Al Faqa

Al Faqa (Arabic: ٱلْفَقَع, romanized: Al-Faqaʿ) is an Emirati village on the border of the Emirate of Dubai and the Eastern Region[1] of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, located on the highway from Dubai to Al Ain.[2] It has a Dubai police station,[3] and a population of some 370 residents, as of 2015.[4]

Al Faqa
Al-Faqaʿ (ٱلْفَقَع)
Village
Al Faqa is located in United Arab Emirates
Al Faqa
Al Faqa
Location of Al Faqa in the UAE
Al Faqa is located in Persian Gulf
Al Faqa
Al Faqa
Location of Al Faqa in the region of the Persian Gulf
Al Faqa is located in West and Central Asia
Al Faqa
Al Faqa
Al Faqa (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates: 24°42′48″N 55°37′23″E
Country United Arab Emirates
EmirateAbu Dhabi and Dubai
Municipal region
(Abu Dhabi)		Al-Ain
Government
 • TypeAbsolute monarchy
 • SheikhMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Abu Dhabi)
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Dubai)
 • Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu DhabiTahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
Time zoneUTC+4 (UAE Standard Time)

See also

References
  1. "Eastern Region Bus Services", Department of Transport, Government of Abu Dhabi, archived from the original on 24 May 2018, retrieved 4 November 2018
  2. "Dubai-Al Ain Road renamed". Gulf News. Al Ain. WAM. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. "Dubai: Crime and accidents down in Al Faqa". Gulf News. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. "Population Bulletin" (PDF). Dubai Statistics Center, Government of Dubai. 2015.


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