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Al Ain (Arabic: العين‎, al-ʿayn, literally The Spring), is an oasis of calm and tranquillity, nestled between the rugged Hajar mountains and the mighty Arabian desert, offering the perfect opportunity to escape the stress of modern Arabia and to immerse oneself into a peaceful
experience of local tradition and culture. For those who don't want to be too far away from the west, the city offers many modern amenities and both Dubai and Abu Dhabi are only 1.5 hours away for a day on the beach or in the malls.

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Al Ain sited close to the UAE-Oman border about 135 km from Dubai is attracting a large and growing number of leisure tourists who wish to take a break after a hectic shopping spree. Al Ain offers a plethora of rest and recreation opportunities, historical monuments, sports facilities and lots and lots of greenery. Naturally endowed with several large oasis’ Al Ain (pop. 500,000) is a green low-rise city sited in the shade of the Jebel Hafit mountains. Surrounded by awesome red sand dunes and the rugged craggy mountains, Al Ain is linked by excellent roads to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
Blessed with generous groundwater resources and self-renewing aquifers, Al Ain is one of the most fertile agricultural areas of the UAE, often described as the ‘garden city of the Gulf’. Indeed ‘Al Ain’ in Arabic means ‘spring’ and the region with its ancient but efficient non-mechanised falaj irrigation system boasts sprawling date and fruit plantations.
Attractions in Al AinThe most popular tourist attraction here is the Al Ain Oasis. Sited in the epicentre of a cool date plantation and divided into numerous well-maintained date farms, the oasis is thronged by tourists who walk in quiet shades in lush greenery.
Another equally popular locale in the city is the Al Ain Zoo and Aquarium, the largest in the Middle East. Spread over 400 hectares, the zoo is home to a wide variety of animal and marine species including elephants, tigers, bears and other animals peculiar to the desert.
Although Al Ain boasts over 42 forts, the best examples of Arab fort architecture are the Jahili Fort — a large restored fort structure with distinctive corner turrets; Mujairib Fort comprising a main and smaller fort, a 50 ft tall watchtower, surrounded by a park and children’s playground; Hili Fort with its ornate entrance and sprawling courtyard, Al Rumeilah famous for its sandstone architecture and the Murabba, and Mazyad forts.
Also visit the Al Ain Museum known for its excellent collection of archaeological and ethnographic exhibits, antiquated gold pendants and an impressive coin collection apart from an array of gifts received by UAE’s president from visiting statesmen and royalty.
Leisure sports activities. Most visitors from the subcontinent dazzled, by the malls and shopping arcades of Dubai and Sharjah don’t know it, but the UAE also offers exceptionally well-developed desert and water sports opportunities. For the sports-minded and adventurous, there are several options such as camel safaris, desert camping, sand and grass golf, dune bashing, etc. Popular indigenous spectator sports include Camel racing and Dog racing.