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  2. United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    امارات. United Arab Emirates portal. The United Arab Emirates [b] ( UAE ), or simply the Emirates, [c] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula, it shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia; as well as maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran.

  3. Geography of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The United Arab Emirates is situated in the Middle East and West Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is at a strategic location along the northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil. [2] The UAE lies between 22°50′ and 26° north latitude and ...

  4. Dubai - Wikipedia

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    US$ 202.8 billion (2023) Time zone. UTC+04:00 ( UAE Standard Time) Website. www.dm.gov.ae. Dubai ( / duːˈbaɪ /, doo-BY; Arabic: دبي, romanized : Dubayy, IPA: [dʊˈbajj], Gulf Arabic pronunciation: [dəˈbaj]) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the ...

  5. History of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The United Arab Emirates (the UAE or the Emirates) is a country in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula located on the southeastern coast of the Persian Gulf and the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Oman. The UAE consists of seven emirates and was founded on 2 December 1971 as a federation, after UK armed forces left the region.

  6. Rub' al Khali - Wikipedia

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    United Arab Emirates. Yemen. Coordinates. 20°N 50°E  / . 20°N 50°E. / 20; 50. The Rub' al Khali [note 1] ( / ˈrʊb æl ˈkɑːli /; [1] Arabic: ٱلرُّبْع ٱلْخَالِي ( /ar.rubʕ alxaːliː/ ), the " Empty Quarter ", is the sand desert ( erg) [2] encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula. The ...

  7. Abu Dhabi - Wikipedia

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    The Founder's Memorial, a monument and visitor center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a memorial to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first President of the United Arab Emirates, who died in 2004. The memorial consists of an open Heritage Garden and Sanctuary Garden at the center of which is a cubic pavilion housing The ...

  8. Emirates of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    Areas. 260 km 2 (100 sq mi) ( Ajman) – 67,000 km 2 (26,000 sq mi) ( Abu Dhabi) Government. Emirate government. Subdivisions. Regions, Municipalities, Counties. The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates ( Arabic: إمارات ʾimārāt; singular: إمارة ʾimārah ), which were historically known as the Trucial States. [1] There ...

  9. Burj Khalifa - Wikipedia

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    The Burj Khalifa (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world since its ...