Ghayathi

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Ghayathi

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|native_name = غَـيَـاثِي {{in lang|ar}}

|settlement_type = Town

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|pushpin_map = UAE

|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Ghayathi in the UAE

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United Arab Emirates

|subdivision_type1 = Emirate

|subdivision_name1 = Abu Dhabi

|subdivision_type2 = Municipal region

|subdivision_name2 = Al Gharbia

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|leader_title = Emir

|leader_name = Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

|leader_title1 = Ruler's Representative of the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

|leader_name1 = Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

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|population_as_of = 2015

|population_total = 34333{{cite web|url=https://www.city-facts.com/ghayathi-al-dhafra-united-arab-emirates/population|title=City facts Ghayathi}}

|population_density_km2 = auto

|utc_offset = +4

|timezone = UAE Standard Time

|coordinates = {{coord|23|50|33|N|52|48|36|E|region:AE|display=inline,title}}

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Ghayāthī ({{langx|ar|غَـيَـاثِي}}), with 14,022 inhabitants (2005 census), is a town in the western region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.{{cite book|title=The Report Abu Dhabi 2010|year=2010|publisher=Oxford Business Group|page=167|isbn=9781907065217|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f9l90XsF5-sC&pg=PA167}} Originally a bedouin settlement, today many inhabitants work in agriculture.{{cite web |title=Al Gharbia Portal |url=http://www.algharbia.ae/contents.php?pageid=17 |access-date=11 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012015507/http://www.algharbia.ae/contents.php?pageid=17 |archive-date=12 October 2013 }}

File:Ghayathi - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates - panoramio.jpg

Ghayathi is situated {{convert|250|km|mile|abbr=on}} from the city of Abu Dhabi and {{convert|20|km|mile|abbr=on}} from the coast. The principal road is E15, which connects the town with the E11 near Ruwais in the north, and Aradah in the Liwa Oasis in the south. Another road leads to Madinat Zayed.{{cite book |title=UAE Road Atlas |year=2013 |edition=3rd |publisher=Explorer |location=Dubai, UAE |isbn=978-9948-450-10-8}}

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