Al Ain Zoo

Al Ain Zoo
حَدِيْقَة ٱلْحَيْوَانَات بِٱلْعَيْن
Al Ain zoo entrance
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24°10′33.89″N 55°44′18.57″E / 24.1760806°N 55.7384917°E / 24.1760806; 55.7384917
Date openedNovember 25, 1968; 55 years ago (1968-11-25)
LocationAl Ain, Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the UAE
Land area400 ha (990 acres)
Websitewww.alainzoo.ae

Al Ain Zoo (Arabic: حَدِيْقَة ٱلْحَيْوَانَات بِٱلْعَيْن, romanized: Ḥadīqat Ḥaywānāt Bil-ʿAyn), also "Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort" [1] [6] or simply "Al Ain Wildlife Park" (Arabic: مُتَنَزَّه ٱلْعَيْن لِلْحَيَاة ٱلْبَرِيَّة, romanized: Mutanazzah Al-ʿAyn Lil-Ḥayāt Al-Bariyyah),[3] [7][8] is a 400-hectare (990-acre) zoo located in the foothills of Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. It is primarily composed of ungulates and herbivores, such as Arabian antelopes. It also holds oryx, eland, gazelle, and lechwe, as well as the rare white lion and Nubian giraffe. [9]

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