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Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi

Western region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Western region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

FieldValue
official_nameAl Dhafra
native_namear ()
other_nameAl Gharbia
Western Region
ar ()
image_skylineEmpty Quarter Dunes.jpg
image_captionDunes near Liwa Oasis in the region of Ar-Rub' Al-Khali
image_flagFlag of Abu Dhabi.svg
image_shieldEmblem of Abu Dhabi.svg
image_mapAbu Dhabi oeste.png
map_captionLocation of the Western Region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type2Emirate
subdivision_name2Abu Dhabi
seatMadinat Zayed
government_typeAbsolute monarchy
leader_titleEmir
leader_nameMohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
leader_title1Ruler's Representative of the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
leader_name1Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
leader_title2Municipality
leader_name2Al Dhafrah Region Municipality
population_total284205
population_as_of2023
population_footnotes
timezoneUAE standard time
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Western Region ar ()

Al Dhafra Region (), known until 2017 as Al Gharbia or the Western Region (), is one of three Municipal Regions in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Forming the western part of the United Arab Emirates, it is by far the largest region by area, occupying 71 % of the Abu Dhabi emirate's total area, yet the smallest by population and population density, and thus a rather remote region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, similar to the Eastern Region. The capital of Al Dhafra Region is Madinat Zayed (Bida Zayed). The new official name was already the historical name of the westernmost region of former Trucial Oman, which was Dhafrah. It is significant for its natural resources, particularly gas and petroleum. Its reserves of hydrocarbons account for 90% of the Emirate's reserves, which in turn account for 90% of the country's reserves, and are important for the local economy.

Demographics

The Region had a population of 202,154 as of the Census of 2010 (including Islands Region with 17,646). With a given population density of 6, the area of the region could be calculated at 33,700 km2. Other official sources, however, state an area of 59,760 km2, or an 83 percent share of the emirate total of 72,000 km2.

This region comprises seven townships, with population figures of the 2005 census of population (109,000 for the region):

  1. Madinat Zayed (Bida Zayed) (pop. 29,095)
  2. Ruwais (pop. 15,511)
  3. Ghayathi (pop. 14,022)
  4. Liwa (pop. 20,192)
  5. Al Mirfa (pop. 14,503)
  6. Sila (pop. 7,900, includes Ghuwaifat)
  7. Dalma (pop. 4,811)

Also of note is Habshan. 18 zones according to https://web.archive.org/web/20131214213727/http://sdi.abudhabi.ae/Sites/SDI/Content/EN/PDF/GISDay/gis-day-2009-presentation-wrm-1-gis-at-wrm%2Cproperty%3Dpdf%2Cbereich%3Dsdi%2Csprache%3Den%2Crwb%3Dtrue.pdf

  • Al Sila 408 km2 Nad Al Sheba 22 Barakah 77
  • Delma Island 79 Al Hamra 122 Al Shuwaihat 39 Sir Banyas 110 Jabal Al Dhana 78
  • Al Ruwais 218 Bida Al Mutawaa 80
  • Ghayathi 1011 Khasbat Al Reem Island 69 Al Haramiya 51
  • Al Mirfa 180 Al Ridem 81 Tarif Junction 43
  • Madinat Zayed 1558
  • Liwa 1238 --

Al Gharbia's coastal communities are served with six Western Region Ports built, developed and managed by Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC). These include Mugharrag, Al Sila, Sir Bani Yas, Dalma and Marfa Ports. The ports support local industries like fishing, tourism, logistics and leisure activities as well as facilitating the transport of people and goods to offshore islands.

Wildlife and prehistory

7 million-year-old fossilized footprints of elephants have been discovered at a site named "Mleisa 1" in Al-Gharbia. Within the area of Baynunah, a camel-slaughter site dating to about 6,000 years ago was discovered.

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250410024607/https://census.scad.gov.ae/home/population?tab=info&lang=en Abu Dhabi Emirate Population Overview]
  2. (2017-03-16). "Khalifa renames Eastern and Western Regions". [[Gulf News]].
  3. (2018). "Statistical Yearbook of Abu Dhabi 2018". Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi.
  4. "Regional location maps (eastern and western regions of Abu Dhabi emirate)". Ask Explorer.
  5. (2010). "The Report Abu Dhabi 2010". Oxford Business Group.
  6. [https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023515713.0x00003a John Gordon Lorimer: Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Vol. II], S, 412ff.
  7. (2016-05-09). "The Report Abu Dhabi 2016". Oxford Business Group.
  8. [http://www.scad.ae/Publications/YearBook/Population%20and%20Demography-English%20SYB%202011.pdf Abu Dhabi Statistical Yearbook 2011, Population and Demography]{{dead link. (October 2016)
  9. link. (2013-12-14 , page 8)
  10. [https://books.google.com/books?id=f9l90XsF5-sC&pg=PA167 Abu Dhabi Report]
  11. "Abu Dhabi Ports Company's Western Region Ports".
  12. "Les éléphants préhistoriques aussi sociables que leurs congénères actuels - Communiqués et dossiers de presse - CNRS".
  13. Mauguit, Quentin. (2012-02-23). "Des empreintes de 7 millions d'années racontent les éléphants d'autrefois". Futura.
  14. (2017). "Annual Report 2017". [[Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism.
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