Official Name: | Al Faqa |
Native Name: | Al-Faqaʿ (Arabic: ٱلْفَقَع) |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Arabic |
Translit Lang1 Info: | ٱلْفَقَع |
Pushpin Map: | UAE#Persian Gulf#West Asia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Al Faqa in the UAE##Location of Al Faqa in the region of the Persian Gulf |
Government Type: | Absolute monarchy |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Emirate |
Subdivision Name1: | Abu Dhabi and Dubai |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipal region |
Subdivision Name2: | Al-Ain |
Leader Title: | Sheikh |
Leader Name: | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Abu Dhabi) Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Dubai) |
Leader Title1: | Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
Leader Name1: | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 2,291 |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Timezone: | UAE Standard Time |
Coordinates: | 24.7133°N 55.6231°W |
Al Faqa (ar|ٱلْفَقَع|Al-Faqaʿ) is a village on the border of the Emirate of Dubai and the Eastern Region, United Arab Emirates. of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, located on the highway from Dubai to Al Ain.[1] It has a Dubai police station.[2] As of 2015, the Dubai side of the village has a population of 370,[3] while the Al Ain side has 1,921 residents making the total population roughly 2,291.[4]