Sweihan

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{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Sweihan

|native_name = {{lang|ar|سُوَيْحَان}}

|other_name = Suwayḩān

|settlement_type = town

|translit_lang1_type = Arabic

|translit_lang1_info = سُوَيْحَان

|image_skyline = Suwaihan's round about.JPG

|image_caption = The Arabian camel is an icon for the town

|imagesize = 275px

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|pushpin_map = UAE#Persian Gulf#West Asia

|pushpin_relief = 1

|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Swaihan in the UAE##Location of Swaihan in the region of the Persian Gulf

|government_type = Absolute monarchy

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{UAE}}

|subdivision_type1 = Emirate

|subdivision_name1 = Abu Dhabi

|subdivision_type2 = Municipal region

|subdivision_name2 = Al-Ain

|parts_type =

|parts =

|leader_title = Sheikh

|leader_name = Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan

|leader_title1 = The Emir's Representative

|leader_name1 = Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan

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|population_as_of = 3000

|population_total = 5,403

|population_density_km2 = auto

|utc_offset = +4

|timezone = UAE Standard Time

|coordinates = {{Coord|24|27|44|N|55|20|13|E|region:AE_type:city|display=title}}

|elevation_m =

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Sweihan, also spelled Swaihan or Suwayḩān ({{langx|ar|سُوَيْحَان}}), is a town in Al Ain Region,{{Cite news |last=Unnikrishnan |first=Deepthi |title=Abu Dhabi's Eastern Region: few people, bountiful nature |work=The National |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/abu-dhabi-s-eastern-region-few-people-bountiful-nature-1.571816 |date=2009-12-11 |access-date=2018-07-16}} {{convert|70|km|mile|abbr=on}} northwest of the city of Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. It is noted for its surrounding farms.{{cite news |last=Kazmi |first=Aftab |title=Sweihan sizzles as searing summer begins |publisher=Gulf News |location=Al Ain |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/weather/sweihan-sizzles-as-searing-summer-begins-1.641682 |date=2010-06-16 }}

The village is the site of the National Avian Research Centre (aka NARC). It breeds the iconic Houbara bustard. The town of Swaihan was founded by the late Saif Al-Mashgouni.[http://www.adach.ae/en/news/alainhostsfalconryconferencealongsecondinternation alfestivaloffalconry.aspx] The Noor Abu Dhabi Solar Power plant, the world's largest single plant with 3.2 million solar panels, is located near the town.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/noor-abu-dhabi-solar-plant-begins-commercial-operation-1.880723|title=Noor Abu Dhabi solar plant begins commercial operation|website=The National|language=en|access-date=2019-06-30}} The highest temperature recorded in the United Arab Emirates was {{convert|52.1|°C|0|abbr=on}} in July 2002 in Sweihan.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/06/07/record-june-heat-wave-middle-east/ |title=Record heat bakes Middle East as temperatures top 125 degrees |date=2021-06-07 |author1=Matthew Cappucci |newspaper=The Washington Post |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}