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}}.

External links

• Encyclopaedia of Postal History
• Abu Dhabi, The Persian Gulf
• abudhabi.com
• Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
• SPE history, with oil details
• Abu Dhabi postal history
• ADIAS, Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey
• Time Out Abu Dhabi, Guide to life in Abu Dhabi
• Career UAE - Useful web site for the job seekers in Abu dabi/United Arab Emirates