Al Ain
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Al Ain (Arabic: العين, al-ʿayn, literally The Spring), kent as the Garden City due to its greenery an awe, is the second largest city in the Emirate o Abu Dhabi an the fowert largest city in the United Arab Emirates. Wi a population o 568,221 (2010), it is locatit approximately 160 km east o the capital Abu Dhabi an aboot 120 km sooth o Dubai. Al-`Ain is the birthplace o Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first preses o the United Arab Emirates, an it haes the kintra's heichest nummer o Emirati naitionals.
Quick Facts Al Ain العين (in Arabic), Kintra ...
Al Ain العين (in Arabic) | |
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Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | |
A view over Green Mubazarrah | |
Coordinates: 24°12′27″N 55°44′41″E | |
Kintra | United Arab Emirates |
Emirate | Abu Dhabi |
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Govrenment | |
• Sheikh | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
• Croun prince | Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Area | |
• Total | 13,100 km2 (5,100 sq mi) |
Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 518,316 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (UAE Standard Time) |
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Quick Facts UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid, Criteria ...
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid | |
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An alley at the Al Ain Oasis | |
Criteria | Cultural: iii, iv, v |
Reference | 1343 |
Inscription | 2011 (35t Session) |
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Al-`Ain is locatit in the Emirate o Abu Dhabi, inland on the border wi Oman. The freeweys connectin Al-`Ain, Abu Dhabi, an Dubai fuirm a geographic triangle in the kintra, each ceety bein roughly 130 kilometres frae the ither twa.