Al Ain
Al Ain
Al-ʿAyn (ٱلْعَيْن) | |
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Clockwise, from top: Green Mubazzarah, the campus of Abu Dhabi University, the neighbouring desert, and Qasr Al Muwaiji | |
| Nicknames: | |
Al Ain Location of Al Ain in the UAE Al Ain Al Ain (Persian Gulf) Al Ain Al Ain (Middle East) Al Ain Al Ain (West and Central Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 24°12′27″N 55°44′41″E / 24.20750°N 55.74472°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Abu Dhabi |
| Municipal region | Al-Ain |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Absolute monarchy |
| • Body | Al Ain City Municipality |
| • Ruler | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| • Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi | Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,123 km2 (5,839 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 873,839 |
| • Density | 57.782/km2 (149.66/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | US$ 38.0 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | US$ 58,900 (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (UAE Standard Time) |
| Official name | Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) |
| Criteria | Cultural: iii, iv, v |
| Reference | 1343 |
| Inscription | 2011 (35th Session) |
Al Ain (Arabic: ٱلْعَيْن, romanized: Al-ʿAyn, lit. 'The Spring') is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the seat of the administrative division of the Al Ain Region. The city is bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi. Al Ain is the largest inland city in the Emirates, the fourth-largest city (after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah), and the second-largest in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The freeways connecting Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai form a geographic triangle in the country, each city being roughly 130 kilometres (81 mi) from the others.