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Al Ain Cement Factory, amid hills of the western ridge of Jebel Hafeet. Al Ain is an important services centre for a wide area extending into Oman. There are three major shopping centres, [29] Al Ain Mall, Al Jimi Mall, Al Hili Mall and Al Bawadi Mall (opened in 2009 in Al Khrair area) as well as traditional souqs for fruit and vegetables and ...
Access to the caves is partly natural, while in other parts of the city of Al Ain, the entrance is blocked. At the foot of Jebel Hafeet lies a tourist attraction with hot springs and a lake. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] To the northeast is the mountain's largest wadi , [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Wadi Tarabat .
Al-'Ankah Fort in the village of Remah, between the cities of Al-Ain and Abu Dhabi. The city of Al-Ain, part of a historical region which also includes the adjacent Omani town of Al-Buraimi, [9] is noted for its forts, oases, aflāj (underground water channels), and archaeological sites such as those of Hili and Rumailah.
As a region, Al-Ain has been inhabited for over 7 millennia, as demonstrated by archeological finds. In particular, there are tombs shaped as beehives in the area of Mezyad, at the base of Jebel Hafeet, which date back to the Hafit period of the Early Bronze Age, besides [4] [9] In the 1950s, Sheikh Zayed, who would become the founding President of the United Arab Emirates, discovered the ...
Al-Jahili Fort (Arabic: قَلْعَة ٱلْجَاهِلِي, romanized: Qalʿat al-Jāhilī) is a 19th century fort in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The fort was built in 1891 in Al-Jahili Oasis by Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan for the protection of date palm farmers.
Al Buraimi oasis was eventually abandoned around 700 C.E. Throughout history, this area was known as "Tawam" and "Al Jaw," featuring a large oasis consisting of nine villages: Sa'ara, Hamasah, Haili, Al Jaimi, Al Mawijai, Al Mu'tarid, Al Jahili, Al Ain, and Al Qutayrah. Al Buraimi Governorate serves as a welcoming hub for visitors from various ...
Sweihan, also spelled Swaihan or Suwayḩān (Arabic: سُوَيْحَان), is a town in Al Ain Region, [1] 70 km (43 miles) northwest of the city of Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. It is noted for its surrounding farms. [2] The village is the site of the National Avian Research Centre (aka NARC).
Al Ain Museum (Arabic: مَتْحَف ٱلْعَيْن, romanized: Matḥaf Al), also known as Al Ain Museum (Arabic: مَتْحَف ٱلْعَيْن, romanized: Matḥaf al-ʿAyn), is a museum in the city of Al Ain, within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.