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Below is the list of the countries and territories bordering the Mediterranean, listed clockwise from Gibraltar on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula: Southern European coast, from west to east Spain [4] Gibraltar [4] (British Overseas Territory) France [4] Monaco [4] Italy [4] Malta [4] Slovenia [4] Croatia [4] Bosnia and Herzegovina [4]
Dubai Metro is the Arabian peninsula's first rapid transit system and was the world's longest driverless metro network until 2016. A 1,200 km (750 mi) country-wide railway is under construction which will connect all the major cities and ports. [269] The Dubai Metro is the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula. [270]
Dubai International City is a country-themed collection of residences, businesses, and tourist attractions. Spreading over an area of 800 hectares (8 million square meters), the arrangement of the city is inspired by the traditional carpets of the Middle East .
Arabic name Date joined the UAE Capital 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 ...
Dubai houses two of four Domain Name System (DNS) data centres in the country (DXBNIC1, DXBNIC2). [320] Censorship is common in Dubai and used by the government to control content that it believes violates the cultural and political sensitivities of Emirates. [321] Homosexuality, drugs, and the theory of evolution are generally considered taboo.
Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates Map of the United Arab Emirates. The table below shows a list of every city in the UAE with a population of at least 10,000, listed in descending order. The capitals are shown in bold. The population numbers are of the cities, and not the emirates, often with the same name.
Also included is the number of unique sovereign states [a] that a country or territory shares as neighbors. If the number is higher due to multiple dependencies or unrecognized states bordering the state, the larger number is shown in brackets. Footnotes are provided to provide clarity regarding the status of certain countries and territories.
Al Fahidi Fort in Dubai in the late 1950s, built in 1787 Al Fahidi Fort today. Al Fahidi Fort is the oldest existing building in Dubai.. The Umayyads introduced Islam to the area in the 7th century [13] and sparked the vitalization of the area, opening up trade routes supported by fishing and pearl diving to eastern regions such as modern-day Pakistan and India, with reports of ships ...