It is rare in captivity, although a group is kept at Al Ain Zoo in the United Arab Emirates.

* United Arab Emirates: Oman has several good road connections at Buraimi ( Al Ain ), Waddi Hatta ( Wajaja ), Khamat Mulahah ( Fujairah ) and Bukha.

A fourth UAE location was also planned for Bawadi Mall in the city of Al Ain.

Al Ain is the birthplace of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the United Arab Emirates, and it has the country's highest number of Emirati nationals.

Al Ain is located in Abu Dhabi, inland on the border with Oman.

The freeways connecting Al Ain, Abu Dhabi and Dubai form a geographic triangle in the center of the country, each city being roughly 130 kilometers from the other two.

Historically known as Tawam or al Buraimi Oasis, Al Ain became a distinct location following independence in 1971.

Al Ain has been inhabited for over 4, 000 years, with archaeological sites showing human settlement at Al Hili and Jabel Hafeet.

The forts currently in Al Ain were built in the late 19th or early 20th century to solidify Abu Dhabi's control over the oasis.

Wilfred Thesiger visited Al Ain in the late 1940s during his travels across the Empty Quarter.

Prior to independence, Al Ain was part of the Arabian slave trade network that extended from east Africa into the Persian Gulf.

Today, some families in both Al Ain and Buraimi are descended from these slaves.

Following independence in 1971, Al Ain experienced rapid growth and investment as part of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, quickly becoming larger and more successful than Oman's Buraimi.

In 1972, Oman and Abu Dhabi agreed on the final borders to divide Buraimi and Al Ain.

Until 2006, Buraimi and Al Ain shared an open border.

Al Ain is located in the eastern region of Abu Dhabi Emirate just south of Dubai and east of Abu Dhabi.

The topography of Al Ain is unique and varies as you travel to the east.

Jebel Hafeet ( Hafeet mountain ) is considered one of the monuments of Al Ain, lying just to the southeast and rising to 1, 300 meters in elevation.

Sand dunes of varying texture that are tinged red with iron oxide lie to the north and east of Al Ain.

In Al Ain, the mean annual rainfall is 96 mm and the average relative humidity is 60 % ( United Arab Emirates University, 1993 ).

Low humidity in Al Ain, particularly during the summers, makes it a popular destination for many people at that time of year.

Boer ( 1997 ) classified the UAE climate as hyper-arid and divided it into four climatic regions: the coastal zone along the Persian Gulf, the mountain areas northeast of UAE, the gravel plains around Al Ain area, and the central and southern sand desert.

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