Sila, Abu DhabiAs-Silaʿ is a city in the Al Dhafra region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is west of Abu Dhabi and west of Dubai.DescriptionThe area of Sila stretches west to the border with Saudi Arabia and encompasses the border town of Ghuwaifat and measures. The census of 2005 recorded a population of 11,900 in Sila.ArchaeologyThere are archaeological remains over a 7,000-year old settlement at Sila.