Al Awir
Al Awir
العوير | |
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  Al Awir Location of Al Awir within the UAE | |
| Coordinates: 25°10′30″N 55°32′30″E / 25.17500°N 55.54167°E | |
| Country |  United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Dubai |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.7 km2 (36.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 8,457 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
Al Awir, also spelled Al Aweer (Arabic: العوير) 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.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Wam (8 July 2018). "RTA to open Improvement of Al Awir Road, Entrances of International City Project on July 14". Emirates24|7. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Customer Service Centres". UAE Ministry of Climate Change & the Environment.
- ^ Āl Maktūm, Muḥammad ibn Rāshid. My vision: challenges in the race for excellence. Dubai, UAE. p. 65. ISBN 9781860633447. OCLC 889653519.
- ^ "Quick guide to Al Awir Fruit and Vegetable market". Time Out Dubai. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Behind bars with the women and children of Dubai's central jail". The National. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "More than 10,000 people apply for visa amnesty in Dubai". The National. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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