# Al Awir

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Town in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Al Awir العوير Al Awir Location of Al Awir within the UAE Coordinates: 25°10′30″N 55°32′30″E / 25.17500°N 55.54167°E / 25.17500; 55.54167 Country United Arab Emirates Emirate Dubai Area • Total 94.7 km2 (36.6 sq mi) Population (2022) • Total 8,457 • Density 90/km2 (230/sq mi) Time zone UTC+4

**Al Awir**, also spelled **Al Aweer** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): العوير) is a town in the [Emirate of Dubai](/source/Emirate_of_Dubai), [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates), located about 35 kilometers from the city center. It has long been a centre of agriculture and camel breeding.[1][2] Among many other Dubai families who have farms at Al Awir, Dubai's ruling [Maktoum](/source/Al_Maktoum) family maintains a farm in the area.[3]

It is home to the [Al Awir Fruit & Vegetable Market](/source/Dubai_Central_Fruit_and_Vegetable_Market),[4] as well as Al Awir Central Jail.[5]

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.[6]

Al Awir, 2015

Al Awir is adjacent to the [Emirates Road](/source/E_611_road_(United_Arab_Emirates)) (E611) and is bordered by [Ras al Khor](/source/Ras_Al_Khor) in Dubai and [Lahbab](/source/Lahbab) to the East.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

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.[7][8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Wam (8 July 2018). ["RTA to open Improvement of Al Awir Road, Entrances of International City Project on July 14"](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). *Emirates24|7*. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Customer Service Centres"](https://www.moccae.gov.ae/en/customer-service-centers.aspx?emirate=dubai). *UAE Ministry of Climate Change & the Environment*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Āl Maktūm, Muḥammad ibn Rāshid (2012). *My vision: challenges in the race for excellence*. Dubai, UAE. p. 65. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781860633447](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781860633447). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [889653519](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/889653519).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Quick guide to Al Awir Fruit and Vegetable market"](https://www.timeoutdubai.com/aroundtown/features/68719-quick-guide-to-al-awir-fruit-and-vegetable-market). *Time Out Dubai*. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Behind bars with the women and children of Dubai's central jail"](https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/behind-bars-with-the-women-and-children-of-dubai-s-central-jail-1.748465). *The National*. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["More than 10,000 people apply for visa amnesty in Dubai"](https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/more-than-10-000-people-apply-for-visa-amnesty-in-dubai-1.758017). *The National*. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["In pictures: Al Aweer Sewage Treatment Plant"](https://www.constructionweekonline.com/gallery/pics-35143-in-pictures-al-aweer-sewage-treatment-plant). *construction week*. 31 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Dubai Municipality awards AED 144 million Sewage Treatment Plant contract to Veolia"](https://www.veolia.com/sites/g/files/dvc4206/files/document/2015/06/PR_Dubai_Al_Aweer_STEP_090615_ENG.pdf) (PDF).

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