The Eastern Region ( ar, ٱلْمِنْطَقَة ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, Al-Minṭaqah ash-Sharqiyyah, since March 2017 officially renamed by
Sheikh
Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving f ...
to Al Ain Region ( ar, مِنْطَقَة ٱلْعَيْن, Minṭaqat al-ʿAyn))
is one of three
Municipal Regions in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It forms the southeastern part of the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
.
Its main settlement is the city of
Al Ain
Al Ain ( ar, ٱلْعَيْن, , ) is a city in the western side of Tawam (region), Tuwwam region and the seat of the administrative division of its namesake, Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ...
, located on the country's border with
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
, about from the city of
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
, the capital of the Emirate and country.
Compared to
the Western Region, it is also a rather remote region of the Emirate,
but smaller by area, and is not known to hold reserves of gas or
petroleum
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,
but is agriculturally important.
History and prehistory
![Al A'ankah Fort](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Al_A%27ankah_Fort.jpg)
The city of Al-Ain, part of a
historical region
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An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that ...
which also includes the adjacent Omani town of
Al-Buraimi
Al-Buraimi ( ar, ٱلْبُرَيْمِي, Al-Buraymī) is an oasis city and a wilayah (province) in northern Oman, on the border between Oman and the United Arab Emirates. It is the capital of the Al Buraimi Governorate. An adjacent city on the U ...
,
is noted for its forts, oases, ''
aflāj'' (underground water channels), and archaeological sites such as those of
Hili and
Rumailah. Sites outside the city include
Jebel Hafeet
Jabal Hafeet ( ar, جَبَل حَفِيْت, Jabal Ḥafīt, "Mount Hafeet"; variously transcribed Jabal, Jabel or Jebal and Hafit or Hafeet – literally "empty mountain") is a mountain in the region of Tawam, on the border of the United Arab ...
and Al-A'ankah Fort.
Sheikh
Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان, Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati politician, statesman, and philanthropist who served as ...
had been the Ruler's Representative in this region, before becoming the
Ruler of Abu Dhabi
This article lists the rulers of separate states on the territory of the United Arab Emirates, most of which became its Emirates.
List of rulers of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Al Nahyan of Al Abu Falah dynasty
List of rulers of the Emirate of ...
and
President of the United Arab Emirates
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The president and vice-president are elected every five years by the Federal Supreme Council. Though the p ...
.
Demographics and settlements
![Dubai Alain road UAE - panoramio (1)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Dubai_Alain_road_UAE_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg)
As of 2009, the population of the region was estimated at 890,000.
Aside from the main city, there are about 20 settlements which are governed by the region's municipal body, that is
Al Ain Municipality. Most of them are estimated to have populations of no more than 10,000. They include:
*
Al-Faqa' (partly in the
Emirate of Dubai
The Emirate of Dubai ( ar, إمارة دبيّ; pr. ) is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It is the most populous emirate of the United Arab Emirates, UAE. The capital of the emirate is the eponymous city, Dubai.
Geograp ...
,
on the
road
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There are many types of ...
from Al-Ain to
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
)
* Al-Hayer
* Al-Qu'a
* Al-Shwaib (on the road to
Al Madam
Al Madam ( ar, ٱلْمَدَام) is an inland town of the Emirate of Sharjah, the UAE. Located at the intersection of the Dubai-Hatta ( E44) and Mleiha- Shwaib (E55) roads, its development has mainly centred around these road links and the road ...
in the
Emirate of Sharjah
The Emirate of Sharjah (; ar, إِمَارَة ٱلشَّارِقَة ') is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, which covers and has a population of over 1,400,000 (2015). It comprises the capital city of Sharjah, after which it ...
)
* Al-Wagan
* Al-Yahar
*
Mezyad
* Nahel
* Remah
* Sa'ah
*
Sweihan
Sweihan, also spelled Swaihan or Suwayḩān ( ar, سُـوَيْـحَـان), is a town in the region of Al-Ain, northwest of the city of Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. It is noted for its surrounding farms.
T ...
See also
*
Abu Dhabi Region
*
Al Ain International Airport
Al Ain International Airport ; ar, مَطَار ٱلْعَيْن ٱلدَُوَلِِي; transliterated: Maṭār Al-ʿAyn Ad-Duwalī) is an airport located west or northwest (login required) of Al Ain in the Eastern Region of the Emirate of A ...
*
Al-Buraimi Governorate (adjacent)
*
Ash Sharqiyah (disambiguation)
Al Sharqiyah, Ash Sharqiyah ( ar, الشرقية, from Arabic ) or its variants, meaning 'eastern' or loosely 'oriental', may refer to:
Places
*Ash Sharqiyah Region (Oman)
**Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate
** Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate
* As ...
*
Lake Zakher
Lake Zakher ( ar, بُحَيْرَة زَاخِر, Buḥayrat Zākhir) is a man-made lake in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. It was created from treated waste water that was released onto land, which pushed up groundwater levels and eventually res ...
*
List of tourist attractions in the United Arab Emirates
This is a list of the popular tourist attractions in the United Arab Emirates, by Emirate, except for shared attractions, such as mountains shared by different emirates
Abu Dhabi
* Central Region:
** Sheikh Zayed Mosque: founded by Sheikh Zay ...
*
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The wildlife of the United Arab Emirate ...
References
External links
Al Ain Region to host Arab's first adventure tourism conference
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Municipal regions in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Tawam, Eastern Arabia