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Abu Dhabi - On directives from the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Published: Wed 23 Mar 2016, 10:24 PM
His Highness Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has ordered 2,048 houses and 4,495 plots for citizens in Abu Dhabi, following directives from the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
These include 1,463 housing units in Abu Dhabi City, 236 units in Al Ain and 349 in the Western Region. The plots include 2,432 plots in Abu Dhabi City, 1,713 in Al Ain, and 350 in the Western Region.
The municipalities will begin the handing over of housing units and plots in a few days.
The houses are in residential compounds with high quality community services to ensure the highest standards of safety for residents.
The initiative builds on the wise leadership's vision established by the founding father of the UAE, the late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and continued by Shaikh Khalifa as part of the overall progress and development taking place in the UAE.
Saif Badr Al Qubaisi, director-general of Abu Dhabi Housing Authority praised Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council and chairman of Abu Dhabi Housing Authority, for enabling the authority to provide all it takes to give a dignified life for citizens and mobilise all capabilities to continue overall development in the country.
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