Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi ({{lang-ar|أبوظبي}} ʼAbū Ẓaby) is the largest of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and was also the largest of the former Trucial States. Abu Dhabi is also a city of the same name within the Emirate that is the capital of the country, in north central UAE. The city lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast. An estimated 1,000,000 lived there in 2000, with about an 80% expatriate population. Abu Dhabi is located at {{coor d|24.4667|N|54.3667|E}}.

Related Topics:
Emirate - United Arab Emirates - Trucial States - Capital - Persian Gulf - 2000 - Expatriate

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