Al Ain Oasis

This article is about the oasis in the city of Al-Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. For the city, see Al Ain. For the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, see Al Ain Region. For other uses, see El Ain (disambiguation).
Al-Ain Oasis
وَاحَة ٱلْعَيْن
An alley in the oasis
An alley in the oasis
Al-Ain Oasis is located in United Arab Emirates
Al-Ain Oasis
Al-Ain Oasis
Location of Al-Ain Oasis in the UAE
Al-Ain Oasis is located in Persian Gulf
Al-Ain Oasis
Al-Ain Oasis
Al-Ain Oasis (Persian Gulf)
Al-Ain Oasis is located in West and Central Asia
Al-Ain Oasis
Al-Ain Oasis
Al-Ain Oasis (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates: 24°13′01″N 55°45′43″E / 24.217°N 55.762°E / 24.217; 55.762
Country United Arab Emirates
EmirateAbu Dhabi
Elevation
292 m (958 ft)
Time zoneUTC+4 (UAE Standard Time)
Official nameCultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)
CriteriaCultural: iii, iv, v
Reference1343
Inscription2011 (35th Session)

Al-Ain Oasis (Arabic: وَاحَة ٱلْعَيْن‎, romanized: Wāḥat Al-ʿAyn,[1][2] "Oasis of the Spring") is the largest oasis in the city of Al Ain, within the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.[3][4]

  1. ^ واحة العين, VisitAbuDhabi.ae (in Arabic), retrieved 2018-03-28
  2. ^ واحة العين مجمع التاريخ وملتقى الجمال. Al-Khaleej (in Arabic). 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  3. ^ An oasis in the heart of Al Ain, UAE Interact, 2005-10-10, archived from the original on 2017-02-23, retrieved 2017-02-23
  4. ^ "Al Ain". The Report Abu Dhabi 2010. Oxford Business Group. 2010. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-9070-6521-7.