Liwa Oasis

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The Liwa Oasis (Template:Langx) is a large oasis area in the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.[1]

Geography

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The satellite image shows the location of the belt of oases along the northern reaches of the Rub al Khali dune fields. The border with Saudi Arabia is shown as a red line. To the north, farms along the highway to Madinat Zayed are visible.
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Location in the United Arab Emirates
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Date palm trees in Liwa Oasis

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Villages

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Sand dunes in Liwa Oasis.

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Village Arabic Coordinates
`Aradah عرادة Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Milqatah ملقطة Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Al-`Idd العيد Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Al-Mariyah al-Gharbiyah المارية الغربية Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Humar حمار Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Khannur خنور Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Hamarur حمرور Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Taraq طرق Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Mujib مجيب Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Kayyah جيه Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Zuwayhir ظويهر Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Wafd وفد Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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Qutuf قطوف Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Al-Atir العاطر Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Al-Mariyah المارية Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Dhafeer ظفير Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Jayf جيف Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Muzayri مظيري Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Nafir نافر Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Huwaylah حويلة Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Qurmidah قرمدة Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Hafif هفيف \ حفيف Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
`Attab عتاب Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Shah شاه Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Huwaytayn حويتين Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Sabkhah صبخة Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Al-Hadhi الهذي Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Tharwaniyah ثروانية Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Al Mashrub المشرب Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
An-Nashshash النشاش Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Dahin داهن Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Wadhil واظل Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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Quwaysah قويسة Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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Jurayrah جريرة Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Mahdar Bin `Usayyan مهدر بن عصيان Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

Economy

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A road in Liwa

An important traditional branch of the economy is date farming. There is a widespread use of drip irrigation and greenhouses. The importance of tourism is on the rise. There are several hotels in the area including the Liwa Hotel in Muzayri`, Tilal Liwa Hotel, the Liwa Rest House in the same village and run by the government of Abu Dhabi, and the resort Qasr Al Sarab.[4]

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History

The oasis is the place of birth of the ruling families of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. In 1793, the ruling family Al Nahyan moved their residence from Liwa to Abu Dhabi.[6]

Traditionally, men from Liwa (Bani Yas tribe) were pearl divers on the coast during the summer months. Pearl diving offered an additional source of income.

The British explorer Wilfred Thesiger first arrived in Liwa around mid December 1946 in his first crossing of the Rub' Al Khali (Empty Quarter) desert.[7][8] This was followed by a second visit by Thesiger in early March 1948 during his second crossing of the Rub' Al Khali (Empty Quarter) desert.[7][9]

In popular culture

Desert scenes of East of Liwa Oasis, in the Rub' Al Khali desert, was the set of in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens and it was used to represent Jakku, a desert planet.[10]

Desert scenes in the 2020 film Sonic the Hedgehog were filmed in Liwa Oasis.[11]

Desert scenes of the desert landscape of Liwa was filmed to represent the planet Arrakis in the 2021 film Dune[12] and 2024 film Dune: Part Two.[13]

Gallery

See also

References

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External links

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