Al Dhafra Region ( Arabic : مِنْطَقَة ٱلظَّفْرَة , romanized : Minṭaqah aẓ-Ẓafrah ), known until 2017 as Al Gharbia or the Western Region ( Arabic : ٱلْمِنْطَقَة ٱلْغَرْبِيَّة , romanized : Al-Minṭaqah al-Ġarbiyyah ), 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.
7-525: (Redirected from Gharb ) [REDACTED] Look up gʻarbiy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Al Gharbiyah (Arabic: ٱلْـغَـرْبِـيَّـة 'western'), or Gharb ( غَـرْب 'west'), or variants may refer to: Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi Western Region, Bahrain Għarb , Gozo, Malta Gharbia Governorate , Egypt Gharb Al-Andalus or Al-Gharb, former name of
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21-546: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi 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 square kilometres (13,000 square miles). Other official sources, however, state an area of 59,760 square kilometres (23,070 square miles), or an 83 percent share of
28-575: The United Arab Emirates . It is 350 kilometres (220 miles) west of Abu Dhabi and 450 kilometres (280 miles) west of Dubai , mainly consisting of Emirati town houses. The city has been undergoing construction over the past years. A new hospital, a school, a police station and shops have been built. The area of Sila stretches west to the border with Saudi Arabia and encompasses the border town of Ghuwaifat and measures 408 square kilometres (158 square miles). The census of 2005 recorded
35-558: The emirate total of 72,000 square kilometres (28,000 square miles). This region comprises seven townships, with population figures of the 2005 census of population (109,000 for the region): Also of note is Habshan . 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
42-506: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Al Gharbiyah . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_Gharbiyah&oldid=1259694253 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Arabic-language text Short description
49-590: The transport of people and goods to offshore islands. 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. Sila, Abu Dhabi As-Silaʿ ( Arabic : ٱلـسِّـلَـع ) is a city in the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi ,
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