Al Ain yana da kimanin kilomita 160 (99 mi) gabas da babban birnin Abu Dhabi, kuma kimanin kilomita 120 (75 mi) a kudancin Dubai. Yankin gabas yana da yanki na kimanin kilomita 13,100 (5,100 sq mi). Oman yana gabas, Dubai da Sharjah zuwa arewa, Abu Dhabi zuwa yamma da hamada Empty Quarter da Saudi Arabia zuwa kudu. Topography na Al-Ain na musamman ne kuma ya bambanta yayin da mutum ke tafiya zuwa gabas. Jebel Hafeet ("Mount Hafeet"), wanda ke da muhimmanci a cikin yanayin halittu, an dauke shi daya daga cikin abubuwan tarihi na Al-Ain, wanda ke kudancin kudancin birnin.
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