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Map of the United Arab Emirates showing Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and QuTúF, a village in Liwa oasis. There are two sources of water in the UAE: Desalinated seawater and groundwater. While groundwater is used for agriculture in Al Ain and Liwa, drinking water is provided entirely from desalinated seawater across the Emirates.
The falaj irrigation system at Al Ain Oasis. The oasis is known for its underground irrigation system (falaj [1] [2] or qanāt), which brings water from boreholes to water farms and palm trees. The falaj irrigation is an ancient system dating back thousands of years and is used widely in Oman, UAE, India, Iran, and other countries. [14] [15]
The overall structure of the UAE's national numbering plan is: Landline numbers begin with: [1] 01 Al Karama (Canceled) 02 Abu Dhabi; 03 Al Ain; 04 Dubai; 05 mobile number; 06 Sharjah, Ajman and Umm al-Quwain; 07 Ras Al Khaimah; 08 Western Region (Liwa, etc.) 09 Fujairah; Mobile numbers begin with: 050 cell phones ; 052 cell phones ; 053 cell ...
The Heart of Sharjah restoration project. Al Badayer Oasis: Located between the village of Nazwa and Al Madam on the E44 highway, Al Badayer (known as the location of the 'Big Red' sand dune [13]), Al Badayer Oasis is a 24,000 square metre mixed-use leisure development with 'glamping' facilities, a visitor centre, shops, cafes and event spaces.
In May 2016 Gulf News reported Mai Dubai as being the preferred bottled water for all Emirates passengers. [4] Mai Dubai is the only bottled water company to be awarded by the Dubai Municipality, the highest grade in 2015 in food safety (Grade A). [14] The company was also nominated for the Best Factory award by Dubai Municipality in 2015.
The villages of Liwa Oasis are the southernmost settlements of Abu Dhabi and of the United Arab Emirates. The southern border of Abu Dhabi with Saudi Arabia , which runs at a distance between 16 and 35 km (9.9 and 21.7 miles) to the Oasis, is a straight line in the Rub al Khali desert, which is largely uninhabited.
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Dhaid, or Al Dhaid (Arabic: ٱلذَّيْد, romanized: Adh-Dhayd), is the capital of the Central Region of the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.An oasis town, it has extensive irrigated date palm plantations with water channelled from the nearby Hajar mountains, at least in part through ancient tunnels dug for that purpose, known as aflāj in Arabic (falaj in the singular).