E 44

Infobox UAE road
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highway_name= E 44
ar_name= إ ٤٤
alternate_name = Al Khail Road, Ras Al Khor Road, Al Aweer Road, Dubai-Hatta Highway
route_type = E
image_road = Dubai Hatta Hwy.jpg
image_road_caption = Dubai-Hatta Highway (E 44)
route= E 44
length_km = 118
length_mi= 73.3
established=
direction = North South
interchanges = yes
dxb_int = Al Madam Roundabout
junctions=yes
dxb_junc = Dubai-Al Ain Road
cities= Dubai, Al Aweer, Al Lehbab, Hatta

E 44 (Arabic:إ ٤٤) is one of the main roads of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The road connects the city of Dubai to the town of Hatta. In Dubai, the city is also referred to as "Al Khail Road", "Ras al Khor Road" and, Al Aweer Road "Dubai-Hatta Highway". Cite news |title=Reading Dubai's road signs |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/09/08/10065868.html |publisher="Gulf News" |date=2006-09-08 |accessdate=2008-02-11] E 44 also connects the UAE with Oman Cite news |title='Rapid changes' delay road to smooth traffic by one year |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/09/26/10156203.html |publisher="Gulf News" |date=2007-09-25 |accessdate=2008-02-11] .

E 44 originates (as Al Khail Road) in Al Barsha, Dubai and runs roughly parallel to E 11 (Sheikh Zayed Road) and E 311 (Emirates Road). It is referred to as "Ras Al Khor Road" after the E 44-Oud Mehta Road junction near Dubai Creek. E 44 terminates in the town of Hatta.

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