Digdaga

Digdaga
Digdaga is located in United Arab Emirates
Digdaga
Digdaga
Coordinates: 25°41′00″N 55°57′51″E / 25.68333°N 55.96417°E / 25.68333; 55.96417
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateRas Al Khaimah
Elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
6,131[1]

Digdaga (Arabic: دقداقة also spelled "Diqdaqa") is a settlement and agricultural suburb of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is notable as the location of the Al Sawan Camel Race Track[2] as well as the eponymous Digdaga Dairy Farm.[3] Races are held at Al Sawan every Friday morning from 6:30 to 9:30 am from October onwards into the winter season.

Digdaga is also the location of Julphar Pharmaceutical Industries[4] as well as the Dhs40 million Rashid Omran Hospital.[5][6] The area is served by the Digdaga Police Station.[7]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". geostat.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
  2. ^ "Al Sawan Camel Race Track - in Ras al-Khaimah - Ras Al Khaimah". en.rasalkhaimah.ae. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  3. ^ "CONTACT US | Digdaga Farm". digdagadairy.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  4. ^ "Julphar - Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies UAE". www.julphar.net. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  5. ^ Editor, Samir Salama, Associate (2016-05-17). "Two new hospitals will be operational soon". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-09-16. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Nasouh Nazzal (2005-03-24). "Hospital to boost healthcare in Ras Al Khaimah". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  7. ^ "Emiratis killed as car veers off road in RAK". The National. Retrieved 2018-09-16.