Dhaid
Sign in to saveDhaid, or Al Dhaid (), is the capital of the Central Region of the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. An oasis town, it has extensive irrigated date palm plantations with water channelled from the nearby Hajar mountains, at least in part through ancient tunnels dug for that purpose, known as aflāj in Arabic (falaj in the singular).
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Place details
- Locality
- الذيد
- Region
- الشارقة
- Country
- الإمارات العربية المتحدة
- Population
- 20,165
- Timezone
- Asia/Dubai
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Dhaid
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.other_name
- Al-Dhaid
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Map of the municipalities in the Emirate of Sharjah (UAE).svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Dhaid Municipality in the East of Sharjah's Central Region
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- UAE#Middle East#Asia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- United Arab Emirates
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Emirate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sharjah
- Settlement.government_type
- Absolute monarchy
- Settlement.leader_title
- Sheikh
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- الذيد
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Located in
- Emirate of Sharjah
- Population
- +20165
- Elevation
- +114
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Image
- Dhaid Fort.jpg
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Article
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- History and prehistory
- Geography
- Places of interest
- Citizens only rule
- References
Dhaid, or Al Dhaid (), is the capital of the Central Region of the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. An oasis town, it has extensive irrigated date palm plantations with water channelled from the nearby Hajar mountains, at least in part through ancient tunnels dug for that purpose, known as aflāj in Arabic (falaj in the singular).
Dhaid has long occupied a strategic location in the mouth of the important Wadi Siji.