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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.
The desert area of Abu Dhabi includes two important oases with adequate underground water for permanent settlements and cultivation. [3] The extensive Liwa Oasis is in the south near the undefined border with Saudi Arabia, and about 200 km (120 miles) to the northeast is Al Buraymi Oasis, which extends on both sides of the Abu Dhabi-Oman border ...
Area (km 2) [4] Area (sq mi) Abu Dhabi: أبو ظبي ʾAbū dhabī: 2 December 1971: Abu Dhabi: 67,340 26,000 Ajman: عجمان ʿAjmān: 2 December 1971: Ajman: 259 100 Dubai: دبي Dubai: 2 December 1971: Dubai: 4,114 1,590 Fujairah: الفجيرة Al-Fujayrah: 2 December 1971: Fujairah: 1,450 560 Ras Al Khaimah: رأس الخيمة Raʾs ...
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. It has a coastline extending for more than 400 km (250 mi) and is divided for administrative purposes into three major regions.
Abu Dhabi itself has over a trillion US dollars worth of assets under management in a combination of various sovereign wealth funds headquartered there. [8] Abu Dhabi houses local and federal government offices and is the home of the United Arab Emirates Government and the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs.
Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, officially "Abu Dhabi Region" (Arabic: مِنْطَقَة أَبُو ظَبِي, romanized: Minṭaqat Abū Ẓabī), [4] [5] [6] also called "Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area", [1] [2] [3] is the municipal region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi that contains the city of Abu Dhabi, distinct from the Eastern and Western municipal regions of the Emirate.
The airport is located 16.5 nautical miles (30.6 km; 19.0 mi) east of Abu Dhabi, and covers an area of 15,000 acres (6,000 ha). [3] The airport is served by 24 airlines which fly to 128 destinations. [4] The airport was renamed to Zayed International Airport on 9 February 2024 after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the UAE's founder.
With a given population density of 6, the area of the region could be calculated at 33,700 square kilometres (13,000 square miles). [7] Other official sources, however, state an area of 59,760 square kilometres (23,070 square miles), or an 83 percent share of the emirate total of 72,000 square kilometres (28,000 square miles). [8]