Middle East
UAE
Ras al Khaimah

Ghayl

Ghayl is a town in , . Situated in the foothills of the Hajar Mountains. It lies at the mouth of the Wadi Fara and was traditionally home to members of the Mazari tribe.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement in United Arab Emirates
  • Also known as: “Al Ghail”, “Al Ghel”, “Al Ghēl”, “Al-Ghil”, “Al-Ghīl”, and “Ghail”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mawrid and Maydaq.

Village
is a settlement in Ras Al Khaimah, . It is located in the . is situated 7 km northeast of Ghayl.

Town
is the name of a and also a settlement in , , traditionally associated with the Sharqiyin tribe. is a popular venue for hiking and offroading. Alternative Names: Madaq, Madāq, Maidaq, … is situated 8 km southeast of Ghayl.

Town
is a township in the , one of two exclaves of the . Its land area is mainly given over to agricultural usage. is situated 9 km southwest of Ghayl.

Ghayl

Latitude
25.40033° or 25° 24′ 1″ north
Longitude
56.05937° or 56° 3′ 34″ east
Elevation
273 metres (896 feet)
Open location code
7HQRC325+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1464143702
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
292092
Wiki­data ID
Q5555978
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Ghayl” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الغيل”
  • Dutch: “Ghayl”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الغيل”
  • French: “Al Ghail”
  • German: “Al Ghail”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ghayl”
  • Persian: “الغیل”
  • Spanish: “Al Ghail”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ghayl”. Photo: Gr 0610, CC BY-SA 4.0.