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Sila ٱلـسِّـلَـع (in Arabic)
City
SilaLocation of Sila in the UAE
Coordinates: 24°04′38″N 51°45′47″E / 24.07722°N 51.76306°E / 24.07722; 51.76306
Country	United Arab Emirates
Emirate	Abu Dhabi
Municipal region	Al Gharbia
Government
• Type	Absolute monarchy
• Emir	Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Ruler's Representative of the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi	Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Population
• Total	7,900
Time zone	UTC+4 (UAE Standard Time)

As-Silaʿ (Arabic: ٱلـسِّـلَـع) is a city in the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. It is 350 kilometres (220 miles) west of Abu Dhabi and 450 kilometres (280 miles) west of Dubai, mainly consisting of Emirati town houses.

Description

The city has been undergoing construction over the past years. A new hospital, a school, a police station and shops have been built. The area of Sila stretches west to the border with Saudi Arabia and encompasses the border town of Ghuwaifat and measures 408 square kilometres (158 square miles). The census of 2005 recorded a population of 7,900 in Sila.)

Archaeology

There are archaeological remains over 7,000 years old at Sila.

References

1. The Report: Abu Dhabi 2010. Oxford Business. 2010. ISBN 9781907065217.
2. GIS at Western Region Municipality Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine, page 9
3. Abu Dhabi Report 2010
4. Archaeological remains of 7000 year old settlement at Sila, UAE Interact Archived 2010-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, 25 June 2007.
5. Sila, Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, UAE.

v t e Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Cities and areas	Abu al Abyad Abu Dhabi Al Ain Al-Aryam Island Al Faqa (shared with Dubai) Al Yahar Al Maryah Island Al Mushrif Al Nahyan Al-Wathbah Dalma Das Island Habshan Halat al Bahrani Khalifa City Liwa Oasis Madinat Zayed Marawah Mussafah Remah Ruwais Sila Sir Bani Yas Abu Dhabi Global Market Swaihan Yas Island Al Fahid Island
Municipal regions	Abu Dhabi Region Adh-Dhafrah (Gharbiyyah, Western) Region Al-Ain (Sharqiyyah, Eastern) Region
Government	Al Nahyan family (Royal House) Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Ruler)
Culture	Cultural property of national significance in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation Al Ain National Museum Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Louvre Abu Dhabi Qasr al-Hosn Qasr Al Watan Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Palace Museum Zayed National Museum
Transport	Abu Dhabi International Airport Al Ain International Airport Mussafah Bridge Port Zayed Salam Street Sheikh Zayed Bridge
Infrastructure	Al Lulu Island Al Nahyan Stadium Al Raha Al Reem Island Central Market Project Khalifa Port Kizad Masdar City Saadiyat Island Al Fahid Island Tallest buildings
History	Timeline of Abu Dhabi (city)
Sister Cities	Houston Madrid Rahim Yar Khan

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Dubai	Dubai
Sharjah	Dhaid Kalba Khor Fakkan Sharjah
Ajman	Ajman
Umm Al Quwain	Umm Al Quwain
Ras Al Khaimah	Ras Al Khaimah
Fujairah	Dibba Al-Fujairah Fujairah

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