Al Awir, also spelled Al Aweer () is a town in the
Emirate of Dubai
The Emirate of Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It is the most populous emirate of the UAE. The capital of the emirate is the eponymous city, Dubai.
Governance
Dubai is governed as an absolute monarchy by the A ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
, located about 35 kilometers from the city center. It has long been a centre of agriculture and camel breeding. Among many other Dubai families who have farms at Al Awir, Dubai's ruling
Maktoum family maintains a farm in the area.
It is home to the
Al Awir Fruit & Vegetable Market, as well as Al Awir Central Jail.
In 2018 the immigration centre at Al Awir was the location of a major 'amnesty centre', where people who had overstayed their UAE work visas could apply to leave the country with no fines or penalties.
Al Awir is adjacent to the
Emirates Road (E611) and is bordered by
Ras al Khor
Ras Al Khor () or Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary is a wetland game reserve, reserve in Dubai, renowned for attracting large numbers of Bird migration, migratory birds. It is also home to a large population of crustaceans, small mammals, and fi ...
in Dubai and
Lahbab to the East.
References
Populated places in Dubai
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