Al Faqa

Al-Faqaʿ (Arabic: ٱلـفَـقَـع) is a village on the border of the Emirate of Dubai and the Eastern Region[1] of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), located on the Dubai-Al Ain highway (E 66 or Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan Road),[2] the village straddles the border between the two emirates. It has a Dubai police station,[3] and a population of some 370 residents in 2015.[4]

Al Faqa
ٱلـفَـقَـع
Village
Al Faqa
Location of Al Faqa in the UAE
Al Faqa
Location of Al Faqa in the region of the Persian Gulf
Coordinates: 24°42′48″N 55°37′23″E
Country United Arab Emirates
EmirateAbu Dhabi and Dubai
Municipal region
(Abu Dhabi)		Al-Ain
Government
 • TypeAbsolute monarchy
 • SheikhKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Abu Dhabi) + Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Dubai)
 • Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu DhabiTahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
Time zoneUTC+4 (UAE Standard Time)

See also

References
  1. "Eastern Region Bus Services", Department of Transport, Government of Abu Dhabi, archived from the original on 2018-05-24, retrieved 2018-11-04
  2. "Dubai-Al Ain Road renamed". WAM. Al Ain: Gulf News. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  3. "Dubai: Crime and accidents down in Al Faqa". Gulf News. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  4. "Population Bulletin" (PDF). Dubai Statistics Center, Government of Dubai. 2015.
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