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Al Ain

العين

City in United Arab Emirates.

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ابن درستويه
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Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan· Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan· Omar Abdulrahman

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Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan· Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan· Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan· Abu Dhabi· ابن درستويه· Omar Abdulrahman

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islam.museum contributors. “Al Ain”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-ain/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Founding President of the United Arab Emirates (1971–2004) and ruler of Abu Dhabi (1966–2004). Governor of the Eastern Region (Al Ain) from 1946, he succeeded his brother Shakhbut as ruler of Abu Dhabi on 6 August 1966 and led the creation of the federation on 2 December 1971, remaining its president until his death at Abu Dhabi on 2 November 2004; he is buried in the courtyard of the new Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.