Al Dhafra Region
Al Dhafra Region, known until 2017 as Al Gharbia or the Western Region, is one of three Municipal Regions in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Forming the western part of the United Arab Emirates, it is by far the largest region by area, occupying 71% of the Abu…- Type: administrative region with 319,000 residents
- Description: municipal region of Abu Dhabi
- Also known as: “Al Dhafra”, “Al Dhafra Municipality”, “Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi”, “Western Region”, “Západní region”, “Аль-Дафра”, “Эль-Дафра”, “المنطقة الغربية - أبوظبي”, “المنطقه الغربيه (أبوظبي)”, “艾爾加比亞”, “迪哈夫拉”, “達夫拉”, and “達夫拉區”
- Historically known as: “Al Gharbia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zayed City.
Al Dhafra Region
- Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
23.6575° or 23° 39′ 27″ north
Longitude
53.7223° or 53° 43′ 20″ east
Population
319,000
Elevation
114 metres (374 feet)
Abbreviation
“WRM”
Open location code
7HMMMP4C+XW
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Al Dhafra Region” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المنطقة الغربية”
- Arabic: “منطقة الظفرة”
- Catalan: “Al Dhafra”
- Chinese: “迪哈夫拉区”
- Czech: “Al Dhafra”
- German: “Al Dhafrah Region”
- Hebrew: “א-ד’פרה, אבו דאבי”
- Hebrew: “א-זפרה”
- Japanese: “アル・ダフラ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al Gharbia”
- Russian: “Эд-Дафра”
- Spanish: “Región de Al Dhafra”
- Turkish: “Ez-Zafra”
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