| Sila | |
| Native Name: | ٱلـسِّـلَـع |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | UAE |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sila in the UAE |
| Government Type: | Absolute monarchy |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United Arab Emirates |
| Subdivision Type1: | Emirate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Abu Dhabi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipal region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Al Gharbia |
| Leader Title: | Emir |
| Leader Name: | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Leader Title1: | Ruler's Representative of the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
| Leader Name1: | Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
| Population Total: | 7,900[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +4 |
| Timezone: | UAE Standard Time |
| Coordinates: | 24.0772°N 51.7631°W |
As-Silaʿ (Arabic: ٱلـسِّـلَـع) is a city in the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. It is 350km (220miles) west of Abu Dhabi and 450km (280miles) west of Dubai, mainly consisting of Emirati town houses.
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 408km2.[2] The census of 2005 recorded a population of 7,900 in Sila.[3])
There are archaeological remains over 7,000 years old at Sila.[4] [5]