![]() ![]() Al-Ain may also be the site of the oldest mosque in the country, in the premises of the Sheikh Khalifa Mosque. Though it is often held that he was born in Abu Dhabi, some hold the view that he was born in Al-Ain. It was where SheikhZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder of the United Arab Emirates, spent much of his life, at least since 1927, before becoming the Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in 1966. For example, the area witnessed events relevant to the history of Islam during the Rashidun, Umayyad and Abbasid eras, similar to Dibba and Ras Al-Khaimah. That said, the region of Al-Ain and Al-Buraimi, altogether Tawam or Al-Buraimi Oasis, is of cultural and historical importance. ![]() Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu DhabiĬultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)Īl-Ain is known as the 'Garden City' (Arabic: مَدِيْنَة ٱلْحَدِيْقَة, romanized: Madīnat Al-Ḥadīqah, lit.'City of The Garden') of Abu Dhabi, the UAE or the Gulf, due to its greenery, particularly with regard to the city's oases, parks, tree-lined avenues and decorative roundabouts, with there being strict height controls on new buildings, to no more than seven floors, and according to one author, an oasis around Al-Ain and Al-Hasa in Saudi Arabia are the most important in the Arabian Peninsula.
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