at QAR 1.65 million, or QAR 184 per ft². However, there is also a small market in larger 1,400 m² plots of land advertised at QAR 7 million for residential use and at QAR 4.8 million - QAR 7.01 million for commercial use, which is prices per ft² in the order of QAR 319 - QAR 465 per ft². These larger plots benefit from being located on the main road, which is reflected in their prices.

Madinat Ash Shamal is the main town in the far north of the country, next to Al Ruwais and Ruwais port and about an hour's drive away from the capital Doha. It has basic amenities for a small town, including Al Ruwais Health Center, operated by the Primary Health Care Corporation. The further north one goes in Qatar, the lower the land prices relative to those in Doha. According to the Ministry of Justice, the median transaction price per ft² of plots of land sold in Al Ruwais, right next door, in September 2026 was QAR 144 per ft². The figure for plots sold in Abu Dhalouf, north of Al Ruwais, was even lower at QAR 103 per ft². These median transaction prices per ft² are in line with the advertised prices per ft² of plots in Madinat Ash Shamal mentioned above. For comparison, plots in Madinat Ash Shamal of about 600 m² are advertised for around QAR 1 million, whereas fully completed homes are advertised from QAR 1.6 million - QAR 2.5 million on the villas for sale in Al Ruwais page and from QAR 1.4 million on the villas for sale in Abu Dhalouf page. Madinat Ash Shamal, Zone 79, is not mentioned in Cabinet Decision No. 21 of 2026 and Cabinet Decision No. 28 of 2020, which determine the areas where foreigners can buy land with freehold title or with usufruct. Only Qataris, GCC citizens and companies entitled to own land can buy land there.