Al Gharbia

Western Region on the map of Abu Dhabi Emirate

Al Gharbia or Western Region (since March 2017 officially renamed to Al Dhafra Region, Arabic منطقة الظفرة[1]) is one of three Municipal Region in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is by far the largest area by area, and the smallest by population and population density. The capital of Al Dhafra Region is Madinat Zayed (Bida Zayed).

The new official name was already the historical name of the westernmost region of former Trucial Oman, which was Dhafrah.[2]

The Region had a population of 202,154 as of the Census of 2010 (including Islands Region with 17,646). With a given population density of 6, the area of the region could be calculated at 33,700 square kilometers.[3] Other official sources, however, state an area of 59,760 km², or an 83 percent share of the emirate total of 72,000 km².[4]

This region comprises seven townships, with population figures of the 2005 census of population (109,000 for the region):[5]

Al Gharbia's coastal communities are served with six Western Region Ports built, developed and managed by Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC). These include Mugharrag, Al Sila, Sir Baniyas, Dalma and Marfa Ports. The ports support local industries like fishing, tourism, logistics and leisure activities as well as facilitating the transport of people and goods to offshore islands.[6]

Mleisa 1

7 million-year-old Fossilized footprints of elephants have been discovered at the site named "Mleisa 1" near Al Gharbia.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ WAM (2017-03-16). "Khalifa renames Eastern and Western Regions". GulfNews. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. ↑ John Gordon Lorimer: Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Vol. II, S, 412ff.
  3. ↑ Abu Dhabi Statistical Yearbook 2011, Population and Demography
  4. ↑ GIS at Western Region Municipality Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine., page 8
  5. ↑ Abu Dhabi Report
  6. ↑ "Abu Dhabi Ports Company's Western Region Ports". Archived from the original on 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  7. ↑ "Les éléphants préhistoriques aussi sociables que leurs congénères actuels - Communiqués et dossiers de presse - CNRS". www2.cnrs.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  8. ↑ "Des empreintes de 7 millions d'années racontent les éléphants d'autrefois". Futura (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-11.

Coordinates: 23°39′N 53°42′E / 23.650°N 53.700°E / 23.650; 53.700

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