Al Ain Oasis
{{about|the oasis in the city of Al-Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates|the city|Al Ain|the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi|Al Ain Region|other uses|El Ain (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Al-Ain Oasis
|native_name = {{lang|ar|وَاحَة ٱلْعَيْن}}
|native_name_lang = ar
|image_skyline = Alley in Al Ain Oasis.JPG
|image_caption = An alley in the oasis
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Al-Ain Oasis in the UAE
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{UAE}}
|subdivision_type1 = Emirate
|subdivision_name1 = Abu Dhabi
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|utc_offset = +4
|timezone = UAE Standard Time
|coordinates = {{Coord|24.217|55.762|display=title}}
|elevation_m = 292
|footnotes =
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
|child = yes
|Official_name = Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)
|ID = 1343
|Year = 2011
|Criteria = Cultural: iii, iv, v
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Al-Ain Oasis ({{langx|ar|وَاحَة ٱلْعَيْن{{lrm}}|Wāḥat Al-ʿAyn}},{{citation |work=VisitAbuDhabi.ae |script-title=ar:واحة العين |language=ar |url=https://visitabudhabi.ae/ar/see.and.do/attractions.and.landmarks/family.attractions/al.ain.oasis.aspx |access-date=2018-03-28}}{{cite news |work=Al-Khaleej |script-title=ar:واحة العين مجمع التاريخ وملتقى الجمال |language=ar |url=http://www.alkhaleej.ae/supplements/page/280699ff-130a-4485-808c-aa3ab62ca4b5 |date=2014-09-04 |access-date=2016-10-12}} "Oasis of the Spring") is the largest oasis in the city of Al Ain, within the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.{{citation |url=http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/An_oasis_in_the_heart_of_Al_Ain/18124.htm |title=An oasis in the heart of Al Ain |publisher=UAE Interact |date=2005-10-10 |access-date=2017-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223154341/http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/An_oasis_in_the_heart_of_Al_Ain/18124.htm |archive-date=2017-02-23 |url-status=dead}}{{cite book |publisher=Oxford Business Group |title=The Report Abu Dhabi 2010 |chapter=Al Ain |page=171 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f9l90XsF5-sC&pg=PA171 |isbn=978-1-9070-6521-7 |year=2010}}
Geography
It is located in Al-Mutawa'a District in central Al-Ain, and east of Al-Jahili District. The border between Al-Ain City and the Omani town of Al Buraimi is to the northwest. Al Ain Oasis is the city’s largest and, dating back more 4,000 years.The oasis covers more than 1,200 hectares and contains more than 147,000 date palm trees producing 100 varieties of date. Adjacent to the oasis are Al Ain National Museum{{cite web |work=VisitAbuDhabi.ae |title=Al Ain National Museum |url=https://visitabudhabi.ae/en/see.and.do/attractions.and.landmarks/cultural.attractions/al.ain.national.museum.aspx |access-date=2017-08-06 |archive-date=2018-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903082157/https://visitabudhabi.ae/en/see.and.do/attractions.and.landmarks/cultural.attractions/al.ain.national.museum.aspx |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |work=Past Horizons |title=Museum and archaeological park for Abu Dhabi |url=http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/02/2012/museum-and-archaeological-park-for-abu-dhabi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306220830/http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/02/2012/museum-and-archaeological-park-for-abu-dhabi |archive-date=2012-03-06 |access-date=2013-12-21}} and Sultan Bin Zayed Fort{{cite book |work=Insight Guides |title=Insight Guides Oman & the UAE (Travel Guide eBook) |publisher=APA Publications (UK) Limited |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MAYBCwAAQBAJ&q=al+ain+birthplace+of+sheikh+zayed |date=2015-12-01|isbn=9781780055480}} to the east, and Al Ain Palace Museum to the west. To south is Al Ain Sports Club{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}{{Cite journal |last=Al Taee |first=raad |date=2023-10-15 |title=The Role of Al-Fatat Sports Club in Developing Women's Sports in Mosul (A Historical Study) |journal=Al-Rafidain Journal for Sport Sciences |volume=26 |issue=81 |pages=211–232 |doi=10.33899/rjss.2023.138183.1174 |issn=2664-2514|doi-access=free}} and Jabal Al-Naqfah, a ridge of Jebel Hafeet.{{cite news |last=Az-Zahiri |author-link=Dhawahir |first=Harib |title=العين مدينة القلب |publisher=Al-Ittihad |url=https://www.alittihad.ae/article/10959/2008/العين-مدينة-القلب |language=ar |date=2008-03-07 |access-date=2019-08-15}}{{cite news |publisher=Visit Abu Dhabi |title=الواحة المصغرة |language=ar |url=https://visitabudhabi.ae/ar/see.and.do/attractions.and.landmarks/family.attractions/al.ain.oasis/mini.oasis.aspx |access-date=2019-08-15}}{{cite news |publisher=Al-Bayan |title=ركض |language=ar |url=https://www.albayan.ae/sports/finish-line/2016-10-24-1.2741032 |date=2016-10-24 |access-date=2019-08-15}}{{Cite news |last=Salama |first=Samir |title=Al Ain bears evidence of a culture's ability to adapt |work=Gulf News |url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/culture/al-ain-bears-evidence-of-a-culture-s-ability-to-adapt-1.958876 |date=2011-12-30 |access-date=2018-08-07}}{{citation |last1=Yildirim |first1=Ege |last2=El-Masri |first2=Sami |title=Master Planning for Heritage Conservation in Al Ain Oasis, UAE |publisher=ADACH and ISOCARP |pages=1–11 |location=UAE |url=http://www.isocarp.net/Data/case_studies/1705.pdf |year=2010 |access-date=2019-08-15}} To the southwest are Al Ain Etisalat Building and the Oasis Hospital. Al Ain Oasis is also known as Al-Jahily Falaj. It was built by Zayed the Grand.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
''Falaj''
File:Falaj at al ain.jpg irrigation system at Al Ain Oasis]]
The oasis is known for its underground irrigation system (falaj or qanāt), which brings water from boreholes to water farms and palm trees. The falaj irrigation is an ancient system dating back thousands of years and is used widely in Oman, UAE, India, Iran, and other countries.{{cite book |author=Wilson, A. |author-link=Andrew Wilson (classical archaeologist) |chapter=Hydraulic Engineering and Water Supply |editor=John Peter Oleson |editor-link=John Peter Oleson |title=Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World |location=New York |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=290–293 |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-19-973485-6 |url=http://glirby.people.wm.edu/COLL100/Oxford-HydraulicEngineering.pdf |access-date=November 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055629/http://glirby.people.wm.edu/COLL100/Oxford-HydraulicEngineering.pdf |archive-date=2017-11-07 |url-status=dead}}{{cite book |author=Goldsmith, Edward |title=The qanats of Iran |url=http://www.edwardgoldsmith.org/1031/the-qanats-of-iran/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114034225/http://www.edwardgoldsmith.org/1031/the-qanats-of-iran/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-01-14}}
See also
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