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[15] [16] While Abu Dhabi and other UAE emirates have remained relatively conservative in their approach to diversification, Dubai, which has far smaller oil reserves, was bolder in its diversification policy. [20] In 2011, oil exports accounted for 77% of the UAE's state budget. [17] Dubai suffered from a significant economic crisis in 2007 ...
A pendant depicting a pair of entwined, horned animals found at Qattara Oasis, Al Ain Qattara Oasis (Arabic: وَاحَـة الْـقَـطَّـارَة, romanized: Wāḥat al-Qaṭṭārah) is an area of irrigated date farm in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates featuring a distinctive falaj (Arabic: فَـلَـج) irrigation system as well as a late Bronze Age archaeological site dated to 1800 ...
The Emirate of Abu Dhabi has 31.2%, meaning that over two-thirds of the UAE population lives in either Abu Dhabi or Dubai. Abu Dhabi has an area of 67,340 square kilometres (26,000 square miles), which is 86.7% of the country's total area, excluding the islands.
Abu Dhabi [a] is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's second-most populous city, after Dubai. The city is situated on a T-shaped island, extending into the Gulf from the central-western coast of the UAE.
Map Historical Flag [3] Emirate Arabic name Date joined the UAE Capital Population (2015) [4] [5] % of total population Area (km 2) [4] Area (sq mi) % of total area Density (people / km 2) Abu Dhabi: أبو ظبي ʾAbū dhabī: 2 December 1971: Abu Dhabi: 2,784,490 26.3% 67,340 26,000 80.55% 41.35 Ajman: عجمان ʿAjmān: 2 December 1971 ...
1966 - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan becomes ruler of Abu Dhabi. [5] 1968 - Population: 46,375. [6] 1969 - Al Bateen Airport begins operating on Abu Dhabi Island. 1971 December: Abu Dhabi becomes part of the newly formed United Arab Emirates. [5] Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established. [7] 1972 - Al-Ittihad newspaper in publication. [8]
The Emirate of Abu Dhabi [a] is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates. It is the largest emirate, accounting for 87% of the nation's total land area or 67,340 km 2 (26,000 sq mi). [4] Abu Dhabi also has the second-largest population of the seven emirates.
Abu Dhabi City Municipality was established in 1962 during the reign of Sheikh Shakhbut al-Nahyan [2] as the Department of Abu Dhabi Municipality and Town Planning, nine years prior to the unification of the United Arab Emirates in 1971. Its establishment was followed by the Emirate's first oil exports in 1962.