Ghayathi
غَـيَـاثِي (in Arabic)
Town
Ghayathi is located in United Arab Emirates
Ghayathi
Ghayathi
Location of Ghayathi in the UAE
Coordinates: 23°50′33″N 52°48′36″E / 23.84250°N 52.81000°E / 23.84250; 52.81000
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateAbu Dhabi
Municipal regionAl Gharbia
Government
 • EmirKhalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
 • Ruler's Representative of the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu DhabiHamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Population
 (2015)
 • Total34,333[1]
Time zoneUTC+4 (UAE Standard Time)

Ghayāthī (Arabic: غَـيَـاثِي), with 14,022 inhabitants (2005 census), is a town in the western region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.[2] Originally a bedouin settlement, today many inhabitants work in agriculture.[3]

Ghayathi is situated 250 km (160 mi) from the city of Abu Dhabi and 20 km (12 mi) from the coast. The principal road is E15, which connects the town with the E11 near Ruwais in the north, and Aradah in the Liwa Oasis in the south. Another road leads to Madinat Zayed.[4]

Sister cities

References

  1. ↑ "City facts Ghayathi".
  2. ↑ The Report Abu Dhabi 2010. Oxford Business Group. 2010. p. 167. ISBN 9781907065217.
  3. ↑ "Al Gharbia Portal". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  4. ↑ UAE Road Atlas (3rd ed.). Dubai, UAE: Explorer. 2013. ISBN 978-9948-450-10-8.
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