Is Madīnat ash Shamāl safe? Qatar travel risk
Is Madīnat ash Shamāl safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Madīnat ash Shamāl scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Qatar Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 28 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. Canada changed its level from 3 to 2 on 15 Oct.
Madīnat ash Shamāl scores 36/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Qatar (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Madīnat ash Shamāl: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (50/100) and health and medical access (44/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Qatar travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 26.1167° N, 51.2167° E in Ash Shamāl, Madīnat ash Shamāl features an altitude of 9 m. The settlement is located 97.6 km SSE from Doha.
Ash Shamāl
26.1167° N, 51.2167° E
9 m
Asia/Qatar
5,267
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Qatar)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Qatar travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Qatar entry requirements.
Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers
Request detailed assessment for Madīnat ash Shamāl
Prioritizes this destination in our editorial evaluation pipeline.
Launch Calculator