Al Awir

Al Awir (also spelled Al Aweer) is a town in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located about 35 kilometers from the city center. It has long been a centre of agriculture and camel breeding.[1][2] Among many other Dubai families who have farms at Al Awir, Dubai's ruling Maktoum family maintains a farm in the area.[3]

It is home to the Al Awir Fruit & Vegetable Market,[4] as well as Al Awir Central Jail.[5]

In 2018 the immigration centre at Al Awir was the location of a major 'amnesty centre', where people who had overstayed their UAE work visas could apply to leave the country with no fines or penalties.[6]

Al Awir is adjacent to the Emirates Road (E611) and is bordered by Ras al Khor in Dubai and Lahbab to the East.

References

  1. ↑ Wam (2018-07-08). "RTA to open Improvement of Al Awir Road, Entrances of International City Project on July 14". Emirates24|7. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  2. ↑ "Customer Service Centres". UAE Ministry of Climate Change & the Environment.
  3. ↑ 1949-, Āl Maktūm, Muḥammad ibn Rāshid,. My vision : challenges in the race for excellence. Dubai, UAE. p. 65. ISBN 9781860633447. OCLC 889653519.
  4. ↑ "Quick guide to Al Awir Fruit and Vegetable market". Time Out Dubai. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  5. ↑ "Behind bars with the women and children of Dubai's central jail". The National. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  6. ↑ "More than 10,000 people apply for visa amnesty in Dubai". The National. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

Coordinates: 25°10′33″N 55°20′53″E / 25.1757°N 55.3481°E / 25.1757; 55.3481


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