Al Faqa
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Al Faqa
ٱلـفَـقَـع (in Arabic) | |
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Coordinates: 24°42′48″N 55°37′23″E / 24.71333°N 55.62306°E | |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Emirate | Abu Dhabi + Dubai |
Municipal region (Abu Dhabi) | Al-Ain (Ash-Sharqiyyah) |
Government | |
• Type | Absolute monarchy |
• Sheikh | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Abu Dhabi) + Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Dubai) |
• Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan |
Time zone | UTC+4 (UAE Standard Time) |
Al-Faqaʿ (Arabic: ٱلـفَـقَـع) is a village on the border of the Emirate of Dubai and the Eastern Region[1] of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), located on the Dubai-Al Ain highway (E 66 or Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan Road),[2] the village straddles the border between the two emirates. It has a Dubai police station,[3] and a population of some 370 residents in 2015.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Eastern Region Bus Services", Department of Transport, Government of Abu Dhabi, archived from the original on 2018-05-24, retrieved 2018-11-04
- ^ "Dubai-Al Ain Road renamed". WAM. Al Ain: Gulf News. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- ^ "Dubai: Crime and accidents down in Al Faqa". Gulf News. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ^ "Population Bulletin" (PDF). Dubai Statistics Center, Government of Dubai. 2015.