Sila, Abu Dhabi
Sila
ٱلـسِّـلَـع (in Arabic) | |
|---|---|
Sila Location of Sila in the UAE | |
| Coordinates: 24°04′38″N 51°45′47″E / 24.07722°N 51.76306°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Abu Dhabi |
| Municipal region | Al Dhafra |
| Government | |
| • Sheikh | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| • Ruler's Representative of Al Dhafra | Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,900[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (UAE Standard Time) |
As-Silaʿ (Arabic: ٱلـسِّـلَـع) is a city in the Al Dhafra region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is 350 kilometres (220 miles) west of Abu Dhabi and 450 kilometres (280 miles) west of Dubai.
Description
The area of Sila stretches west to the border with Saudi Arabia and encompasses the border town of Ghuwaifat and measures 408 square kilometres (158 square miles).[2] The census of 2005 recorded a population of 11,900 in Sila.[3])
Archaeology
There are archaeological remains over 7,000 years old at Sila.[4][5]
References
- ^ The Report: Abu Dhabi 2010. Oxford Business. 2010. ISBN 9781907065217.
- ^ GIS at Western Region Municipality Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine, page 9
- ^ Abu Dhabi Report 2010
- ^ Archaeological remains of 7000 year old settlement at Sila, UAE Interact Archived 2010-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, 25 June 2007.
- ^ Sila, Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, UAE.