Al Awir

{{short description|Town in Dubai, United Arab Emirates}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Al Awir | native_name = {{lang|ar|العوير}} | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_seal = | image_map = | map_caption = Location of Al Awir within the UAE | pushpin_map = United Arab Emirates | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{UAE}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Emirate]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Emirate of Dubai|Dubai]] | subdivision_name2 = | established_title = | established_date = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_magnitude = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_total_km2 = 94.7 | area_land_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = 2022 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 8,457 | population_urban = | population_metro = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_density_km2 = 90 | timezone = UTC+4 | utc_offset = | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|25|10|30|N|55|32|30|E|region:AE|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = | elevation_m = | website = }} '''Al Awir''', also spelled '''Al Aweer''' ({{langx|ar|العوير}}) is a town in the [[Emirate of Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]], located about 35 kilometers from the city center. It has long been a centre of agriculture and camel breeding.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/rta-to-open-improvement-of-al-awir-road-entrances-of-international-city-project-on-july-14-2018-07-08-1.671141|title=RTA to open Improvement of Al Awir Road, Entrances of International City Project on July 14|last=Wam|date=2018-07-08|work=Emirates24{{!}}7|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moccae.gov.ae/en/customer-service-centers.aspx?emirate=dubai|title=Customer Service Centres|website=UAE Ministry of Climate Change & the Environment}}</ref> Among many other Dubai families who have farms at Al Awir, Dubai's ruling [[Al Maktoum|Maktoum]] family maintains a farm in the area.<ref>{{Cite book|title=My vision: challenges in the race for excellence|last=Āl Maktūm|first=Muḥammad ibn Rāshid|date=2012 |isbn=9781860633447|location=Dubai, UAE|pages=65|oclc=889653519}}</ref>

It is home to the [[Dubai Central Fruit and Vegetable Market|Al Awir Fruit & Vegetable Market]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeoutdubai.com/aroundtown/features/68719-quick-guide-to-al-awir-fruit-and-vegetable-market|title=Quick guide to Al Awir Fruit and Vegetable market|work=Time Out Dubai|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en}}</ref> as well as Al Awir Central Jail.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/behind-bars-with-the-women-and-children-of-dubai-s-central-jail-1.748465|title=Behind bars with the women and children of Dubai's central jail|work=The National|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en}}</ref>

In 2018 the immigration centre at Al Awir was the location of a major 'amnesty centre', where people who had overstayed their UAE work visas could apply to leave the country with no fines or penalties.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/more-than-10-000-people-apply-for-visa-amnesty-in-dubai-1.758017|title=More than 10,000 people apply for visa amnesty in Dubai|work=The National|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en}}</ref> [[File:Al Aweer - United Arab Emirates - panoramio (26).jpg|thumb|Al Awir, 2015]] Al Awir is adjacent to the [[E 611 road (United Arab Emirates)|Emirates Road]] (E611) and is bordered by [[Ras Al Khor|Ras al Khor]] in Dubai and [[Lahbab]] to the East.{{fact|date=May 2023}}

The area is also home to the Al Awir Sewage Treatment Plant. Established in 1988, it was historically the primary wastewater treatment facility serving Dubai City. To keep pace with Dubai's rapid population growth, the plant has undergone several mega-infrastructure expansions, scaling its capacity significantly from its initial 130,000 cubic meters per day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In pictures: Al Aweer Sewage Treatment Plant |url=https://www.constructionweekonline.com/gallery/pics-35143-in-pictures-al-aweer-sewage-treatment-plant |website=construction week |date=31 August 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dubai Municipality awards AED 144 million Sewage Treatment Plant contract to Veolia |url=https://www.veolia.com/sites/g/files/dvc4206/files/document/2015/06/PR_Dubai_Al_Aweer_STEP_090615_ENG.pdf}}</ref>

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[[Category:Populated places in Dubai]]