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tamm.abudhabi. 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.
AE-AZ. 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. In mid-2016, the emirate had a population of 2,908,000 ...
United Arab Emirates portal. The United Arab Emirates[c] (UAE), or simply the Emirates, [d] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a federal, elective monarchy composed of seven emirates, with Abu Dhabi as its capital. [13]
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد ٱلْكَبِيْر Jāmiʿ Aš-Šaykh Zāyid Al-Kabīr) is located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. [1] It is the country's largest mosque, and is the key place of worship for daily Islamic prayers. There is a smaller replica of this ...
The museum is part of a US$27 billion tourist and cultural development for Saadiyat Island, planned to house a cluster of world-class cultural assets. [5]In addition to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, these are to include: the Zayed National Museum, on a design by Foster and Partners; the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi contemporary arts museum by Frank Gehry, expected to be the world's largest Guggenheim; [6] a ...
Al-Minṭaqah Al-Ġarbiyyah (Arabic: ٱلْمِنْطَقَة ٱلْغَرْبِيَّة) Dunes near Liwa Oasis in the region of Ar-Rub' Al-Khali (The Empty Quarter) Flag. Coat of arms. Location of the Western Region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi [1] Coordinates: 23°39′N 53°42′E / 23.650°N 53.700°E / 23.650; 53.700. Country.
The United Arab Emirates is situated in the Middle East and West Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is at a strategic location along the northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil. [2] The UAE lies between 22°50′ and 26° north latitude and ...
Saadiyat Island (Arabic: جزيرة السعديات; jazīrat as-saʿdiyyāt, for "Island of Happiness") [1] is a natural island and a tourism-cultural environmentally friendly project for Emirati heritage and culture that is located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [2] The project is located in a large, low-lying island, 500 metres (1,600 ...