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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. Abu Dhabi is located on an island in the Persian Gulf, off the Central West Coast. Most of the city and the Emirate reside on the mainland connected to the rest of the country.
Nº City Population Emirate Location 1: Dubai: 3,564,931 Dubai 2: Abu Dhabi: 3,789,860 Abu Dhabi 3: Sharjah: 1,405,000 Sharjah 4: Al Ain: 846,747 Abu Dhabi 5: Ajman ...
To the east of the island of Abu Dhabi is a national park with grey mangroves. Arabic for "the Mangrove" is al-Qurm (ٱلْقُرْم), and it is the name of a corniche that is popular amongst residents of the city, near Salam Street.
Masdar City. / 24.42917°N 54.61833°E / 24.42917; 54.61833. Masdar City ( Arabic: مدينة مصدر, romanized : Madīnat Maṣdar, lit. 'Source City') [1] is an urban community in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It was built by Masdar, a subsidiary of the state-owned Mubadala Investment Company, with the majority ...
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( Arabic: محمد بن زايد آل نهيان, romanized : Muḥammad bin Zāyid Āl Nahyān; born 11 March 1961), popularly known by his initials as MBZ or MbZ, is an Emirati royal and politician who currently serves as the third president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi.
Madīnat Zāyid ( Arabic: مَدِيْنَة زَايِد, lit. 'City of Zayed') is the largest city and the administrative centre of Al Dhafra, the westernmost and largest region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The township was established in 1968 by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE.
The Corniche (or Corniche Road) is located in the city of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. [1] The Corniche is 8 km long, and includes children's play areas, separate cycle and pedestrian pathways, restaurants, cafés and the Corniche Beach. It forms a sweeping curve on the western side of the main Abu Dhabi island and is ...
Al Dhannah ( Arabic: الظنة) is a city located 240 km (150 mi) west of Abu Dhabi City, in the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The city’s former name, "Al Ruwais", is largely dropped in relation to the Ruwais Refinery and other industrial development. The Al Dhannah/Ruwais industrial and housing complex has been developed by ...