It is 350 kilometres (220 miles) west of Abu Dhabi and 450 kilometres (280 miles) west of Dubai, mainly consisting of Emirati town houses.

The city has been undergoing construction over the past years.

A new hospital, a school, a police station and shops have been built.

The area of Sila stretches west to the border with Saudi Arabia and encompasses the border town of Ghuwaifat and measures 408 square kilometres (158 square miles).

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