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.
7-585: Western Region or West Region may refer to: Places [ edit ] Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi , the Western Region Western Region, Bahrain Western Region, Eastern Cape , South Africa Western Region, Ghana Western Region (Iceland) Western Region, Nepal Western Region, Nigeria (former) Western Region, Serbia Western Region, Uganda Western Regions ,
14-834: A historic name for central Asia West Region, Cameroon West Region, Ireland West Region, Singapore Western Krai of the former Russian Empire West Bengal , a state in eastern India, the western part of the Bengal region Other [ edit ] Western Region (Boy Scouts of America) , one of the large geographic divisions of the Boy Scouts of America Western Region of British Railways Western Region Football League , an Australian rules football semi-professional league See also [ edit ] Central Region (disambiguation) Eastern Region (disambiguation) Northern Region (disambiguation) Southern Region (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
21-888: Is currently a major oil and gas field for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). It contains oil field and camps for oil workers. The major part of this region is marked as a Red Zone due to the presence of hydrogen sulphide gas. The area is a major production area for Sulphur , a byproduct of the oil industry, and is the terminal station of a new railway network in the United Arab Emirates developed by Etihad Rail . Commercial operations on this railway commenced in December 2015. 23°49′30″N 53°37′0″E / 23.82500°N 53.61667°E / 23.82500; 53.61667 This United Arab Emirates location article
28-546: 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
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
42-464: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Western Region . 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=Western_Region&oldid=1148209425 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
49-600: 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. Habshan Habshan is an area in the southwestern part of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates . It
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