[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.

51° 18' 50" E. It is a small town, much in ruins, situated on a shallow backwater, into which the boats belonging to this part of the coast enter at high-water.

The inhabitants are about one hundred, of the Abookara [Al Kuwari] and Uttoobee [Bani Utbah] Tribes, subject to Bahrein; they are mostly fishermen.

"[8] A survey conducted by the British Hydrographic Office in 1890 describes Al Ruwais as "a small town on the mainland, 2 ½ miles south of Ras Rakan; it has four towers on the fort, which is the first thing seen from the northward when making the land.

Lorimer's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf: A village of Qatar, the nearest to the top of the promontory, about 2 ½ miles south of Ras Rakan.

The place is protected by a small fort with four towers, and drinking water is fetched from the Umm Dha'an well, 1 ½ miles inland south of Ruwais.

[10] In a 1904 transcript of Lorimer's Gazetteer, he remarks that, before 1856, roughly 100 inhabitants of the Bu Kuwara and Utub tribes resided in Al Ruwais, reiterating the details in G.B.

[14] After Qatar earned its independence in 1971, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani assumed control of the newly-found state in February 1972.

[16] Situated along the northern coastline, Al Ruwais is bordered by the villages of Madinat ash Shamal and Abu Dhalouf to the immediate west.

[17] The area around Al Ruwais is generally characterized by a flat surface, lacking significant topographical complexities.

[22] From December 2014 to January 2015, archaeologists from the Qatar Museums Authority also excavated the eastern portion of the mosque, unearthing pottery shards, animal bones and coins.

[25] Erected in 1955 on a vacant partially isolated plot of land, the Al Ruwais Police Station previously served the city and its port.

[29] Ashghal (The Public Works Authority) announced in April 2009 that it would be accepting bids from contractors for three stages of construction on Al Ruwais Port, which would include a 10,000 m2 built up area.

[33] In December 2018, Mwani, the port authority, officially launched the second phase of the development project started four years prior.

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