Sila, Abu Dhabi

Sila (Arabic: السلع‎) is a city in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, 350 kilometers west of Abu Dhabi and 450 kilometers of Dubai, mainly consisting of Emirati town houses.

The city has been undergoing construction over the past years. A new hospital, a school, a police station and shops etc. have been built.

The area of Sila stretches west to the border with Saudi Arabia and encompasses the border town of Ghuwaifat and measures 408 km².[1] The census of 2005 recorded a population of 7,900 in Sila.[2])

There are archaeological remains over 7,000 years old at Sila.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ GIS at Western Region Municipality Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine., page 9
  2. ↑ Abu Dhabi Report 2010
  3. ↑ Archaeological remains of 7000 year old settlement at Sila, UAE Interact Archived 2010-09-18 at the Wayback Machine., 25 June 2007.
  4. ↑ Sila, Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, UAE.

Coordinates: 24°04′38″N 51°45′47″E / 24.07722°N 51.76306°E / 24.07722; 51.76306


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