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City profile · United Arab Emirates · Asia

Al Shamkhah City

City population
61,710
#16
in United Arab Emirates
#8
in Abu Dhabi
#9,342
worldwide
Abu DhabiAl Shamkhah City
24.393, 54.708 · 32 km from Abu Dhabi
City population
61,710
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in United Arab Emirates
#16
of 30 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#9,342
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of United Arab Emirates
0.5%
of the national population

About Al Shamkhah City

Al Shamkhah City is a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with a population of 61,710. It is the 16th largest of the 30 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Arab Emirates, and the 9,342nd largest worldwide. It lies 32 km from Abu Dhabi.

Position in United Arab Emirates
#16of 30
LargestSmallest
Position in Abu Dhabi
#8of 9
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Rank in region
#8of 9
Distance to capital
to Abu Dhabi
Elevation
34 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Dubai
Coordinates
24.393, 54.708
Record updated
2024-03-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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