Water resources in the United Arab Emirates
· Groundwater The main aquifers in the United Arab Emirates include the limestone aquifers in the north and east, fractured ophiolite rocks in the east, gravel aquifers flanking the eastern mountain ranges on the east and west and sand dune aquifers the south and west (Fig. 10). 52 ~ 53 ~ LEGEND Northern limestone aquifer N ~] Ophiollte aquifer i Eastem gravel .