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'''Al Maryah Island''' ({{lang-ar|جزيرة المارية}}), formerly known as '''Sowwah Island''', is natural island located northeast of [[Abu Dhabi]], the capital of the [[United Arab Emirates]]. It is named for thea [[Arabianfamous oryx]]oasis ("al maryah"region in Arabic)Abu Dhabi, manyAl ofMariyah, which oncein inhabitedturn is named after the surroundingspecies of Arabian deer - Al Mariyah - which live areathere.<ref name="thenationalstaff">{{cite news |url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/sowwah-island-changes-its-name |title=Sowwah Island changes its name |date=19 April 2012 |access-date=28 December 2019 |newspaper=[[Thenational.ae]]}}</ref>

Al Maryah Island covers approximately 114 hectares and is currently being developed by [[Mubadala Development Company|Mubadala]] to be a new city center. It is one of the largest construction sites in Abu Dhabi.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.emirates247.com/property/al-sowwah-is-now-called-al-maryah-island-2012-04-22-1.454984 |title=Al Sowwah is now called Al Maryah Island |work=[[Emirates 247]] |date=22 April 2012 |access-date=28 December 2019 |publisher=[[Dubai Media Incorporated]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/abu-dhabi-renames-sowwah-island-as-al-maryah-1.1010507 |title=Abu Dhabi renames Sowwah Island as Al Maryah |date=18 April 2012 |access-date=28 December 2019 |newspaper=[[Gulf News]] |publisher=[[Al Nisr Publishing LLC]]}}</ref>