Khazna Data Center Abu Dhabi (AUH 1–3)
UAE sovereign AI and hyperscale fortress in Masdar City powering Arabic LLMs like Jais
The story
Located adjacent to Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, Khazna's AUH campus is the physical nerve center of the United Arab Emirates' national AI and digital sovereignty ambitions. Jointly owned by AI conglomerate G42 and telecom giant e&, Khazna designed the fortress-like facility to withstand grueling desert summers where outdoor temperatures routinely exceed 50°C. AUH houses the supercomputing clusters that trained Jais, the world's leading open Arabic large language model.
Notable
- Anchors the United Arab Emirates' sovereign hyperscale and government cloud infrastructure.
- Houses supercomputing clusters for G42, training frontier Arabic language models like Jais.
- Engineered with specialized high-ambient chillers capable of operating in 50°C Arabian summer heat.
- Jointly owned by artificial intelligence group G42 and telecom operator e&.
Expansions
- 2019: Delivery of AUH 2 expansion doubling facility critical power
- 2023: Commissioning of AUH 3 hyperscale module supporting national AI supercomputing
Sources
- Khazna Abu Dhabi Data Center Infrastructure · Khazna Data Centers · 2024-01-15
- Khazna Data Centers expands footprint to meet booming AI demand in UAE · The National News UAE · 2023-10-18
- Khazna opens major sovereign hyperscale facility in Abu Dhabi · DatacenterDynamics · 2022-03-10
Part of the open famous data centers dataset (CC BY 4.0). Updated 2026-10-15. A correction? da@mustardseedmt.com
What is Khazna Data Center Abu Dhabi (AUH 1–3) famous for?
UAE sovereign AI and hyperscale fortress in Masdar City powering Arabic LLMs like Jais
Where is Khazna Data Center Abu Dhabi (AUH 1–3)?
Khazna Data Center Abu Dhabi (AUH 1–3) is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (24.429, 54.618). It is operated by Khazna Data Centers.
How much power does Khazna Data Center Abu Dhabi (AUH 1–3) use?
About 40 MW of IT load and 55 MW in total, according to the sources listed on this page.
What is the PUE of Khazna Data Center Abu Dhabi (AUH 1–3)?
1.35, reported.