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Al Hosn

Al Hosn is a suburb in , . Al Hosn is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the town .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dhaid and Falaj Al Mualla.

Town
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, or Al , is the capital of the Central Region of the in the . An oasis town, it has extensive irrigated date palm plantations with water channelled from the nearby Hajar mountains, at least in part through ancient tunnels dug for that purpose, known as aflāj in Arabic.

Town
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is the inland oasis town of , one of the seven emirates which comprise the Originally called Falaj Al Ali, after the Al Ali tribe which settled Umm Al Quwain, is located some 30 km inland of the city of Umm Al Quwain. is situated 6 km north of Al Hosn.

Al Hosn

Latitude
25.29623° or 25° 17′ 46″ north
Longitude
55.87566° or 55° 52′ 32″ east
Open location code
7HQQ7VWG+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2578624628
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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In Other Languages

“Al Hosn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الحصن1”

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