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Al Ain

Western Asia

Al Ain is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the seat of the administrative division of the Al Ain Region, bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi. It is the largest inland city in the Emirates, the fourth-largest city in the country and the second-largest in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; the freeways connecting Al Ain, Abu Dhabi and Dubai form a geographic triangle, with each city roughly 130 kilometers from the others.

Facts
Population
846,787 1
Area (sq km)
15,123 2
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
292 1
Latitude
24.2075 degrees north 1
Longitude
55.74472 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+04:00 3
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United Arab Emirates University

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Source United Arab Emirates University (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) (Arabic: جامعة الإمارات العربية المتحدة) is a public research university located in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Sources
1. Al Ain, Wikipedia
  • Demographics, population
    With a population of 846,787 (as of 2021)
  • Demographics, population year
    With a population of 846,787 (as of 2021)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    292 m (958 ft)
  • Infobox, Coordinates latitude
    24°12′27″N 55°44′41″E / 24.20750°N 55.74472°E
  • Infobox, Coordinates longitude
    24°12′27″N 55°44′41″E / 24.20750°N 55.74472°E
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. Al Ain (Wikidata)
P2046 (area)
Quote, P2046 (area)
area 15123.0 sq km
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3. GeoNames: Al Ain City - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 292913
    24.19167 55.76056 P PPL AE 01 102 846747 275 Asia/Dubai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 275 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 24.25, 55.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 24.25, 55.75
24.25 55.75 BWh
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Wikidata: Al Ain
Wikidata Q234600, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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