Al Ain (, , literally
The Spring), also known as the
Garden City due to its greenery, is the second largest city in the
Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the fourth largest city in the
United Arab Emirates. With a population of 568,221 (2010), it is located approximately east of the capital
Abu Dhabi and about south of
Dubai. 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.