The Eastern Region ( ar, ٱلْمِنْطَقَة ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, Al-Minṭaqah ash-Sharqiyyah, since March 2017 officially renamed by

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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 from ...

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 (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...

. Its main settlement is the city of

Al Ain Al Ain ( ar, ٱلْعَيْن, , ) is a city in the western side of Tuwwam region and the seat of the administrative division of its namesake, Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is bordered to the east by the Omani ...

, located on the country's border with

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, about from the city of

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, 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

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, but is agriculturally important.

History and prehistory

The city of Al-Ain, part of a

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which also includes the adjacent Omani town of Al-Buraimi, 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 and Al-A'ankah Fort.

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

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and

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Demographics and settlements

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

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, on the

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from Al-Ain to

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) * Al-Hayer * Al-Qu'a * Al-Shwaib (on the road to Al Madam in the

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) * Al-Wagan * Al-Yahar * Mezyad * Nahel * Remah * Sa'ah * Sweihan

References

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Al Ain Region to host Arab's first adventure tourism conference
{{Abu Dhabi Municipal regions in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Tawam, Eastern Arabia

History and prehistory

Demographics and settlements

See also

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