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{{About|the Emirate of Abu Dhabi|the city of Abu Dhabi|Abu Dhabi}}
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|government_type = [[Absolute monarchy]]
|leader_title = [[Ruler]]
|leader_name = [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
|leader_title1 = [[Crown Prince]]
|leader_name1 = [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
|area_total_km2 = 67,340
|area_rank = 1st
|population_total = 2,784,490<ref name="scad.ae">{{cite web |url=https://www.scad.ae |title=Statistics Center |url-status=dead |access-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923181558/http://scad.ae/ |archive-date=September 23, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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The '''Emirate of Abu Dhabi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|b|uː|_|ˈ|d|ɑː|b|i}}, {{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɑː|-}}, or {{IPAc-en|-|ˈ|d|æ|-}};<ref name="wells">{{citation |last=Wells |first=John C. |title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary |publisher=Longman |edition=3rd |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-4058-8118-0}}</ref><ref>{{citation |last=Roach |first=Peter |title=Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |location=Cambridge |edition=18th |year=2011 |isbn=9780521152532}}</ref> {{lang-ar|إِمَـارَة أَبُـوظَـبِي}} {{transl|ar|''Imārat Abū Ẓaby''}}, {{IPA-ar|ʔabuː ˈðˤɑbi|pron}})<ref name="wells"/> is one of seven [[Emirates of the United Arab Emirates|emirates]] that constitute the [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE). It is by far the largest [[emirate]] by area ({{convert|67,340|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}), accounting for approximately 87 percent of the total land area of the federation. Abu Dhabi also has the second-largest population of the seven emirates. In June 2011 this was estimated to be 2,120,700 people, of which 439,100 people (less than 21%) were Emirati citizens.<ref name="scad.ae"/> The city of [[Abu Dhabi]], after which the emirate is named, is both the capital of the emirate and federation.
In the early 1970s, two important developments influenced the status of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The first was the establishment of the United Arab Emirates in December 1971, with Abu Dhabi as its political and administrative capital. The second was the sharp increase in oil prices following the [[October 1973 War]], which accompanied a change in the relationship between the oil countries and foreign oil companies, leading to a dramatic rise in oil revenues.<ref name="Abu Dhabi Over a Half Century"/> Abu Dhabi's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates, in 2014, amounted to ([[EUR]] 0.24 tril.) AED 960 billion at current prices. Mining and quarrying (includes crude oil and natural gas) account for the largest contribution to GDP (58.5 per cent in 2011). Construction-related industries are the next largest contributor (10.1 per cent in 2011).<ref name="scad.ae"/> GDP grew to AED 911.6 billion in 2012, or over US$100,000 per capita.<ref name="arabn_gdp">{{cite web |url=http://www.arabnews.com/news/508116|title=Abu Dhabi's GDP rises 7.7%, population reaches 2.3m |date=January 12, 2014 |access-date=February 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115071131/http://www.arabnews.com/news/508116 |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In recent times, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has continuously contributed around 60 per cent of the GDP of the United Arab Emirates, while its population constitutes only 34 per cent of the total UAE population according to the 2005 census.<ref name="Abu Dhabi Over a Half Century">{{cite web |url=http://www.scad.ae |title=Abu Dhabi Over a Half Century |publisher=Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) |access-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923181558/http://scad.ae/ |archive-date=September 23, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
==Etymology==
"Dhabi" is the Arabic name of a particular species of native gazelle that was once common in the Arabian region. Abu Dhabi means father of "Dhabi" (gazelle). It is thought that this name came about because of the abundance of [[Arabian gazelle|gazelle]]s in the area, and a folk tale involving [[Shakhbut bin Dhiyab al Nahyan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uae-tour.com |title=United Arab Emirates |access-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721122534/http://uae-tour.com/ |archive-date=July 21, 2013|url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
==History==
{{see also|Cultural policy in Abu Dhabi}}
[[Image:First Tower, Qasr al-Hosn, Abu Dhabi.jpg|left|thumb|upright|[[Qasr al-Hosn|Al-Hosn Fort]] in Abu Dhabi, dating to the 18th century [[Common Era|CE]]]]
Parts of Abu Dhabi were settled millennia ago, and its early history fits the nomadic herding and fishing pattern typical of the broader region. The Emirate shares the [[Tawam (region)|historical region of Al-Buraimi or Tawam]] (which includes modern-day [[Al Ain]]) with Oman,<ref name="Al-Hosani2012">{{cite thesis |last=Al-Hosani |first=Hamad Ali |title=The Political Thought of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |publisher=[[Durham University]] |pages=43–44 |url=http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/3448/1/electronic_version_of_my_thesis.pdf |format=PhD Thesis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205164804/http://www.na.ae/en/Images/LIWA12.pdf |year=2012 |access-date=15 April 2016 |archive-date=5 February 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Morton2016">{{cite book |last1=Morton |first1=Michael Quentin |title=Keepers of the Golden Shore: A History of the United Arab Emirates |publisher=[[Reaktion Books]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-7802-3580-6 |edition=1st |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-oxfDQAAQBAJ&q=tuwwam |date=15 April 2016 |access-date=8 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Allen2016">{{cite book |last=Allen |first=Calvin H., Jr. |title=Oman: the Modernization of the Sultanate |publisher=[[Routledge]] |chapter=1: Land and People |pages=1–8 |isbn=978-1-3172-9164-0 |location=Abingdon / New York City |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tlmFCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1 |date=2016-02-05}}</ref><ref name="DumperStanley2007">{{cite encyclopedia |editor-last1=Dumper |editor-first1=Michael R.T. |editor-last2=Stanley |editor-first2=Bruce E. |author=Janet L. Abu-Lughod (contributor) |title=Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |chapter=Buraimi and Al-Ain |pages=99–100 |isbn=978-1-5760-7919-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3SapTk5iGDkC&q=buraimi+al-ain |year=2007}}</ref> and is demonstrated to have been inhabited for over 7000 years.<ref name="GulfNews 12-2011">{{cite news |last=Salama |first=Samir |title=Al Ain bears evidence of a culture's ability to adapt |work=[[Gulf News]] |url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/culture/al-ain-bears-evidence-of-a-culture-s-ability-to-adapt-1.958876 |date=2011-12-30 |access-date=2018-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716165606/https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/culture/al-ain-bears-evidence-of-a-culture-s-ability-to-adapt-1.958876 |archive-date=July 16, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Modern Abu Dhabi traces its origins to the rise of an important tribal confederation, the [[Bani Yas]], in the late 18th century, which also assumed control of [[Dubai]]. In the 19th century, the Dubai and Abu Dhabi branches parted ways.
Into the mid-20th century, the economy of Abu Dhabi continued to be sustained mainly by [[camel]] herding, production of [[Date Palm|date]]s and vegetables at the inland [[oasis|oases]] of Al-Ain and [[Liwa Oasis|Liwa]], and fishing and [[pearl]] diving off the coast of Abu Dhabi city, which was occupied mainly during the summer months. Most dwellings in Abu Dhabi city were, at this time, constructed of [[Arecaceae|palm]] fronds (''barasti''), with the wealthier families occupying [[Mudbrick|mud huts]]. The growth of the cultured pearl industry in the first half of the twentieth century created hardship for residents of Abu Dhabi as pearls represented the largest export and main source of cash earnings.
In 1939, [[Sheikh]] [[Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al Nahyan]] granted petroleum concessions, and oil was first found in 1958. At first, oil money had a marginal impact. A few low-rise concrete buildings were erected, and the first paved road was completed in 1961, but Sheikh Shakbut, uncertain whether the new oil royalties would last, took a cautious approach, preferring to save the revenue rather than investing it in development.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
[[File:Stamp Abu 1967 40f-170px.jpg|thumb|Sheikh [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]], the emir of Abu Dhabi and founder of the federation (stamp from 1967)]]
His brother, Sheikh [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]], saw that oil wealth had the potential to transform Abu Dhabi. The ruling Nahyan family decided that Sheikh Zayed should replace his brother as ruler and carry out his vision of developing the country. On August 6, 1966, with the assistance of the British, Zayed became the new ruler.<ref>{{cite book |last=Al-Fahim |first=M. |title=From Rags to Riches: A Story of Abu Dhabi |chapter=6 |work=London Centre of Arab Studies |year=1995 |isbn=1-900404-00-1}}</ref>
With the announcement by the UK in 1968 that it would withdraw from the area of the [[Persian Gulf]] by 1971, Sheikh Zayed became the main driving force behind the formation of the UAE. After the Emirates gained independence in 1971, oil wealth continued to flow to the area, and traditional mud-brick huts were rapidly replaced with banks, boutiques and modern highrises.
==Geography==
{{See also|Geography of the United Arab Emirates}}
[[File:Palm Grove in Abu Dhabi.jpg|thumb|A [[date palm]] grove in the [[Arabian Desert|desert]] north of [[Liwa Oasis]] in [[Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi|the Western Region]], roughly in the area of [[Rub' al Khali|''Ar-Rub' Al-Khali'' (The Empty Quarter)]], which covers much of the emirate]]
The United Arab Emirates is located in the oil-rich and strategic Arabian or Persian Gulf region. It adjoins the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]] and the [[Sultanate of Oman]].
Abu Dhabi is located in the far west and southwest part of the United Arab Emirates along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf between latitudes 22°40' and around 25° north and longitudes 51° and around 56° east.<ref name="scad.ae"/> It [[border]]s the [[emirate of Dubai]] and [[emirate of Sharjah]] to its north.
The total area of the Emirate is {{convert|67,340|km2|sqmi|abbr=off}}, occupying about 87% of the total area of the UAE, excluding islands. The territorial waters of the Emirate embrace about 200 islands off its {{convert|700|km|mile|abbr=on}} coastline. The topography of the Emirate is dominated by low-lying sandy terrain dotted with sand dunes exceeding {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height in some areas southwards. The eastern part of the Emirate borders the [[Al Hajar Mountains#Western Hajar|western fringes of the Hajar Mountains]]. [[Jebel Hafeet|Hafeet Mountain]], Abu Dhabi's highest elevation and sole mountain,<ref name="GulfNews 12-2011"/> rising {{cvt|1,100|-|1,400|m}},<ref name="Gardner 01-2004">{{cite journal |last=Gardner |first=Andrew Somerville |title=The reptiles of Jebel Hafeet |publisher=[[Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations|ADCO]] and Emirates Natural History Group |pages=149–168 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235918847 |date=January 2004 |access-date=2019-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114153347/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235918847_The_reptiles_of_Jebel_Hafit |archive-date=January 14, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="LiethMasoom2012">{{cite book |editor-last1=Lieth |editor-first1=Helmut |editor-last2=Al Masoom |editor-first2=A. A. |title=Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants: Vol 2: Agriculture and forestry under marginal soil water conditions |publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media]] |volume=2: Agriculture and forestry under marginal soil water conditions |chapter=Reclamation potentials of saline degraded lands in Abu Dhabi eastern region using high salinity-tolerant woody plants and some salt marsh species |pages=271–274 |isbn=978-9-4011-1860-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-fqCAAAQBAJ&q=hafit |date=2012-12-06 |access-date=January 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330131859/https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-fqCAAAQBAJ&q=hafit#v=snippet&q=hafit&f=false |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="CNN 10-2018">{{cite news |last=Neild |first=Barry |title=Day trip from Abu Dhabi: The cool oasis of Al Ain |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/al-ain-abu-dhabi-day-trip/index.html |date=2018-10-03 |access-date=2019-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219181517/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/al-ain-abu-dhabi-day-trip/index.html |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> is located south of Al-Ain City.<ref name="scad.ae"/><ref name="OBG2016">{{cite book |title=The Report Abu Dhabi 2016 |publisher=Oxford Business Group |page=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_JorDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA14 |isbn=978-1-9100-6858-8 |date=2016-05-09}}</ref>
Land cultivation and irrigation for agriculture and forestation over the past decade has increased the size of "green" areas in the emirate to about 5% of the total land area, including parks and roadside plantations. About 1.2% of the total land area is used for agriculture. A small part of the land area is covered by mountains, containing several caves. The coastal area contains pockets of wetland and [[mangrove]] colonies. Abu Dhabi also has dozens of islands, mostly small and uninhabited, some of which have been designated as sanctuaries for wildlife.<ref>[http://visitabudhabi.ae/en/what.to.see/islands.aspx Islands of Abu Dhabi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026103353/http://visitabudhabi.ae/en/what.to.see/islands.aspx |date=October 26, 2014 }}</ref>
==Climate==
[[File:Temperature Abu Dhabi.JPG|thumb|Average temperatures in Abu Dhabi emirate]]
The emirate is located in the tropical dry region. The Tropic of Cancer runs through the southern part of the Emirate, giving its climate an arid nature characterised by high temperatures throughout the year, and a very hot summer. The Emirate's high summer (June to August) temperatures are associated with high relative humidity, especially in coastal areas. Abu Dhabi has warm winters with occasionally low temperatures. The air temperatures show variations between the coastal strip, the desert interior and areas of higher elevation, which together make up the topography of the Emirate.
Abu Dhabi receives scant rainfall but totals vary greatly from year to year. Seasonal northerly winds blow across the country, helping to ameliorate the weather, when they are not laden with dust, in addition to the brief moisture-laden south-easterly winds. The winds often vary between southerly, south-easterly, westerly, northerly and northwesterly. Another characteristic of the Emirate's weather is the high rate of evaporation of water due to several factors, namely high temperature, wind speed, and low rainfall.<ref name="scad.ae"/>
The [[oasis]] city of Al Ain, about {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}} away, bordering Oman, regularly records the highest summer temperatures in the country; however, the dry desert air and cooler evenings make it a traditional retreat from the intense summer heat and year-round humidity of the capital city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT002910 |title=Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |work=BBC Weather |access-date=2009-07-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123142007/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT002910 |archive-date=January 23, 2008 }}</ref>
==Demographics==
The extraordinary increase in population in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during the past half-century has made the size, structure and distribution of the population a key concern for future development.
The population of Abu Dhabi reached 1.968 million in mid-2010, with an average annual growth rate of 9.6% since 1960 - among the highest in the world. The total population has increased 99 times in 50 years. The number of citizens increased 39 times and Non-citizens 173 times in the half-century from 1960 to 2010. The most important reason behind the increase in the population growth of citizens is the increase in naturalization, while immigration constitutes the main factor in increasing the population overall.<ref name="Abu Dhabi Over a Half Century"/>
The resident population of the Abu Dhabi Emirate exceeded 2 million people in 2011. In mid-year 2011 the estimated population in Abu Dhabi Region was 1.31 million (61.8%), Al Ain Region 0.58 million (27.6%), and Al Gharbia 0.23 million (10.6%), making the total mid-year population for the Abu Dhabi Emirate 2.12 million.<ref name="SCAD">{{Cite web |url=https://scad.ae/ |title=Statistics centre − Abu Dhabi |access-date=September 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923181558/http://scad.ae/ |archive-date=September 23, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
In Abu Dhabi, fertility is higher than in most developed regions of the world, and mortality remains extremely low. In 2011, Crude Birth Rates and Crude Death Rates among Citizens were 15.1 births per 1,000 people and 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people respectively.<ref name="SCAD"/>
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|+ Selected demographic indicators 2011 <ref name="SCAD"/>
|-
| Total population (mid-year estimate) || style="text-align: right" | 2,120,700 || persons
|-
| Males || style="text-align: right" | 1,499,800 || persons
|-
| Females || style="text-align: right" | 620,900 || persons
|-
| Age dependency ratio || style="text-align: right" | 22.4 ||
|-
| Age dependency ratio, old || style="text-align: right" | 1.1 ||
|-
| Age dependency ratio, young || style="text-align: right" | 21.3 ||
|-
| Urban population || style="text-align: right" | 1,292,800 || persons
|-
| Rural population || style="text-align: right" | 827,900 || persons
|-
| Percentage of the population residing in rural areas || style="text-align: right" | 39.0 || %
|-
| Average annual population growth rate (2005- 2011) || style="text-align: right" | 7.7 || %
|-
| General fertility rate || style="text-align: right" | 80.3 || births per 1000 women aged 15 – 49 years
|-
| Crude birth rate || style="text-align: right" | 15.1 || per 1000 population
|-
| Crude death rate || style="text-align: right" | 1.4 || per 1000 population
|-
| Infant mortality rate || style="text-align: right" | 6.3 || per 1000 live births
|-
| Under 5 mortality rate || style="text-align: right" | 8.5 || per 1000 live births
|-
| Life expectancy at birth for females || style="text-align: right" | 70 || years
|-
| Life expectancy at birth for males || style="text-align: right" | 69 || years
|-
| Singulate median age at first marriage for males || style="text-align: right" | 26.7 || years
|-
| Singulate median age at first marriage for females || style="text-align: right" | 25.7 || years
|}
==Government==
[[File:Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan-CROPPED.jpg|thumb|upright|Sheikh [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], [[emir]] of Abu Dhabi]]
The emirate's political form is an absolutist, hereditary monarchy. The law is based mainly on the [[sharia]]. Head of state is [[HRH]] Sheikh [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]. He is a son of Sheikh [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]], the first president of the [[United Arab Emirates]]. The [[Qasr al-Hosn]] was the palace-fort and seat of government of the rulers of Abu Dhabi from ca. 1760/1790 to 1966.
Crown Prince [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] wields considerable influence as head of the [[Executive Council of Abu Dhabi|Executive Council]] and as deputy supreme commander of the armed forces of the federation.<ref>{{cite web |author=UAEinteract.com |url=http://www.uaeinteract.com/business/gabu.asp |title=UAE Government Offices: Abu Dhabi |publisher=UAEinteract |access-date=2009-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602214743/http://www.uaeinteract.com/business/gabu.asp |archive-date=June 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The executive council is the government of the emirate. The crown prince is assisted in his duties by the [[Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court|Crown Prince's Court]], or Diwan. The total number of members of the Executive Council has been slimmed down to 98 since the succession and it now consists largely of prominent members of the ruling family as well as a number of respected politicians.<ref name="alloexpat">{{cite web |url=http://www.abudhabi.alloexpat.com/abudhabi_information/government_abudhabi.php |title=Government in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Politics - Allo' Expat Abu Dhabi |publisher=Abudhabi.alloexpat.com |access-date=2009-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612045908/http://www.abudhabi.alloexpat.com/abudhabi_information/government_abudhabi.php |archive-date=June 12, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Under the executive council are various separate departments, which operate as ministries, such as the [[Abu Dhabi Education Council|Education Council]], [[Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council|Urban Planning Council]], and the [[Regulation and Supervision Bureau]]. There are also a number of autonomous agencies, such as the environmental agency, [[Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority]], authority for culture and heritage, and the health authority.<ref name="uaeinteract.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.uaeinteract.com/government/political_system.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213062650/http://www.uaeinteract.com/government/political_system.asp |archive-date=February 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
On the federal level, all emirates maintain their hereditary rulers who, as a group, form the Federal Supreme Council of Rulers, headed by the president. Although the presidency is renewable every five years through a vote in the council, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan held the presidency from the formation of the UAE until his death in November 2004, and there is an implicit understanding that Abu Dhabi's ruler will always be elected president.<ref name="alloexpat"/>
Although no elected parliament exists, the traditional [[majlis]] is a form of popular consultation and political participation. The open assembly is held by the emir and members of the royal family, in which any citizen has the right to come and voice their concerns openly.<ref name="uaeinteract.com"/>
On the municipal level, each one has their local government under the umbrella of the [[Department of Municipal Affairs (Abu Dhabi)|Department of Municipal Affairs]] such as Abu Dhabi capital district, the [[Western Region Municipality]], and the [[Eastern Region Municipality]]. State finances are mainly through the sale of oil. Any excess reserves are managed by the [[Abu Dhabi Investment Authority]], which invests the money into various government projects.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
==Economy==
[[File:GP2 2011 Final Abu Dhabi 007.jpg|thumb|2011 Final Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]
Abu Dhabi GDP estimates in 2011 amounted to AED 806,031 million at current prices, compared with AED 620,316 million at current prices in 2010. This represents an annual growth rate of 29.9 per cent in 2011. Accordingly, the annual per capita gross domestic product amounted to AED 380.1 thousand in 2011. The total fixed capital formation was AED 199,001 million in 2011, while compensation of employees amounted to AED 124,960 million in the same year. The main activities contributing to economic growth (GDP at constant prices) in 2011 were "Mining and quarrying" (including crude oil and natural gas), "Financial and insurance" and "Manufacturing" with increases of 9.4 per cent, 10.5 per cent and 9.8 per cent respectively. Commodity imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi were valued at AED 116.4 billion in 2011 compared with AED 86.6 billion in 2010. The main imports during 2011 were machinery and base metals, which accounted for 50.7 per cent of the total value of imports. The [[United States of America]] was the main country for imports, from which the Emirate received imports worth AED 13.4 billion. Non-oil exports were valued at AED 11.5 billion, with transport equipment and base metals contributing 61.5 per cent of the total. Canada was the top destination of Abu Dhabi non-oil exports, receiving goods worth AED 2.6 billion from the Emirate in 2011.<ref name="scad.ae"/> [[Mina' Zayid]] is the main port of Abu Dhabi through which the goods flow.
Al-Ain has one of the few remaining traditional camel [[souq]]s in the country, near an [[IKEA]] store.<ref name="CNN 10-2018"/>
{| class="wikitable" "style=text-align:right;"
|+ Foreign Trade Statistics through the ports of the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi (Million AED)<ref name="scad.ae"/>
! scope="col" width="150px" style="text-align:left;"| Item
! scope="col" width="80px" style="text-align:right;"| 2005
! scope="col" width="80px" style="text-align:right;"| 2009
! scope="col" width="80px" style="text-align:right;"| 2010
! scope="col" width="80px" style="text-align:right;"| 2011
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Total trade||style="text-align:right;"|226,339.5||style="text-align:right;"| 308,699.4|| style="text-align:right;"|387,275.7*||style="text-align:right;"| 532,858.0*
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Total exports||style="text-align:right;"| 191,125.2||style="text-align:right;"| 214,827.2|| style="text-align:right;"|300,702.1*||style="text-align:right;"| 416,484.0*
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Oil, gas and oil products||style="text-align:right;"| 184,711.7||style="text-align:right;"| 196,632.2||style="text-align:right;"| 278,105.4*||style="text-align:right;"| 393,439.0*
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Non-oil exports||style="text-align:right;"| 3,186.4||style="text-align:right;"| 9,500.8||style="text-align:right;"|11,610.8||style="text-align:right;"| 11,478.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Re-exports||style="text-align:right;"| 3,227.1||style="text-align:right;"| 8,694.2||style="text-align:right;"| 10,985.9||style="text-align:right;"| 11,567.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Imports||style="text-align:right;"| 35,214.3||style="text-align:right;"| 93,872.2||style="text-align:right;"| 86,573.7||style="text-align:right;"| 116,374.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Net trade in goods||style="text-align:right;"| 155,910.9||style="text-align:right;"| 120,955.0||style="text-align:right;"| 214,128.4*||style="text-align:right;"| 300,110.0*
|-
|style="text-align:left; colspan="5"|* <sub>Preliminary estimates</sub>
|}
[[File:Annual rates of inflation, Abu Dhabi Emirate.JPG|thumb|Inflation rates for Abu Dhabi]]
The Emirate exported 747.2 million barrels of crude oil in 2010. Japan, the top importer, received around 35.6 per cent of the Emirate's total crude oil exports. In 2011, the Emirate exported 10.0 million metric tons of refined petroleum products, of which the Netherlands bought 16.9 per cent, followed by Japan, which purchased 13.9 per cent. One of the main oil pipelines is the [[Habshan–Fujairah oil pipeline]]. The Emirate's LNG exports increased by AED 2,973.0 million in 2011 compared with 2010, reaching AED 17,128.2 million. Japan topped the list of importers by 98.4 per cent of the LNG exports value, followed by India by 1.0 per cent in 2011. The Emirate imported 828,093.9 million cubic feet of natural gas in 2011, at a daily average of 2,268.8 million cubic feet.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
Inflation rate in 2011 was 1.9 per cent. This was a result of an increase in the CPI from 119.3 points in 2010 to 121.6 points in 2011.<ref name="scad.ae"/>
The [[National Bank of Abu Dhabi]] (NBAD) is the largest lender bank in the emirate and the second-largest lender in the federation. NBAD has the largest market capitalization among UAE banks. The government has put in efforts to diversify the economy and invest in other areas such as the service and tourism industry. The capital city has seen various construction projects and the opening of shopping malls. The opening of the [[Emirates Palace]] marked the opening of the most expensive hotel ever built. The annual [[Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]] is a [[Formula One]] motor race held in the capital city, which further attracts tourists. Apart from the capital city, the [[Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge]] is held in the countryside and the tourism board is trying to highlight other places in the emirate.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
The Emirate encourages major international film productions which boost employment and the economy in general. A 2019 report stated that the Film Commission provides "30% cashback on production and post-production spend in the Emirate". As a result, films such as shot many scenes in Abu Dhabi and in nearby areas, including [[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]], [[War Machine (film)]], and in 2018, [[6 Underground (film)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.twofour54.com/en/media-centre/press-releases/twofour54-abu-dhabi-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-netflix-hit-6-underground-in-exclusive-video/ |title=twofour54 Abu Dhabi goes behind the scenes of Netflix hit '6 Underground' in exclusive video |date=December 18, 2019 |publisher=twofour54 |access-date=December 29, 2019 |quote="We are proud to have played such an important role in ensuring the shoot went smoothly and seamlessly, demonstrating once again that Abu Dhabi has the infrastructure, talent and expertise to support even the most challenging productions. This end-to-end offering, combined with the generous 30% cash rebate}}</ref> For the filming of the latter movie, the UAE military worked with the crew, providing soldiers as extras as well as aircraft that appear in the film. Production designer Jeffrey Beecroft made this comment: "I’ve shot a lot of military stuff with Michael, but I never had the ability to have six Apache [helicopters], 10 Black Hawks and soldiers".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/6-underground-in-abu-dhabi-new-video-released-from-behind-the-scenes-1.953215 |title='6 Underground' in Abu Dhabi: new video released from behind the scenes |date=December 18, 2019 |publisher=The National |access-date=December 29, 2019 |quote='Abu Dhabi was wild to shoot in. Because in our movie it’s California, the Middle East, it plays as Hong Kong as well}}</ref>
==Postage stamps==
{{Main|Postage stamps of Abu Dhabi}}
The emirate issued its own stamps from 1964 to 1972. They have become [[philatelic]] collectors' items.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
==Sub-divisions and settlements==
[[File:MapEmirateAbuDhabi-2.PNG|thumb|From left to right, the [[Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi|Western]], [[Abu Dhabi Central Capital District|Central]] and [[Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi|Eastern]] Regions of the Emirate<ref name="SCAD2018"/>]]
The Emirate is divided into three municipal regions.<ref name="OBG2016"/><ref name="SCAD2018">{{citation |publisher=Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi |title=Statistical Yearbook of Abu Dhabi 2018 |page=171 |url=https://scad.ae/Release%20Documents/SYB_2018_EN_9Sep%20_Chart%20Correction.pdf |year=2018 |access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref><ref name="OBG2010">{{cite book |title=The Report Abu Dhabi 2010 |publisher=Oxford Business Group |page=171 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f9l90XsF5-sC&pg=PA171 |isbn=978-1-9070-6521-7 |year=2010 |access-date=October 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125849/https://books.google.com/books?id=f9l90XsF5-sC&pg=PA171#v=onepage&q&f=false |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The capital city Abu Dhabi has seen new construction of modern high rises, tall office and apartment buildings, and busy shops. Other urban centres in the emirate are Al-Ain, Baniyas and Ruwais. Al-Ain is an agglomeration of several villages scattered around a desert oasis; today it is the site of the national university, UAEU. In addition, Al-Ain is billed as the "Garden City" of the UAE.<ref name="OBG2010"/>
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! Settlements
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|[[Abu Dhabi Central Capital District]]<ref name="OBG2016"/><ref name="OBG2010"/> <br /> Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area<ref name="DubaiFAQS, AD">{{cite web |publisher=Dubai FAQs |title=List of Abu Dhabi Municipality administrative areas, zones, districts, sectors |url=http://www.dubaifaqs.com/communities-in-abu-dhabi.php |access-date=2019-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402182006/http://www.dubaifaqs.com/communities-in-abu-dhabi.php |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="DOUPAM2018">{{cite web |publisher=Department of urban planning and municipalities |title=Plan Maritime |url=https://www.dpm.gov.abudhabi/en/Urban-Planning/Plan-Maritime |year=2018 |access-date=2019-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403052018/https://www.dpm.gov.abudhabi/en/Urban-Planning/Plan-Maritime |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="ADUPC">{{citation |publisher=[[Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council]] |title=Plan Abu Dhabi 2030: Urban Structure Framework Plan |pages=1–174 |url=https://www.ecouncil.ae/PublicationsEn/plan-abu-dhabi-full-version-EN.pdf |access-date=2019-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904045252/https://www.ecouncil.ae/PublicationsEn/plan-abu-dhabi-full-version-EN.pdf |archive-date=September 4, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> <br /> Abu Dhabi Region<ref name="SCAD2018"/><ref name="DOT Abu Dhabi">{{citation |work=Department of Transport, Government of Abu Dhabi |title=Abu Dhabi Region Bus Services |url=https://www.dot.abudhabi.ae/en/info/abu_dhabi_region_bus_services |access-date=2019-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402210359/https://www.dot.abudhabi.ae/en/info/abu_dhabi_region_bus_services |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="OBG2015">{{cite book |title=The Report Abu Dhabi 2015 |publisher=Oxford Business Group |pages=17–31 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ufwqDAAAQBAJ&q=abu+dhabi+region&pg=PA280 |date=2016-05-09|isbn=9781910068250 }}</ref>
|[[File:Abu Dhabi central.png|center|200px]]
|
* [[Abu Dhabi]] City (main settlement)
* [[Abu al Abyad]]
* [[Al-Aryam Island]]
* Al-Bahiyah<ref name="BaniHashim2015">{{cite dissertation |last=Bani Hashim |author-link=Bani Hashim |first=Alamira Reem |title=Planning Abu Dhabi: From Arish Village to a Global, Sustainable, Arab Capital City |publisher=[[University of California]] |location=[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] |url=http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/BaniHashim_berkeley_0028E_15548.pdf |year=2015 |access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref>
* Al-Shahamah<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>
* [[Al-Wathbah, Abu Dhabi|Al-Wathbah]]<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>
* Bani Yas City
* Ghantoot
* [[Halat al Bahrani]]
* Jubail Island<ref name="ArabNews 19-05-2019">{{cite news |newspaper=[[Arab News]] |title=Contractor appointed for $1.4bn Jubail Island project in Abu Dhabi |url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1499191/business-economy |date=2019-05-19 |access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref><ref name="KhaleejTimes 19-05-2019">{{cite news |newspaper=[[Khaleej Times]] |title=Enabling Works commence on Dh5b Jubail Island |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/enabling-works-commence-on-dh5b-jubail-island |date=2019-05-19 |access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref><ref name="TheNational 19-05-2019">{{cite news |last=Townsend |first=Sarah |title=Jubail Island appoints contractor for Dh5bn Abu Dhabi project |newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |url=https://www.thenational.ae/business/property/jubail-island-appoints-contractor-for-dh5bn-abu-dhabi-project-1.863349 |date=2019-05-19 |access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>
* [[Khalifa Port]]
* [[Masdar City]]<ref name="Khater2013">{{cite thesis |last=Khater |first=Ismail |title=Certification Systems as a Tool for Sustainable Architecture and Urban Planning Case Study: Estidama, Abu Dhabi |publisher=[[HafenCity University Hamburg|HafenCity University]] |location=[[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] |url=https://www.academia.edu/5110696 |date=April 2013 |access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref>
* [[Port Zayed|Mina' Zayed]]<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>
* [[Mussafah]]
* [[Saadiyat Island]]<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>
* [[Yas Island]]<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>
|-
|[[Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi|Al Dhafra Region]]<ref name="GulfNews 03-2017"/><ref name="TheNational 03-2017"/><ref name="SCAD2018"/> <br /> Western (''Gharbiyyah'') Region<ref name="AskExplorer"/><ref name="TheNational 12-2009"/>
|[[File:Abu Dhabi oeste.png|center|200px]]
|
* [[Madinat Zayed]] (main settlement)
* [[Ghayathi]]
* [[Ghuwaifat]]
* [[Habshan]]
* [[Liwa Oasis]]
* [[Marawah Island]]
* [[Ruwais]]
* [[Sila, Abu Dhabi|Sila]]
* [[Sir Bani Yas]]
* Tarif
|-
|[[Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi|Al-Ain Region]]<ref name="SCAD2018"/><ref name="GulfNews 03-2017">{{Cite news |work=[[Emirates News Agency|WAM]] |title=Khalifa renames Eastern and Western Regions |publisher=[[Gulf News]] |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/khalifa-renames-eastern-and-western-regions-1.1995320 |date=2017-03-16 |access-date=2017-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718144736/https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/khalifa-renames-eastern-and-western-regions-1.1995320 |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="TheNational 03-2017">{{cite news |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |title=Sheikh Khalifa renames Abu Dhabi regions |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/sheikh-khalifa-renames-abu-dhabi-regions-1.11249 |date=2017-03-16 |access-date=2018-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322054847/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/sheikh-khalifa-renames-abu-dhabi-regions-1.11249 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="DOT Abu Dhabi Al-Ain Region">{{citation |work=Department of Transport, Government of Abu Dhabi |title=Eastern Region Bus Services |url=https://dot.abudhabi.ae/en/info/eastern_region_bus_services |access-date=2018-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524112351/http://dot.abudhabi.ae/en/info/Eastern_Region_Bus_Services |archive-date=May 24, 2018 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> <br /> Eastern (''Sharqiyyah'') Region<ref name="AskExplorer">{{cite web |publisher=Ask Explorer |title=Regional location maps (eastern and western regions of Abu Dhabi emirate) |url=http://www.askexplorer.com/corporate/portfolio/regional-location-maps-eastern-and-western-regions-of-abu-dhabi-emirate-cli2960 |access-date=2019-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322105022/http://www.askexplorer.com/corporate/portfolio/regional-location-maps-eastern-and-western-regions-of-abu-dhabi-emirate-cli2960 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="TheNational 12-2009">{{cite news |last=Unnikrishnan |first=Deepthi |title=Abu Dhabi's Eastern Region: few people, bountiful nature |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/abu-dhabi-s-eastern-region-few-people-bountiful-nature-1.571816 |date=2009-12-11 |access-date=2018-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407161313/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/abu-dhabi-s-eastern-region-few-people-bountiful-nature-1.571816 |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
|[[File:Abu Dhabi Al Ain.png|center|200px]]
|
* [[Al Ain]] City (main settlement)
* [[Al Faqa|Al-Faqa']] (partly in the [[Emirate of Dubai]])<ref name="GulfNews 04-2014">{{cite news |newspaper=[[Gulf News]] |title=Dubai: Crime and accidents down in Al Faqa |url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/dubai-crime-and-accidents-down-in-al-faqa-1.1319434 |date=2014-04-14 |access-date=2018-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909112732/https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/dubai-crime-and-accidents-down-in-al-faqa-1.1319434 |archive-date=September 9, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="DSC 2015">{{cite web |publisher=Dubai Statistics Center, [[Government of Dubai]] |title=Population Bulletin |url=https://www.dsc.gov.ae/Publication/Population%20Bulletin%20Emirate%20of%20Dubai%202015.pdf |year=2015 |access-date=April 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407161314/https://www.dsc.gov.ae/Publication/Population%2520Bulletin%2520Emirate%2520of%2520Dubai%25202015.pdf |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* Al-Hayer
* Al-Qu'a
* Al-Shwaib
* Al-Wagan<ref name="TheNational 05-2018">{{cite news |last=Al Wasmi |first=Naser |title=Special report: Al Ain farm tackles food and water security by pairing fish with watermelons |newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/special-report-al-ain-farm-tackles-food-and-water-security-by-pairing-fish-with-watermelons-1.730854 |date=2018-05-16 |access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref>
* Al-Yahar
* [[Mezyad, Al-Ain|Mezyad]]
* Nahil
* Remah
* Sa'ah
* [[Swaihan|Sweihan]]
|}
...
*[[Al Ajban]]
*[[Al Tawelah]]
*[[Al Shalelah]]
*[[Al Shamkha]]
*[[Al Wahda, UAE|Al Wahda]]
*[[Al Mu'azaz]]
*[[Al Ad'la]]
*[[Marabe al Dhafra]]
==Transport==
[[File:13-08-06-abu-dhabi-airport-46.jpg|thumb|Sunrise at Abu Dhabi International Airport]]
[[Abu Dhabi International Airport]] (AUH) and [[Al Ain International Airport]] (AAN) serve the emirate. The older AUH airport was at [[Al Bateen Airport]]. The local time is [[GMT]] + 4 hours. Private vehicles, rideshares and taxis are the primary means of transportation in the city, although public buses, run by the Abu Dhabi Municipality, are available, mostly used by the lower-income population. There are bus routes to nearby towns such as Baniyas, Habashan and the garden city of the UAE, Al-Ain, among others. There is a newer service started in 2005 between Abu Dhabi and the commercial city of [[Dubai]] (about {{convert|150|km|mile|abbr=on}} away). The government is planning to build a railway in Abu Dhabi.
There are many ports in Abu Dhabi. [[Khalifa Port]] is the most recent one.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
==Education==
All private and public schools in the emirate come under the authority of the [[Abu Dhabi Education Council]], while other emirates continue to work under the Federal Ministry of Education. {{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
Schools and universities in Abu Dhabi:
* [[AAESS]]
* [[Abu Dhabi Indian School]]
* [[Abu Dhabi International School]]
* [[Abu Dhabi Men's College]] (a campus of The [[Higher Colleges of Technology]])
* [[Abu Dhabi University]]
* [[Abu Dhabi Women's College]] (a campus of The [[Higher Colleges of Technology]])
* [[Al Bateen Secondary School]] (British Curriculum)
* [[American Community School of Abu Dhabi|The American Community School of Abu Dhabi]]
* [[American International School - Abu Dhabi|The American International School in Abu Dhabi]]
* [[Bright Kids Nursery, Muroor Street]]
* [[Emirates College for Advanced Education]] (ECAE)
* [[Emirates Future International Academy]]
* [[INSEAD]] Centre in Abu Dhabi
* [[International School of Choueifat, Abu Dhabi]]
* [[Islamia English School]] (Kindergarten through 12th-grade FSC, IGCSE: O Levels and A Levels also offered)
* [[Jarn Yafoor Middle School]]
* [[Khalifa University]] of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR)
* [[Masdar Institute of Science and Technology]] (research-oriented graduate-level university)
* [[Merryland International, Musaffah]]
* [[New York Institute of Technology]]
* [[New York University Abu Dhabi]]
* [[Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi]]
* [[Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bangladesh Islamia School]]
* [[Sherwood Academy CBSE]]
* [[Sherwood Academy IGCSC]]
* [[The British School - Al Khubairat|The British School]]
* [[The Petroleum Institute]]
* [[Zayed University]]
* Abu Dhabi Grammar School (Canada)
* Al Mushrif
* Al Nahda National Schools (Boys' and Girls' school O Levels, A-Levels, American High school system)
* Al Yasmina School
* Al-Noor Indian Islamic School
* Al Manhal International Private School
* Al Ma'ali International School
* Ashbal Al Quds Private School
* Emirates National School
* First Steps School Nursery
* GEMS American Academy
* Indian Islahi Islamic School
* International Community School
* Khawarizmi International College
* Our Own English High School
* Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Arab Pakistani School (Kindergarten through 12th-grade FSC)
* St.Joseph's School
* Strathclyde Business School (MSc/MBA)
* The British School – Al Khubairat
* The Cambridge High School
* The Elite Private School
* The Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi
* The Philippine School, Abu Dhabi
== See also ==
* [[Mussafah Bridge]]
* [[Mussafah Port]]
* [[Wildlife of the United Arab Emirates]]
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
{{Wiktionary}}
{{Commons category|Emirate of Abu Dhabi}}
{{wikivoyage|Abu Dhabi (emirate)}}
* [http://www.adpolice.gov.ae Abu Dhabi Police]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070106080711/http://www.adcci-uae.com/ Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110727105517/http://www.edarabia.com/universities/abu-dhabi/ Universities in Abu Dhabi]
=== Newspapers ===
* [http://www.gulf-news.com/ Gulf News]
* [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/ Khaleej Times]
* [http://www.emiratestodayonline.com/ Emirates Today]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000456/http://www.7days.ae/ 7 Days]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070107193216/http://www.eveningpost.ae/ Emirates Evening Post]
* [http://www.thenational.ae/ The National]
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Emirate of Abu Dhabi
|native_name = {{lang|ar|إِمَـارَة أَبُـوظَـبِي}}
|settlement_type = [[Emirate]]
|image_skyline =
|image_caption =
|image_flag = Flag of Abu Dhabi.svg
|image_shield = Emblem of Abu Dhabi.svg
|image_map = Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates.svg
|map_caption = Location of Abu Dhabi in the UAE
|coordinates = {{coord|23.5|54.5|region:AE-AZ_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|subdivision_type2 = [[Emirates of the United Arab Emirates|Emirate]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Abu Dhabi]]
|established_title1 = Independence from UK
|established_date1 = 2 December 1971
|seat = [[Abu Dhabi]]
|parts_type = Subdivisions
|parts = 3 Municipal Regions
|p1=[[Abu Dhabi Central Capital District|Abu Dhabi (Central Region)]]
|government_type = [[Absolute monarchy]]
|leader_title = [[Ruler]]
|leader_name = [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
|leader_title1 = [[Crown Prince]]
|leader_name1 = [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
|area_total_km2 = 67,340
|area_rank = 1st
|population_total = 2,784,490<ref name="scad.ae">{{cite web |url=https://www.scad.ae |title=Statistics Center |url-status=dead |access-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923181558/http://scad.ae/ |archive-date=September 23, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|population_as_of = 2015
|population_density_km2=35.7
|population_rank = 2nd
|population_demonym = Abu Dhabian
| blank_name = GDP PPP
| blank_info = 2014 estimate
| blank1_name = Total
| blank1_info = [[USD]] 178 billion<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brookings.edu/research/global-metro-monitor/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525113815/https://www.brookings.edu/research/global-metro-monitor/ |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
| blank2_name = Per capita
| blank2_info = [[USD]] 130,000
|area_total_sq_mi = 26,000 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->
|timezone=UAE standard time
|utc_offset = +4
|utc_offset_DST = +4
|common_name = Abu Dhabi
|p2=[[Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi|Al-Ain (Eastern Region)]]
|p3=[[Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi|Adh-Dhafrah (Western Region)]]
| iso_code = AE-AZ
}}
The '''Emirate of Abu Dhabi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|b|uː|_|ˈ|d|ɑː|b|i}}, {{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɑː|-}}, or {{IPAc-en|-|ˈ|d|æ|-}};<ref name="wells">{{citation |last=Wells |first=John C. |title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary |publisher=Longman |edition=3rd |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-4058-8118-0}}</ref><ref>{{citation |last=Roach |first=Peter |title=Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |location=Cambridge |edition=18th |year=2011 |isbn=9780521152532}}</ref> {{lang-ar|إِمَـارَة أَبُـوظَـبِي}} {{transl|ar|''Imārat Abū Ẓaby''}}, {{IPA-ar|ʔabuː ˈðˤɑbi|pron}})<ref name="wells"/> is one of seven [[Emirates of the United Arab Emirates|emirates]] that constitute the [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE). It is by far the largest [[emirate]] by area ({{convert|67,340|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}), accounting for approximately 87 percent of the total land area of the federation. Abu Dhabi also has the second-largest population of the seven emirates. In June 2011 this was estimated to be 2,120,700 people, of which 439,100 people (less than 21%) were Emirati citizens.<ref name="scad.ae"/> The city of [[Abu Dhabi]], after which the emirate is named, is both the capital of the emirate and federation.
In the early 1970s, two important developments influenced the status of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The first was the establishment of the United Arab Emirates in December 1971, with Abu Dhabi as its political and administrative capital. The second was the sharp increase in oil prices following the [[October 1973 War]], which accompanied a change in the relationship between the oil countries and foreign oil companies, leading to a dramatic rise in oil revenues.<ref name="Abu Dhabi Over a Half Century"/> Abu Dhabi's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates, in 2014, amounted to ([[EUR]] 0.24 tril.) AED 960 billion at current prices. Mining and quarrying (includes crude oil and natural gas) account for the largest contribution to GDP (58.5 per cent in 2011). Construction-related industries are the next largest contributor (10.1 per cent in 2011).<ref name="scad.ae"/> GDP grew to AED 911.6 billion in 2012, or over US$100,000 per capita.<ref name="arabn_gdp">{{cite web |url=http://www.arabnews.com/news/508116|title=Abu Dhabi's GDP rises 7.7%, population reaches 2.3m |date=January 12, 2014 |access-date=February 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115071131/http://www.arabnews.com/news/508116 |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In recent times, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has continuously contributed around 60 per cent of the GDP of the United Arab Emirates, while its population constitutes only 34 per cent of the total UAE population according to the 2005 census.<ref name="Abu Dhabi Over a Half Century">{{cite web |url=http://www.scad.ae |title=Abu Dhabi Over a Half Century |publisher=Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) |access-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923181558/http://scad.ae/ |archive-date=September 23, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
==Etymology==
"Dhabi" is the Arabic name of a particular species of native gazelle that was once common in the Arabian region. Abu Dhabi means father of "Dhabi" (gazelle). It is thought that this name came about because of the abundance of [[Arabian gazelle|gazelle]]s in the area, and a folk tale involving [[Shakhbut bin Dhiyab al Nahyan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uae-tour.com |title=United Arab Emirates |access-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721122534/http://uae-tour.com/ |archive-date=July 21, 2013|url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
==History==
{{see also|Cultural policy in Abu Dhabi}}
[[Image:First Tower, Qasr al-Hosn, Abu Dhabi.jpg|left|thumb|upright|[[Qasr al-Hosn|Al-Hosn Fort]] in Abu Dhabi, dating to the 18th century [[Common Era|CE]]]]
Parts of Abu Dhabi were settled millennia ago, and its early history fits the nomadic herding and fishing pattern typical of the broader region. The Emirate shares the [[Tawam (region)|historical region of Al-Buraimi or Tawam]] (which includes modern-day [[Al Ain]]) with Oman,<ref name="Al-Hosani2012">{{cite thesis |last=Al-Hosani |first=Hamad Ali |title=The Political Thought of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |publisher=[[Durham University]] |pages=43–44 |url=http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/3448/1/electronic_version_of_my_thesis.pdf |format=PhD Thesis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205164804/http://www.na.ae/en/Images/LIWA12.pdf |year=2012 |access-date=15 April 2016 |archive-date=5 February 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Morton2016">{{cite book |last1=Morton |first1=Michael Quentin |title=Keepers of the Golden Shore: A History of the United Arab Emirates |publisher=[[Reaktion Books]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-7802-3580-6 |edition=1st |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-oxfDQAAQBAJ&q=tuwwam |date=15 April 2016 |access-date=8 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Allen2016">{{cite book |last=Allen |first=Calvin H., Jr. |title=Oman: the Modernization of the Sultanate |publisher=[[Routledge]] |chapter=1: Land and People |pages=1–8 |isbn=978-1-3172-9164-0 |location=Abingdon / New York City |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tlmFCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1 |date=2016-02-05}}</ref><ref name="DumperStanley2007">{{cite encyclopedia |editor-last1=Dumper |editor-first1=Michael R.T. |editor-last2=Stanley |editor-first2=Bruce E. |author=Janet L. Abu-Lughod (contributor) |title=Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |chapter=Buraimi and Al-Ain |pages=99–100 |isbn=978-1-5760-7919-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3SapTk5iGDkC&q=buraimi+al-ain |year=2007}}</ref> and is demonstrated to have been inhabited for over 7000 years.<ref name="GulfNews 12-2011">{{cite news |last=Salama |first=Samir |title=Al Ain bears evidence of a culture's ability to adapt |work=[[Gulf News]] |url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/culture/al-ain-bears-evidence-of-a-culture-s-ability-to-adapt-1.958876 |date=2011-12-30 |access-date=2018-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716165606/https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/culture/al-ain-bears-evidence-of-a-culture-s-ability-to-adapt-1.958876 |archive-date=July 16, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Modern Abu Dhabi traces its origins to the rise of an important tribal confederation, the [[Bani Yas]], in the late 18th century, which also assumed control of [[Dubai]]. In the 19th century, the Dubai and Abu Dhabi branches parted ways.
Into the mid-20th century, the economy of Abu Dhabi continued to be sustained mainly by [[camel]] herding, production of [[Date Palm|date]]s and vegetables at the inland [[oasis|oases]] of Al-Ain and [[Liwa Oasis|Liwa]], and fishing and [[pearl]] diving off the coast of Abu Dhabi city, which was occupied mainly during the summer months. Most dwellings in Abu Dhabi city were, at this time, constructed of [[Arecaceae|palm]] fronds (''barasti''), with the wealthier families occupying [[Mudbrick|mud huts]]. The growth of the cultured pearl industry in the first half of the twentieth century created hardship for residents of Abu Dhabi as pearls represented the largest export and main source of cash earnings.
In 1939, [[Sheikh]] [[Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al Nahyan]] granted petroleum concessions, and oil was first found in 1958. At first, oil money had a marginal impact. A few low-rise concrete buildings were erected, and the first paved road was completed in 1961, but Sheikh Shakbut, uncertain whether the new oil royalties would last, took a cautious approach, preferring to save the revenue rather than investing it in development.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
[[File:Stamp Abu 1967 40f-170px.jpg|thumb|Sheikh [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]], the emir of Abu Dhabi and founder of the federation (stamp from 1967)]]
His brother, Sheikh [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]], saw that oil wealth had the potential to transform Abu Dhabi. The ruling Nahyan family decided that Sheikh Zayed should replace his brother as ruler and carry out his vision of developing the country. On August 6, 1966, with the assistance of the British, Zayed became the new ruler.<ref>{{cite book |last=Al-Fahim |first=M. |title=From Rags to Riches: A Story of Abu Dhabi |chapter=6 |work=London Centre of Arab Studies |year=1995 |isbn=1-900404-00-1}}</ref>
With the announcement by the UK in 1968 that it would withdraw from the area of the [[Persian Gulf]] by 1971, Sheikh Zayed became the main driving force behind the formation of the UAE. After the Emirates gained independence in 1971, oil wealth continued to flow to the area, and traditional mud-brick huts were rapidly replaced with banks, boutiques and modern highrises.
==Geography==
{{See also|Geography of the United Arab Emirates}}
[[File:Palm Grove in Abu Dhabi.jpg|thumb|A [[date palm]] grove in the [[Arabian Desert|desert]] north of [[Liwa Oasis]] in [[Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi|the Western Region]], roughly in the area of [[Rub' al Khali|''Ar-Rub' Al-Khali'' (The Empty Quarter)]], which covers much of the emirate]]
The United Arab Emirates is located in the oil-rich and strategic Arabian or Persian Gulf region. It adjoins the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]] and the [[Sultanate of Oman]].
Abu Dhabi is located in the far west and southwest part of the United Arab Emirates along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf between latitudes 22°40' and around 25° north and longitudes 51° and around 56° east.<ref name="scad.ae"/> It [[border]]s the [[emirate of Dubai]] and [[emirate of Sharjah]] to its north.
The total area of the Emirate is {{convert|67,340|km2|sqmi|abbr=off}}, occupying about 87% of the total area of the UAE, excluding islands. The territorial waters of the Emirate embrace about 200 islands off its {{convert|700|km|mile|abbr=on}} coastline. The topography of the Emirate is dominated by low-lying sandy terrain dotted with sand dunes exceeding {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height in some areas southwards. The eastern part of the Emirate borders the [[Al Hajar Mountains#Western Hajar|western fringes of the Hajar Mountains]]. [[Jebel Hafeet|Hafeet Mountain]], Abu Dhabi's highest elevation and sole mountain,<ref name="GulfNews 12-2011"/> rising {{cvt|1,100|-|1,400|m}},<ref name="Gardner 01-2004">{{cite journal |last=Gardner |first=Andrew Somerville |title=The reptiles of Jebel Hafeet |publisher=[[Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations|ADCO]] and Emirates Natural History Group |pages=149–168 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235918847 |date=January 2004 |access-date=2019-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114153347/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235918847_The_reptiles_of_Jebel_Hafit |archive-date=January 14, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="LiethMasoom2012">{{cite book |editor-last1=Lieth |editor-first1=Helmut |editor-last2=Al Masoom |editor-first2=A. A. |title=Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants: Vol 2: Agriculture and forestry under marginal soil water conditions |publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media]] |volume=2: Agriculture and forestry under marginal soil water conditions |chapter=Reclamation potentials of saline degraded lands in Abu Dhabi eastern region using high salinity-tolerant woody plants and some salt marsh species |pages=271–274 |isbn=978-9-4011-1860-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-fqCAAAQBAJ&q=hafit |date=2012-12-06 |access-date=January 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330131859/https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-fqCAAAQBAJ&q=hafit#v=snippet&q=hafit&f=false |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="CNN 10-2018">{{cite news |last=Neild |first=Barry |title=Day trip from Abu Dhabi: The cool oasis of Al Ain |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/al-ain-abu-dhabi-day-trip/index.html |date=2018-10-03 |access-date=2019-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219181517/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/al-ain-abu-dhabi-day-trip/index.html |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> is located south of Al-Ain City.<ref name="scad.ae"/><ref name="OBG2016">{{cite book |title=The Report Abu Dhabi 2016 |publisher=Oxford Business Group |page=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_JorDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA14 |isbn=978-1-9100-6858-8 |date=2016-05-09}}</ref>
Land cultivation and irrigation for agriculture and forestation over the past decade has increased the size of "green" areas in the emirate to about 5% of the total land area, including parks and roadside plantations. About 1.2% of the total land area is used for agriculture. A small part of the land area is covered by mountains, containing several caves. The coastal area contains pockets of wetland and [[mangrove]] colonies. Abu Dhabi also has dozens of islands, mostly small and uninhabited, some of which have been designated as sanctuaries for wildlife.<ref>[http://visitabudhabi.ae/en/what.to.see/islands.aspx Islands of Abu Dhabi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026103353/http://visitabudhabi.ae/en/what.to.see/islands.aspx |date=October 26, 2014 }}</ref>
==Climate==
[[File:Temperature Abu Dhabi.JPG|thumb|Average temperatures in Abu Dhabi emirate]]
The emirate is located in the tropical dry region. The Tropic of Cancer runs through the southern part of the Emirate, giving its climate an arid nature characterised by high temperatures throughout the year, and a very hot summer. The Emirate's high summer (June to August) temperatures are associated with high relative humidity, especially in coastal areas. Abu Dhabi has warm winters with occasionally low temperatures. The air temperatures show variations between the coastal strip, the desert interior and areas of higher elevation, which together make up the topography of the Emirate.
Abu Dhabi receives scant rainfall but totals vary greatly from year to year. Seasonal northerly winds blow across the country, helping to ameliorate the weather, when they are not laden with dust, in addition to the brief moisture-laden south-easterly winds. The winds often vary between southerly, south-easterly, westerly, northerly and northwesterly. Another characteristic of the Emirate's weather is the high rate of evaporation of water due to several factors, namely high temperature, wind speed, and low rainfall.<ref name="scad.ae"/>
The [[oasis]] city of Al Ain, about {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}} away, bordering Oman, regularly records the highest summer temperatures in the country; however, the dry desert air and cooler evenings make it a traditional retreat from the intense summer heat and year-round humidity of the capital city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT002910 |title=Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |work=BBC Weather |access-date=2009-07-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123142007/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT002910 |archive-date=January 23, 2008 }}</ref>
==Demographics==
The extraordinary increase in population in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during the past half-century has made the size, structure and distribution of the population a key concern for future development.
The population of Abu Dhabi reached 1.968 million in mid-2010, with an average annual growth rate of 9.6% since 1960 - among the highest in the world. The total population has increased 99 times in 50 years. The number of citizens increased 39 times and Non-citizens 173 times in the half-century from 1960 to 2010. The most important reason behind the increase in the population growth of citizens is the increase in naturalization, while immigration constitutes the main factor in increasing the population overall.<ref name="Abu Dhabi Over a Half Century"/>
The resident population of the Abu Dhabi Emirate exceeded 2 million people in 2011. In mid-year 2011 the estimated population in Abu Dhabi Region was 1.31 million (61.8%), Al Ain Region 0.58 million (27.6%), and Al Gharbia 0.23 million (10.6%), making the total mid-year population for the Abu Dhabi Emirate 2.12 million.<ref name="SCAD">{{Cite web |url=https://scad.ae/ |title=Statistics centre − Abu Dhabi |access-date=September 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923181558/http://scad.ae/ |archive-date=September 23, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
In Abu Dhabi, fertility is higher than in most developed regions of the world, and mortality remains extremely low. In 2011, Crude Birth Rates and Crude Death Rates among Citizens were 15.1 births per 1,000 people and 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people respectively.<ref name="SCAD"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Selected demographic indicators 2011 <ref name="SCAD"/>
|-
| Total population (mid-year estimate) || style="text-align: right" | 2,120,700 || persons
|-
| Males || style="text-align: right" | 1,499,800 || persons
|-
| Females || style="text-align: right" | 620,900 || persons
|-
| Age dependency ratio || style="text-align: right" | 22.4 ||
|-
| Age dependency ratio, old || style="text-align: right" | 1.1 ||
|-
| Age dependency ratio, young || style="text-align: right" | 21.3 ||
|-
| Urban population || style="text-align: right" | 1,292,800 || persons
|-
| Rural population || style="text-align: right" | 827,900 || persons
|-
| Percentage of the population residing in rural areas || style="text-align: right" | 39.0 || %
|-
| Average annual population growth rate (2005- 2011) || style="text-align: right" | 7.7 || %
|-
| General fertility rate || style="text-align: right" | 80.3 || births per 1000 women aged 15 – 49 years
|-
| Crude birth rate || style="text-align: right" | 15.1 || per 1000 population
|-
| Crude death rate || style="text-align: right" | 1.4 || per 1000 population
|-
| Infant mortality rate || style="text-align: right" | 6.3 || per 1000 live births
|-
| Under 5 mortality rate || style="text-align: right" | 8.5 || per 1000 live births
|-
| Life expectancy at birth for females || style="text-align: right" | 70 || years
|-
| Life expectancy at birth for males || style="text-align: right" | 69 || years
|-
| Singulate median age at first marriage for males || style="text-align: right" | 26.7 || years
|-
| Singulate median age at first marriage for females || style="text-align: right" | 25.7 || years
|}
==Government==
[[File:Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan-CROPPED.jpg|thumb|upright|Sheikh [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], [[emir]] of Abu Dhabi]]
The emirate's political form is an absolutist, hereditary monarchy. The law is based mainly on the [[sharia]]. Head of state is [[HRH]] Sheikh [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]. He is a son of Sheikh [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]], the first president of the [[United Arab Emirates]]. The [[Qasr al-Hosn]] was the palace-fort and seat of government of the rulers of Abu Dhabi from ca. 1760/1790 to 1966.
Crown Prince [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] wields considerable influence as head of the [[Executive Council of Abu Dhabi|Executive Council]] and as deputy supreme commander of the armed forces of the federation.<ref>{{cite web |author=UAEinteract.com |url=http://www.uaeinteract.com/business/gabu.asp |title=UAE Government Offices: Abu Dhabi |publisher=UAEinteract |access-date=2009-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602214743/http://www.uaeinteract.com/business/gabu.asp |archive-date=June 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The executive council is the government of the emirate. The crown prince is assisted in his duties by the [[Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court|Crown Prince's Court]], or Diwan. The total number of members of the Executive Council has been slimmed down to 98 since the succession and it now consists largely of prominent members of the ruling family as well as a number of respected politicians.<ref name="alloexpat">{{cite web |url=http://www.abudhabi.alloexpat.com/abudhabi_information/government_abudhabi.php |title=Government in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Politics - Allo' Expat Abu Dhabi |publisher=Abudhabi.alloexpat.com |access-date=2009-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612045908/http://www.abudhabi.alloexpat.com/abudhabi_information/government_abudhabi.php |archive-date=June 12, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Under the executive council are various separate departments, which operate as ministries, such as the [[Abu Dhabi Education Council|Education Council]], [[Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council|Urban Planning Council]], and the [[Regulation and Supervision Bureau]]. There are also a number of autonomous agencies, such as the environmental agency, [[Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority]], authority for culture and heritage, and the health authority.<ref name="uaeinteract.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.uaeinteract.com/government/political_system.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213062650/http://www.uaeinteract.com/government/political_system.asp |archive-date=February 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
On the federal level, all emirates maintain their hereditary rulers who, as a group, form the Federal Supreme Council of Rulers, headed by the president. Although the presidency is renewable every five years through a vote in the council, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan held the presidency from the formation of the UAE until his death in November 2004, and there is an implicit understanding that Abu Dhabi's ruler will always be elected president.<ref name="alloexpat"/>
Although no elected parliament exists, the traditional [[majlis]] is a form of popular consultation and political participation. The open assembly is held by the emir and members of the royal family, in which any citizen has the right to come and voice their concerns openly.<ref name="uaeinteract.com"/>
On the municipal level, each one has their local government under the umbrella of the [[Department of Municipal Affairs (Abu Dhabi)|Department of Municipal Affairs]] such as Abu Dhabi capital district, the [[Western Region Municipality]], and the [[Eastern Region Municipality]]. State finances are mainly through the sale of oil. Any excess reserves are managed by the [[Abu Dhabi Investment Authority]], which invests the money into various government projects.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
==Economy==
[[File:GP2 2011 Final Abu Dhabi 007.jpg|thumb|2011 Final Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]
Abu Dhabi GDP estimates in 2011 amounted to AED 806,031 million at current prices, compared with AED 620,316 million at current prices in 2010. This represents an annual growth rate of 29.9 per cent in 2011. Accordingly, the annual per capita gross domestic product amounted to AED 380.1 thousand in 2011. The total fixed capital formation was AED 199,001 million in 2011, while compensation of employees amounted to AED 124,960 million in the same year. The main activities contributing to economic growth (GDP at constant prices) in 2011 were "Mining and quarrying" (including crude oil and natural gas), "Financial and insurance" and "Manufacturing" with increases of 9.4 per cent, 10.5 per cent and 9.8 per cent respectively. Commodity imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi were valued at AED 116.4 billion in 2011 compared with AED 86.6 billion in 2010. The main imports during 2011 were machinery and base metals, which accounted for 50.7 per cent of the total value of imports. The [[United States of America]] was the main country for imports, from which the Emirate received imports worth AED 13.4 billion. Non-oil exports were valued at AED 11.5 billion, with transport equipment and base metals contributing 61.5 per cent of the total. Canada was the top destination of Abu Dhabi non-oil exports, receiving goods worth AED 2.6 billion from the Emirate in 2011.<ref name="scad.ae"/> [[Mina' Zayid]] is the main port of Abu Dhabi through which the goods flow.
Al-Ain has one of the few remaining traditional camel [[souq]]s in the country, near an [[IKEA]] store.<ref name="CNN 10-2018"/>
{| class="wikitable" "style=text-align:right;"
|+ Foreign Trade Statistics through the ports of the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi (Million AED)<ref name="scad.ae"/>
! scope="col" width="150px" style="text-align:left;"| Item
! scope="col" width="80px" style="text-align:right;"| 2005
! scope="col" width="80px" style="text-align:right;"| 2009
! scope="col" width="80px" style="text-align:right;"| 2010
! scope="col" width="80px" style="text-align:right;"| 2011
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Total trade||style="text-align:right;"|226,339.5||style="text-align:right;"| 308,699.4|| style="text-align:right;"|387,275.7*||style="text-align:right;"| 532,858.0*
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Total exports||style="text-align:right;"| 191,125.2||style="text-align:right;"| 214,827.2|| style="text-align:right;"|300,702.1*||style="text-align:right;"| 416,484.0*
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Oil, gas and oil products||style="text-align:right;"| 184,711.7||style="text-align:right;"| 196,632.2||style="text-align:right;"| 278,105.4*||style="text-align:right;"| 393,439.0*
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Non-oil exports||style="text-align:right;"| 3,186.4||style="text-align:right;"| 9,500.8||style="text-align:right;"|11,610.8||style="text-align:right;"| 11,478.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Re-exports||style="text-align:right;"| 3,227.1||style="text-align:right;"| 8,694.2||style="text-align:right;"| 10,985.9||style="text-align:right;"| 11,567.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Imports||style="text-align:right;"| 35,214.3||style="text-align:right;"| 93,872.2||style="text-align:right;"| 86,573.7||style="text-align:right;"| 116,374.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Net trade in goods||style="text-align:right;"| 155,910.9||style="text-align:right;"| 120,955.0||style="text-align:right;"| 214,128.4*||style="text-align:right;"| 300,110.0*
|-
|style="text-align:left; colspan="5"|* <sub>Preliminary estimates</sub>
|}
[[File:Annual rates of inflation, Abu Dhabi Emirate.JPG|thumb|Inflation rates for Abu Dhabi]]
The Emirate exported 747.2 million barrels of crude oil in 2010. Japan, the top importer, received around 35.6 per cent of the Emirate's total crude oil exports. In 2011, the Emirate exported 10.0 million metric tons of refined petroleum products, of which the Netherlands bought 16.9 per cent, followed by Japan, which purchased 13.9 per cent. One of the main oil pipelines is the [[Habshan–Fujairah oil pipeline]]. The Emirate's LNG exports increased by AED 2,973.0 million in 2011 compared with 2010, reaching AED 17,128.2 million. Japan topped the list of importers by 98.4 per cent of the LNG exports value, followed by India by 1.0 per cent in 2011. The Emirate imported 828,093.9 million cubic feet of natural gas in 2011, at a daily average of 2,268.8 million cubic feet.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
Inflation rate in 2011 was 1.9 per cent. This was a result of an increase in the CPI from 119.3 points in 2010 to 121.6 points in 2011.<ref name="scad.ae"/>
The [[National Bank of Abu Dhabi]] (NBAD) is the largest lender bank in the emirate and the second-largest lender in the federation. NBAD has the largest market capitalization among UAE banks. The government has put in efforts to diversify the economy and invest in other areas such as the service and tourism industry. The capital city has seen various construction projects and the opening of shopping malls. The opening of the [[Emirates Palace]] marked the opening of the most expensive hotel ever built. The annual [[Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]] is a [[Formula One]] motor race held in the capital city, which further attracts tourists. Apart from the capital city, the [[Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge]] is held in the countryside and the tourism board is trying to highlight other places in the emirate.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
The Emirate encourages major international film productions which boost employment and the economy in general. A 2019 report stated that the Film Commission provides "30% cashback on production and post-production spend in the Emirate". As a result, films such as shot many scenes in Abu Dhabi and in nearby areas, including [[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]], [[War Machine (film)]], and in 2018, [[6 Underground (film)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.twofour54.com/en/media-centre/press-releases/twofour54-abu-dhabi-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-netflix-hit-6-underground-in-exclusive-video/ |title=twofour54 Abu Dhabi goes behind the scenes of Netflix hit '6 Underground' in exclusive video |date=December 18, 2019 |publisher=twofour54 |access-date=December 29, 2019 |quote="We are proud to have played such an important role in ensuring the shoot went smoothly and seamlessly, demonstrating once again that Abu Dhabi has the infrastructure, talent and expertise to support even the most challenging productions. This end-to-end offering, combined with the generous 30% cash rebate}}</ref> For the filming of the latter movie, the UAE military worked with the crew, providing soldiers as extras as well as aircraft that appear in the film. Production designer Jeffrey Beecroft made this comment: "I’ve shot a lot of military stuff with Michael, but I never had the ability to have six Apache [helicopters], 10 Black Hawks and soldiers".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/6-underground-in-abu-dhabi-new-video-released-from-behind-the-scenes-1.953215 |title='6 Underground' in Abu Dhabi: new video released from behind the scenes |date=December 18, 2019 |publisher=The National |access-date=December 29, 2019 |quote='Abu Dhabi was wild to shoot in. Because in our movie it’s California, the Middle East, it plays as Hong Kong as well}}</ref>
==Postage stamps==
{{Main|Postage stamps of Abu Dhabi}}
The emirate issued its own stamps from 1964 to 1972. They have become [[philatelic]] collectors' items.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
==Communities==
[[File:MapEmirateAbuDhabi-2.PNG|thumb|From left to right, the [[Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi|Western]], [[Abu Dhabi Central Capital District|Central]] and [[Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi|Eastern]] Regions of the Emirate<ref name="SCAD2018"/>]]
The Emirate is divided into three municipal regions.<ref name="OBG2016"/><ref name="SCAD2018">{{citation |publisher=Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi |title=Statistical Yearbook of Abu Dhabi 2018 |page=171 |url=https://scad.ae/Release%20Documents/SYB_2018_EN_9Sep%20_Chart%20Correction.pdf |year=2018 |access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref><ref name="OBG2010">{{cite book |title=The Report Abu Dhabi 2010 |publisher=Oxford Business Group |page=171 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f9l90XsF5-sC&pg=PA171 |isbn=978-1-9070-6521-7 |year=2010 |access-date=October 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125849/https://books.google.com/books?id=f9l90XsF5-sC&pg=PA171#v=onepage&q&f=false |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The capital city Abu Dhabi has seen new construction of modern high rises, tall office and apartment buildings, and busy shops. Other urban centres in the emirate are Al-Ain, Baniyas and Ruwais. Al-Ain is an agglomeration of several villages scattered around a desert oasis; today it is the site of the national university, UAEU. In addition, Al-Ain is billed as the "Garden City" of the UAE.<ref name="OBG2010"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Community
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|[[Ras Ghumeis]]
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|[[Al Ghuweifat]]
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|[[Sabkhat Matti]]
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|[[Al Jazeerah]]
|-
|[[Al 'Ayif]]
|-
|[[Mkhayriz]]
|-
|[[Western Mahadir]]
|-
|[[Liwa]]
|-
|[[Al Mirayr]]
|-
|[[Umm Al Zumoul]
==Transport==
[[File:13-08-06-abu-dhabi-airport-46.jpg|thumb|Sunrise at Abu Dhabi International Airport]]
[[Abu Dhabi International Airport]] (AUH) and [[Al Ain International Airport]] (AAN) serve the emirate. The older AUH airport was at [[Al Bateen Airport]]. The local time is [[GMT]] + 4 hours. Private vehicles, rideshares and taxis are the primary means of transportation in the city, although public buses, run by the Abu Dhabi Municipality, are available, mostly used by the lower-income population. There are bus routes to nearby towns such as Baniyas, Habashan and the garden city of the UAE, Al-Ain, among others. There is a newer service started in 2005 between Abu Dhabi and the commercial city of [[Dubai]] (about {{convert|150|km|mile|abbr=on}} away). The government is planning to build a railway in Abu Dhabi.
There are many ports in Abu Dhabi. [[Khalifa Port]] is the most recent one.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
==Education==
All private and public schools in the emirate come under the authority of the [[Abu Dhabi Education Council]], while other emirates continue to work under the Federal Ministry of Education. {{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
Schools and universities in Abu Dhabi:
* [[AAESS]]
* [[Abu Dhabi Indian School]]
* [[Abu Dhabi International School]]
* [[Abu Dhabi Men's College]] (a campus of The [[Higher Colleges of Technology]])
* [[Abu Dhabi University]]
* [[Abu Dhabi Women's College]] (a campus of The [[Higher Colleges of Technology]])
* [[Al Bateen Secondary School]] (British Curriculum)
* [[American Community School of Abu Dhabi|The American Community School of Abu Dhabi]]
* [[American International School - Abu Dhabi|The American International School in Abu Dhabi]]
* [[Bright Kids Nursery, Muroor Street]]
* [[Emirates College for Advanced Education]] (ECAE)
* [[Emirates Future International Academy]]
* [[INSEAD]] Centre in Abu Dhabi
* [[International School of Choueifat, Abu Dhabi]]
* [[Islamia English School]] (Kindergarten through 12th-grade FSC, IGCSE: O Levels and A Levels also offered)
* [[Jarn Yafoor Middle School]]
* [[Khalifa University]] of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR)
* [[Masdar Institute of Science and Technology]] (research-oriented graduate-level university)
* [[Merryland International, Musaffah]]
* [[New York Institute of Technology]]
* [[New York University Abu Dhabi]]
* [[Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi]]
* [[Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bangladesh Islamia School]]
* [[Sherwood Academy CBSE]]
* [[Sherwood Academy IGCSC]]
* [[The British School - Al Khubairat|The British School]]
* [[The Petroleum Institute]]
* [[Zayed University]]
* Abu Dhabi Grammar School (Canada)
* Al Mushrif
* Al Nahda National Schools (Boys' and Girls' school O Levels, A-Levels, American High school system)
* Al Yasmina School
* Al-Noor Indian Islamic School
* Al Manhal International Private School
* Al Ma'ali International School
* Ashbal Al Quds Private School
* Emirates National School
* First Steps School Nursery
* GEMS American Academy
* Indian Islahi Islamic School
* International Community School
* Khawarizmi International College
* Our Own English High School
* Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Arab Pakistani School (Kindergarten through 12th-grade FSC)
* St.Joseph's School
* Strathclyde Business School (MSc/MBA)
* The British School – Al Khubairat
* The Cambridge High School
* The Elite Private School
* The Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi
* The Philippine School, Abu Dhabi
== See also ==
* [[Mussafah Bridge]]
* [[Mussafah Port]]
* [[Wildlife of the United Arab Emirates]]
{{Portal|United Arab Emirates}}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
{{Wiktionary}}
{{Commons category|Emirate of Abu Dhabi}}
{{wikivoyage|Abu Dhabi (emirate)}}
* [http://www.adpolice.gov.ae Abu Dhabi Police]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070106080711/http://www.adcci-uae.com/ Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110727105517/http://www.edarabia.com/universities/abu-dhabi/ Universities in Abu Dhabi]
=== Newspapers ===
* [http://www.gulf-news.com/ Gulf News]
* [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/ Khaleej Times]
* [http://www.emiratestodayonline.com/ Emirates Today]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000456/http://www.7days.ae/ 7 Days]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070107193216/http://www.eveningpost.ae/ Emirates Evening Post]
* [http://www.thenational.ae/ The National]
{{Geographic location
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|North = [[Dubai]]
|Northeast = [[Emirate of Sharjah|Sharjah]]
|East = {{flagicon|Oman}}[[Al Buraymi]]
|Southeast = {{flagicon|Oman}}[[Ad Dhahirah]]
|South = {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}[[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]]
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|West =
|Northwest = ''[[Persian Gulf]]''
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The emirate issued its own stamps from 1964 to 1972. They have become [[philatelic]] collectors' items.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
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+==Communities==
[[File:MapEmirateAbuDhabi-2.PNG|thumb|From left to right, the [[Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi|Western]], [[Abu Dhabi Central Capital District|Central]] and [[Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi|Eastern]] Regions of the Emirate<ref name="SCAD2018"/>]]
The Emirate is divided into three municipal regions.<ref name="OBG2016"/><ref name="SCAD2018">{{citation |publisher=Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi |title=Statistical Yearbook of Abu Dhabi 2018 |page=171 |url=https://scad.ae/Release%20Documents/SYB_2018_EN_9Sep%20_Chart%20Correction.pdf |year=2018 |access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref><ref name="OBG2010">{{cite book |title=The Report Abu Dhabi 2010 |publisher=Oxford Business Group |page=171 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f9l90XsF5-sC&pg=PA171 |isbn=978-1-9070-6521-7 |year=2010 |access-date=October 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125849/https://books.google.com/books?id=f9l90XsF5-sC&pg=PA171#v=onepage&q&f=false |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The capital city Abu Dhabi has seen new construction of modern high rises, tall office and apartment buildings, and busy shops. Other urban centres in the emirate are Al-Ain, Baniyas and Ruwais. Al-Ain is an agglomeration of several villages scattered around a desert oasis; today it is the site of the national university, UAEU. In addition, Al-Ain is billed as the "Garden City" of the UAE.<ref name="OBG2010"/>
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
-! Region
-! class="unsortable"|Map
-! Settlements
+! Community
|-
-|[[Abu Dhabi Central Capital District]]<ref name="OBG2016"/><ref name="OBG2010"/> <br /> Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area<ref name="DubaiFAQS, AD">{{cite web |publisher=Dubai FAQs |title=List of Abu Dhabi Municipality administrative areas, zones, districts, sectors |url=http://www.dubaifaqs.com/communities-in-abu-dhabi.php |access-date=2019-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402182006/http://www.dubaifaqs.com/communities-in-abu-dhabi.php |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="DOUPAM2018">{{cite web |publisher=Department of urban planning and municipalities |title=Plan Maritime |url=https://www.dpm.gov.abudhabi/en/Urban-Planning/Plan-Maritime |year=2018 |access-date=2019-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403052018/https://www.dpm.gov.abudhabi/en/Urban-Planning/Plan-Maritime |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="ADUPC">{{citation |publisher=[[Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council]] |title=Plan Abu Dhabi 2030: Urban Structure Framework Plan |pages=1–174 |url=https://www.ecouncil.ae/PublicationsEn/plan-abu-dhabi-full-version-EN.pdf |access-date=2019-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904045252/https://www.ecouncil.ae/PublicationsEn/plan-abu-dhabi-full-version-EN.pdf |archive-date=September 4, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> <br /> Abu Dhabi Region<ref name="SCAD2018"/><ref name="DOT Abu Dhabi">{{citation |work=Department of Transport, Government of Abu Dhabi |title=Abu Dhabi Region Bus Services |url=https://www.dot.abudhabi.ae/en/info/abu_dhabi_region_bus_services |access-date=2019-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402210359/https://www.dot.abudhabi.ae/en/info/abu_dhabi_region_bus_services |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="OBG2015">{{cite book |title=The Report Abu Dhabi 2015 |publisher=Oxford Business Group |pages=17–31 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ufwqDAAAQBAJ&q=abu+dhabi+region&pg=PA280 |date=2016-05-09|isbn=9781910068250 }}</ref>
-|[[File:Abu Dhabi central.png|center|200px]]
-|
-* [[Abu Dhabi]] City (main settlement)
-* [[Abu al Abyad]]
-* [[Al-Aryam Island]]
-* Al-Bahiyah<ref name="BaniHashim2015">{{cite dissertation |last=Bani Hashim |author-link=Bani Hashim |first=Alamira Reem |title=Planning Abu Dhabi: From Arish Village to a Global, Sustainable, Arab Capital City |publisher=[[University of California]] |location=[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] |url=http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/BaniHashim_berkeley_0028E_15548.pdf |year=2015 |access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref>
-* Al-Shahamah<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>
-* [[Al-Wathbah, Abu Dhabi|Al-Wathbah]]<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>
-* Bani Yas City
-* Ghantoot
-* [[Halat al Bahrani]]
-* Jubail Island<ref name="ArabNews 19-05-2019">{{cite news |newspaper=[[Arab News]] |title=Contractor appointed for $1.4bn Jubail Island project in Abu Dhabi |url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1499191/business-economy |date=2019-05-19 |access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref><ref name="KhaleejTimes 19-05-2019">{{cite news |newspaper=[[Khaleej Times]] |title=Enabling Works commence on Dh5b Jubail Island |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/enabling-works-commence-on-dh5b-jubail-island |date=2019-05-19 |access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref><ref name="TheNational 19-05-2019">{{cite news |last=Townsend |first=Sarah |title=Jubail Island appoints contractor for Dh5bn Abu Dhabi project |newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |url=https://www.thenational.ae/business/property/jubail-island-appoints-contractor-for-dh5bn-abu-dhabi-project-1.863349 |date=2019-05-19 |access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>
-* [[Khalifa Port]]
-* [[Masdar City]]<ref name="Khater2013">{{cite thesis |last=Khater |first=Ismail |title=Certification Systems as a Tool for Sustainable Architecture and Urban Planning Case Study: Estidama, Abu Dhabi |publisher=[[HafenCity University Hamburg|HafenCity University]] |location=[[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] |url=https://www.academia.edu/5110696 |date=April 2013 |access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref>
-* [[Port Zayed|Mina' Zayed]]<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>
-* [[Mussafah]]
-* [[Saadiyat Island]]<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>
-* [[Yas Island]]<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>
+|[[Ras Ghumeis]]
|-
-|[[Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi|Al Dhafra Region]]<ref name="GulfNews 03-2017"/><ref name="TheNational 03-2017"/><ref name="SCAD2018"/> <br /> Western (''Gharbiyyah'') Region<ref name="AskExplorer"/><ref name="TheNational 12-2009"/>
-|[[File:Abu Dhabi oeste.png|center|200px]]
-|
-* [[Madinat Zayed]] (main settlement)
-* [[Ghayathi]]
-* [[Ghuwaifat]]
-* [[Habshan]]
-* [[Liwa Oasis]]
-* [[Marawah Island]]
-* [[Ruwais]]
-* [[Sila, Abu Dhabi|Sila]]
-* [[Sir Bani Yas]]
-* Tarif
+|[[Al Ghuweifat]]
|-
-|[[Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi|Al-Ain Region]]<ref name="SCAD2018"/><ref name="GulfNews 03-2017">{{Cite news |work=[[Emirates News Agency|WAM]] |title=Khalifa renames Eastern and Western Regions |publisher=[[Gulf News]] |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/khalifa-renames-eastern-and-western-regions-1.1995320 |date=2017-03-16 |access-date=2017-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718144736/https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/khalifa-renames-eastern-and-western-regions-1.1995320 |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="TheNational 03-2017">{{cite news |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |title=Sheikh Khalifa renames Abu Dhabi regions |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/sheikh-khalifa-renames-abu-dhabi-regions-1.11249 |date=2017-03-16 |access-date=2018-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322054847/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/sheikh-khalifa-renames-abu-dhabi-regions-1.11249 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="DOT Abu Dhabi Al-Ain Region">{{citation |work=Department of Transport, Government of Abu Dhabi |title=Eastern Region Bus Services |url=https://dot.abudhabi.ae/en/info/eastern_region_bus_services |access-date=2018-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524112351/http://dot.abudhabi.ae/en/info/Eastern_Region_Bus_Services |archive-date=May 24, 2018 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> <br /> Eastern (''Sharqiyyah'') Region<ref name="AskExplorer">{{cite web |publisher=Ask Explorer |title=Regional location maps (eastern and western regions of Abu Dhabi emirate) |url=http://www.askexplorer.com/corporate/portfolio/regional-location-maps-eastern-and-western-regions-of-abu-dhabi-emirate-cli2960 |access-date=2019-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322105022/http://www.askexplorer.com/corporate/portfolio/regional-location-maps-eastern-and-western-regions-of-abu-dhabi-emirate-cli2960 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="TheNational 12-2009">{{cite news |last=Unnikrishnan |first=Deepthi |title=Abu Dhabi's Eastern Region: few people, bountiful nature |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/abu-dhabi-s-eastern-region-few-people-bountiful-nature-1.571816 |date=2009-12-11 |access-date=2018-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407161313/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/abu-dhabi-s-eastern-region-few-people-bountiful-nature-1.571816 |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
-|[[File:Abu Dhabi Al Ain.png|center|200px]]
-|
-* [[Al Ain]] City (main settlement)
-* [[Al Faqa|Al-Faqa']] (partly in the [[Emirate of Dubai]])<ref name="GulfNews 04-2014">{{cite news |newspaper=[[Gulf News]] |title=Dubai: Crime and accidents down in Al Faqa |url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/dubai-crime-and-accidents-down-in-al-faqa-1.1319434 |date=2014-04-14 |access-date=2018-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909112732/https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/dubai-crime-and-accidents-down-in-al-faqa-1.1319434 |archive-date=September 9, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="DSC 2015">{{cite web |publisher=Dubai Statistics Center, [[Government of Dubai]] |title=Population Bulletin |url=https://www.dsc.gov.ae/Publication/Population%20Bulletin%20Emirate%20of%20Dubai%202015.pdf |year=2015 |access-date=April 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407161314/https://www.dsc.gov.ae/Publication/Population%2520Bulletin%2520Emirate%2520of%2520Dubai%25202015.pdf |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
-* Al-Hayer
-* Al-Qu'a
-* Al-Shwaib
-* Al-Wagan<ref name="TheNational 05-2018">{{cite news |last=Al Wasmi |first=Naser |title=Special report: Al Ain farm tackles food and water security by pairing fish with watermelons |newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/special-report-al-ain-farm-tackles-food-and-water-security-by-pairing-fish-with-watermelons-1.730854 |date=2018-05-16 |access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref>
-* Al-Yahar
-* [[Mezyad, Al-Ain|Mezyad]]
-* Nahil
-* Remah
-* Sa'ah
-* [[Swaihan|Sweihan]]
-|}
-
-...
-*[[Al Ajban]]
-*[[Al Tawelah]]
-*[[Al Shalelah]]
-*[[Al Shamkha]]
-*[[Al Wahda, UAE|Al Wahda]]
-*[[Al Mu'azaz]]
-*[[Al Ad'la]]
-*[[Marabe al Dhafra]]
+|[[Sabkhat Matti]]
+|-
+|[[Al Jazeerah]]
+|-
+|[[Al 'Ayif]]
+|-
+|[[Mkhayriz]]
+|-
+|[[Western Mahadir]]
+|-
+|[[Liwa]]
+|-
+|[[Al Mirayr]]
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+|[[Umm Al Zumoul]
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3 => '! Settlements',
4 => '|[[Abu Dhabi Central Capital District]]<ref name="OBG2016"/><ref name="OBG2010"/> <br /> Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area<ref name="DubaiFAQS, AD">{{cite web |publisher=Dubai FAQs |title=List of Abu Dhabi Municipality administrative areas, zones, districts, sectors |url=http://www.dubaifaqs.com/communities-in-abu-dhabi.php |access-date=2019-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402182006/http://www.dubaifaqs.com/communities-in-abu-dhabi.php |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="DOUPAM2018">{{cite web |publisher=Department of urban planning and municipalities |title=Plan Maritime |url=https://www.dpm.gov.abudhabi/en/Urban-Planning/Plan-Maritime |year=2018 |access-date=2019-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403052018/https://www.dpm.gov.abudhabi/en/Urban-Planning/Plan-Maritime |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="ADUPC">{{citation |publisher=[[Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council]] |title=Plan Abu Dhabi 2030: Urban Structure Framework Plan |pages=1–174 |url=https://www.ecouncil.ae/PublicationsEn/plan-abu-dhabi-full-version-EN.pdf |access-date=2019-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904045252/https://www.ecouncil.ae/PublicationsEn/plan-abu-dhabi-full-version-EN.pdf |archive-date=September 4, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> <br /> Abu Dhabi Region<ref name="SCAD2018"/><ref name="DOT Abu Dhabi">{{citation |work=Department of Transport, Government of Abu Dhabi |title=Abu Dhabi Region Bus Services |url=https://www.dot.abudhabi.ae/en/info/abu_dhabi_region_bus_services |access-date=2019-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402210359/https://www.dot.abudhabi.ae/en/info/abu_dhabi_region_bus_services |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="OBG2015">{{cite book |title=The Report Abu Dhabi 2015 |publisher=Oxford Business Group |pages=17–31 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ufwqDAAAQBAJ&q=abu+dhabi+region&pg=PA280 |date=2016-05-09|isbn=9781910068250 }}</ref>',
5 => '|[[File:Abu Dhabi central.png|center|200px]]',
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7 => '* [[Abu Dhabi]] City (main settlement)',
8 => '* [[Abu al Abyad]]',
9 => '* [[Al-Aryam Island]]',
10 => '* Al-Bahiyah<ref name="BaniHashim2015">{{cite dissertation |last=Bani Hashim |author-link=Bani Hashim |first=Alamira Reem |title=Planning Abu Dhabi: From Arish Village to a Global, Sustainable, Arab Capital City |publisher=[[University of California]] |location=[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] |url=http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/BaniHashim_berkeley_0028E_15548.pdf |year=2015 |access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref>',
11 => '* Al-Shahamah<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>',
12 => '* [[Al-Wathbah, Abu Dhabi|Al-Wathbah]]<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>',
13 => '* Bani Yas City',
14 => '* Ghantoot',
15 => '* [[Halat al Bahrani]]',
16 => '* Jubail Island<ref name="ArabNews 19-05-2019">{{cite news |newspaper=[[Arab News]] |title=Contractor appointed for $1.4bn Jubail Island project in Abu Dhabi |url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1499191/business-economy |date=2019-05-19 |access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref><ref name="KhaleejTimes 19-05-2019">{{cite news |newspaper=[[Khaleej Times]] |title=Enabling Works commence on Dh5b Jubail Island |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/enabling-works-commence-on-dh5b-jubail-island |date=2019-05-19 |access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref><ref name="TheNational 19-05-2019">{{cite news |last=Townsend |first=Sarah |title=Jubail Island appoints contractor for Dh5bn Abu Dhabi project |newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |url=https://www.thenational.ae/business/property/jubail-island-appoints-contractor-for-dh5bn-abu-dhabi-project-1.863349 |date=2019-05-19 |access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>',
17 => '* [[Khalifa Port]]',
18 => '* [[Masdar City]]<ref name="Khater2013">{{cite thesis |last=Khater |first=Ismail |title=Certification Systems as a Tool for Sustainable Architecture and Urban Planning Case Study: Estidama, Abu Dhabi |publisher=[[HafenCity University Hamburg|HafenCity University]] |location=[[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] |url=https://www.academia.edu/5110696 |date=April 2013 |access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref>',
19 => '* [[Port Zayed|Mina' Zayed]]<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>',
20 => '* [[Mussafah]]',
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22 => '* [[Yas Island]]<ref name="BaniHashim2015"/>',
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24 => '|[[File:Abu Dhabi oeste.png|center|200px]]',
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26 => '* [[Madinat Zayed]] (main settlement)',
27 => '* [[Ghayathi]]',
28 => '* [[Ghuwaifat]]',
29 => '* [[Habshan]]',
30 => '* [[Liwa Oasis]]',
31 => '* [[Marawah Island]]',
32 => '* [[Ruwais]]',
33 => '* [[Sila, Abu Dhabi|Sila]]',
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37 => '|[[File:Abu Dhabi Al Ain.png|center|200px]]',
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39 => '* [[Al Ain]] City (main settlement)',
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41 => '* Al-Hayer',
42 => '* Al-Qu'a',
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44 => '* Al-Wagan<ref name="TheNational 05-2018">{{cite news |last=Al Wasmi |first=Naser |title=Special report: Al Ain farm tackles food and water security by pairing fish with watermelons |newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/special-report-al-ain-farm-tackles-food-and-water-security-by-pairing-fish-with-watermelons-1.730854 |date=2018-05-16 |access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref>',
45 => '* Al-Yahar',
46 => '* [[Mezyad, Al-Ain|Mezyad]]',
47 => '* Nahil',
48 => '* Remah',
49 => '* Sa'ah',
50 => '* [[Swaihan|Sweihan]]',
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54 => '*[[Al Ajban]]',
55 => '*[[Al Tawelah]]',
56 => '*[[Al Shalelah]]',
57 => '*[[Al Shamkha]]',
58 => '*[[Al Wahda, UAE|Al Wahda]] ',
59 => '*[[Al Mu'azaz]]',
60 => '*[[Al Ad'la]]',
61 => '*[[Marabe al Dhafra]]'
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<div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Emirate in United Arab Emirates</div><table class="infobox geography vcard" style="width:23em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:1.25em; white-space:nowrap"><div style="display:inline" class="fn org">Emirate of Abu Dhabi</div>
<br /><div class="nickname" style="font-weight:normal;display:inline;"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl" title="Arabic-language text">إِمَـارَة أَبُـوظَـبِي</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color:#cddeff; font-weight:bold;"><div class="category"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirate" title="Emirate">Emirate</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><div style="display:table; width:100%; background:none;">
<div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Flag_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg" class="image" title="Flag of Emirate of Abu Dhabi"><img alt="Flag of Emirate of Abu Dhabi" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Flag_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg/100px-Flag_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="50" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Flag_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg/150px-Flag_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Flag_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg/200px-Flag_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a><div style="padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 0;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Flag_of_Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag of Emirate of Abu Dhabi">Flag</a></div></div><div style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg" class="image" title="Coat of arms of Emirate of Abu Dhabi"><img alt="Coat of arms of Emirate of Abu Dhabi" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Emblem_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg/100px-Emblem_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="141" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Emblem_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg/150px-Emblem_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Emblem_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg/200px-Emblem_of_Abu_Dhabi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="846" /></a><div style="padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 0;">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Abu_Dhabi_in_United_Arab_Emirates.svg" class="image" title="Location of Abu Dhabi in the UAE"><img alt="Location of Abu Dhabi in the UAE" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Abu_Dhabi_in_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/250px-Abu_Dhabi_in_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="215" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Abu_Dhabi_in_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/375px-Abu_Dhabi_in_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Abu_Dhabi_in_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/500px-Abu_Dhabi_in_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1228" data-file-height="1056" /></a><div style="padding:0.3em 0 0 0;">Location of Abu Dhabi in the UAE</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r994658806">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="/enwiki//geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&params=23.5_N_54.5_E_region:AE-AZ_type:adm1st"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">23°30′N</span> <span class="longitude">54°30′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">23.5°N 54.5°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">23.5; 54.5</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="coordinates"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r994658806"/><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="/enwiki//geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&params=23.5_N_54.5_E_region:AE-AZ_type:adm1st"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">23°30′N</span> <span class="longitude">54°30′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">23.5°N 54.5°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">23.5; 54.5</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> </span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirates_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Emirates of the United Arab Emirates">Emirate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi" title="Abu Dhabi">Abu Dhabi</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Independence from UK</th><td class="infobox-data">2 December 1971</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seat</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi" title="Abu Dhabi">Abu Dhabi</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center; 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<div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%; text-align: left;"><div>3 Municipal Regions</div></div>
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</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:left">Government<div style="font-weight:normal;display:inline;"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Absolute_monarchy" title="Absolute monarchy">Absolute monarchy</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ruler" title="Ruler">Ruler</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khalifa_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan" title="Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan">Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Crown_Prince" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Prince">Crown Prince</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan">Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:left">Area<div style="font-weight:normal;display:inline;"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">67,340 km<sup>2</sup> (26,000 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area rank</th><td class="infobox-data">1st</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:left">Population<div style="font-weight:normal;display:inline;"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2015)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">2,784,490<sup id="cite_ref-scad.ae_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scad.ae-1">[1]</a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">2nd</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">35.7/km<sup>2</sup> (92/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Abu Dhabian</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/UTC%2B4" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+4">UTC+4</a> (UAE standard time)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="white-space:nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/UTC%2B4" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+4">UTC+4</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">AE-AZ</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">GDP PPP</th><td class="infobox-data">2014 estimate</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/USD" class="mw-redirect" title="USD">USD</a> 178 billion<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Per capita</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/USD" class="mw-redirect" title="USD">USD</a> 130,000</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The <b>Emirate of Abu Dhabi</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="/æ/: 'a' in 'bad'">æ</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/uː/: 'oo' in 'goose'">uː</span></span><span class="wrap"> </span><span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span></span>/</a></span></span>, <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span></span>-/</a></span></span>, or <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/-<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span><span title="/æ/: 'a' in 'bad'">æ</span></span>-/</a></span></span>;<sup id="cite_ref-wells_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wells-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">إِمَـارَة أَبُـوظَـبِي</span>‎ <i lang="ar-Latn" title="Arabic-language romanization"><i>Imārat Abū Ẓaby</i></i>, <small>pronounced </small><span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Help:IPA/Arabic" title="Help:IPA/Arabic">[ʔabuː ˈðˤɑbi]</a></span>)<sup id="cite_ref-wells_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wells-3">[3]</a></sup> is one of seven <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirates_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Emirates of the United Arab Emirates">emirates</a> that constitute the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a> (UAE). It is by far the largest <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirate" title="Emirate">emirate</a> by area (67,340 km<sup>2</sup> (26,000 sq mi)), accounting for approximately 87 percent of the total land area of the federation. Abu Dhabi also has the second-largest population of the seven emirates. In June 2011 this was estimated to be 2,120,700 people, of which 439,100 people (less than 21%) were Emirati citizens.<sup id="cite_ref-scad.ae_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scad.ae-1">[1]</a></sup> The city of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi" title="Abu Dhabi">Abu Dhabi</a>, after which the emirate is named, is both the capital of the emirate and federation.
</p><p>In the early 1970s, two important developments influenced the status of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The first was the establishment of the United Arab Emirates in December 1971, with Abu Dhabi as its political and administrative capital. The second was the sharp increase in oil prices following the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/October_1973_War" class="mw-redirect" title="October 1973 War">October 1973 War</a>, which accompanied a change in the relationship between the oil countries and foreign oil companies, leading to a dramatic rise in oil revenues.<sup id="cite_ref-Abu_Dhabi_Over_a_Half_Century_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abu_Dhabi_Over_a_Half_Century-5">[5]</a></sup> Abu Dhabi's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates, in 2014, amounted to (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/EUR" class="mw-redirect" title="EUR">EUR</a> 0.24 tril.) AED 960 billion at current prices. Mining and quarrying (includes crude oil and natural gas) account for the largest contribution to GDP (58.5 per cent in 2011). Construction-related industries are the next largest contributor (10.1 per cent in 2011).<sup id="cite_ref-scad.ae_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scad.ae-1">[1]</a></sup> GDP grew to AED 911.6 billion in 2012, or over US$100,000 per capita.<sup id="cite_ref-arabn_gdp_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arabn_gdp-6">[6]</a></sup> In recent times, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has continuously contributed around 60 per cent of the GDP of the United Arab Emirates, while its population constitutes only 34 per cent of the total UAE population according to the 2005 census.<sup id="cite_ref-Abu_Dhabi_Over_a_Half_Century_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abu_Dhabi_Over_a_Half_Century-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Etymology">Etymology</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p>"Dhabi" is the Arabic name of a particular species of native gazelle that was once common in the Arabian region. Abu Dhabi means father of "Dhabi" (gazelle). It is thought that this name came about because of the abundance of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arabian_gazelle" title="Arabian gazelle">gazelles</a> in the area, and a folk tale involving <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shakhbut_bin_Dhiyab_al_Nahyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Shakhbut bin Dhiyab al Nahyan">Shakhbut bin Dhiyab al Nahyan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cultural_policy_in_Abu_Dhabi" title="Cultural policy in Abu Dhabi">Cultural policy in Abu Dhabi</a></div>
<div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:172px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:First_Tower,_Qasr_al-Hosn,_Abu_Dhabi.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/First_Tower%2C_Qasr_al-Hosn%2C_Abu_Dhabi.jpg/170px-First_Tower%2C_Qasr_al-Hosn%2C_Abu_Dhabi.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="256" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/First_Tower%2C_Qasr_al-Hosn%2C_Abu_Dhabi.jpg/255px-First_Tower%2C_Qasr_al-Hosn%2C_Abu_Dhabi.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/First_Tower%2C_Qasr_al-Hosn%2C_Abu_Dhabi.jpg/340px-First_Tower%2C_Qasr_al-Hosn%2C_Abu_Dhabi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="902" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:First_Tower,_Qasr_al-Hosn,_Abu_Dhabi.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Qasr_al-Hosn" title="Qasr al-Hosn">Al-Hosn Fort</a> in Abu Dhabi, dating to the 18th century <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Common_Era" title="Common Era">CE</a></div></div></div>
<p>Parts of Abu Dhabi were settled millennia ago, and its early history fits the nomadic herding and fishing pattern typical of the broader region. The Emirate shares the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tawam_(region)" title="Tawam (region)">historical region of Al-Buraimi or Tawam</a> (which includes modern-day <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Ain" title="Al Ain">Al Ain</a>) with Oman,<sup id="cite_ref-Al-Hosani2012_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Al-Hosani2012-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Morton2016_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morton2016-9">[9]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Allen2016_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allen2016-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DumperStanley2007_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DumperStanley2007-11">[11]</a></sup> and is demonstrated to have been inhabited for over 7000 years.<sup id="cite_ref-GulfNews_12-2011_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GulfNews_12-2011-12">[12]</a></sup> Modern Abu Dhabi traces its origins to the rise of an important tribal confederation, the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bani_Yas" title="Bani Yas">Bani Yas</a>, in the late 18th century, which also assumed control of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a>. In the 19th century, the Dubai and Abu Dhabi branches parted ways.
</p><p>Into the mid-20th century, the economy of Abu Dhabi continued to be sustained mainly by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Camel" title="Camel">camel</a> herding, production of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Date_Palm" class="mw-redirect" title="Date Palm">dates</a> and vegetables at the inland <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oasis" title="Oasis">oases</a> of Al-Ain and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liwa_Oasis" title="Liwa Oasis">Liwa</a>, and fishing and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pearl" title="Pearl">pearl</a> diving off the coast of Abu Dhabi city, which was occupied mainly during the summer months. Most dwellings in Abu Dhabi city were, at this time, constructed of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arecaceae" title="Arecaceae">palm</a> fronds (<i>barasti</i>), with the wealthier families occupying <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mudbrick" title="Mudbrick">mud huts</a>. The growth of the cultured pearl industry in the first half of the twentieth century created hardship for residents of Abu Dhabi as pearls represented the largest export and main source of cash earnings.
</p><p>In 1939, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sheikh" title="Sheikh">Sheikh</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shakhbut_Bin-Sultan_Al_Nahyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al Nahyan">Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al Nahyan</a> granted petroleum concessions, and oil was first found in 1958. At first, oil money had a marginal impact. A few low-rise concrete buildings were erected, and the first paved road was completed in 1961, but Sheikh Shakbut, uncertain whether the new oil royalties would last, took a cautious approach, preferring to save the revenue rather than investing it in development.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:171px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Stamp_Abu_1967_40f-170px.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Stamp_Abu_1967_40f-170px.jpg" decoding="async" width="169" height="196" class="thumbimage" data-file-width="169" data-file-height="196" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Stamp_Abu_1967_40f-170px.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Sheikh <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zayed_bin_Sultan_Al_Nahyan" title="Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan">Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan</a>, the emir of Abu Dhabi and founder of the federation (stamp from 1967)</div></div></div>
<p>His brother, Sheikh <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zayed_bin_Sultan_Al_Nahyan" title="Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan">Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan</a>, saw that oil wealth had the potential to transform Abu Dhabi. The ruling Nahyan family decided that Sheikh Zayed should replace his brother as ruler and carry out his vision of developing the country. On August 6, 1966, with the assistance of the British, Zayed became the new ruler.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>
</p><p>With the announcement by the UK in 1968 that it would withdraw from the area of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a> by 1971, Sheikh Zayed became the main driving force behind the formation of the UAE. After the Emirates gained independence in 1971, oil wealth continued to flow to the area, and traditional mud-brick huts were rapidly replaced with banks, boutiques and modern highrises.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Geography">Geography</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Geography_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Geography of the United Arab Emirates">Geography of the United Arab Emirates</a></div>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Palm_Grove_in_Abu_Dhabi.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Palm_Grove_in_Abu_Dhabi.jpg/220px-Palm_Grove_in_Abu_Dhabi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Palm_Grove_in_Abu_Dhabi.jpg/330px-Palm_Grove_in_Abu_Dhabi.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Palm_Grove_in_Abu_Dhabi.jpg/440px-Palm_Grove_in_Abu_Dhabi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Palm_Grove_in_Abu_Dhabi.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>A <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Date_palm" title="Date palm">date palm</a> grove in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arabian_Desert" title="Arabian Desert">desert</a> north of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liwa_Oasis" title="Liwa Oasis">Liwa Oasis</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Gharbia,_Abu_Dhabi" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi">the Western Region</a>, roughly in the area of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rub%27_al_Khali" title="Rub' al Khali"><i>Ar-Rub' Al-Khali</i> (The Empty Quarter)</a>, which covers much of the emirate</div></div></div>
<p>The United Arab Emirates is located in the oil-rich and strategic Arabian or Persian Gulf region. It adjoins the Kingdom of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a> and the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sultanate_of_Oman" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultanate of Oman">Sultanate of Oman</a>.
</p><p>Abu Dhabi is located in the far west and southwest part of the United Arab Emirates along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf between latitudes 22°40' and around 25° north and longitudes 51° and around 56° east.<sup id="cite_ref-scad.ae_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scad.ae-1">[1]</a></sup> It <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Border" title="Border">borders</a> the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirate_of_Dubai" title="Emirate of Dubai">emirate of Dubai</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirate_of_Sharjah" title="Emirate of Sharjah">emirate of Sharjah</a> to its north.
</p><p>The total area of the Emirate is 67,340 square kilometres (26,000 square miles), occupying about 87% of the total area of the UAE, excluding islands. The territorial waters of the Emirate embrace about 200 islands off its 700 km (430 mi) coastline. The topography of the Emirate is dominated by low-lying sandy terrain dotted with sand dunes exceeding 300 m (980 ft) in height in some areas southwards. The eastern part of the Emirate borders the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Hajar_Mountains#Western_Hajar" title="Al Hajar Mountains">western fringes of the Hajar Mountains</a>. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jebel_Hafeet" title="Jebel Hafeet">Hafeet Mountain</a>, Abu Dhabi's highest elevation and sole mountain,<sup id="cite_ref-GulfNews_12-2011_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GulfNews_12-2011-12">[12]</a></sup> rising 1,100–1,400 m (3,600–4,600 ft),<sup id="cite_ref-Gardner_01-2004_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gardner_01-2004-14">[14]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LiethMasoom2012_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LiethMasoom2012-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CNN_10-2018_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN_10-2018-16">[16]</a></sup> is located south of Al-Ain City.<sup id="cite_ref-scad.ae_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scad.ae-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OBG2016_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OBG2016-17">[17]</a></sup>
</p><p>Land cultivation and irrigation for agriculture and forestation over the past decade has increased the size of "green" areas in the emirate to about 5% of the total land area, including parks and roadside plantations. About 1.2% of the total land area is used for agriculture. A small part of the land area is covered by mountains, containing several caves. The coastal area contains pockets of wetland and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mangrove" title="Mangrove">mangrove</a> colonies. Abu Dhabi also has dozens of islands, mostly small and uninhabited, some of which have been designated as sanctuaries for wildlife.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Climate">Climate</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Temperature_Abu_Dhabi.JPG" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Temperature_Abu_Dhabi.JPG/220px-Temperature_Abu_Dhabi.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Temperature_Abu_Dhabi.JPG/330px-Temperature_Abu_Dhabi.JPG 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Temperature_Abu_Dhabi.JPG/440px-Temperature_Abu_Dhabi.JPG 2x" data-file-width="713" data-file-height="457" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Temperature_Abu_Dhabi.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Average temperatures in Abu Dhabi emirate</div></div></div>
<p>The emirate is located in the tropical dry region. The Tropic of Cancer runs through the southern part of the Emirate, giving its climate an arid nature characterised by high temperatures throughout the year, and a very hot summer. The Emirate's high summer (June to August) temperatures are associated with high relative humidity, especially in coastal areas. Abu Dhabi has warm winters with occasionally low temperatures. The air temperatures show variations between the coastal strip, the desert interior and areas of higher elevation, which together make up the topography of the Emirate.
</p><p>Abu Dhabi receives scant rainfall but totals vary greatly from year to year. Seasonal northerly winds blow across the country, helping to ameliorate the weather, when they are not laden with dust, in addition to the brief moisture-laden south-easterly winds. The winds often vary between southerly, south-easterly, westerly, northerly and northwesterly. Another characteristic of the Emirate's weather is the high rate of evaporation of water due to several factors, namely high temperature, wind speed, and low rainfall.<sup id="cite_ref-scad.ae_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scad.ae-1">[1]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oasis" title="Oasis">oasis</a> city of Al Ain, about 150 km (93 mi) away, bordering Oman, regularly records the highest summer temperatures in the country; however, the dry desert air and cooler evenings make it a traditional retreat from the intense summer heat and year-round humidity of the capital city.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Demographics">Demographics</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p>The extraordinary increase in population in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during the past half-century has made the size, structure and distribution of the population a key concern for future development.
</p><p>The population of Abu Dhabi reached 1.968 million in mid-2010, with an average annual growth rate of 9.6% since 1960 - among the highest in the world. The total population has increased 99 times in 50 years. The number of citizens increased 39 times and Non-citizens 173 times in the half-century from 1960 to 2010. The most important reason behind the increase in the population growth of citizens is the increase in naturalization, while immigration constitutes the main factor in increasing the population overall.<sup id="cite_ref-Abu_Dhabi_Over_a_Half_Century_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abu_Dhabi_Over_a_Half_Century-5">[5]</a></sup>
</p><p>The resident population of the Abu Dhabi Emirate exceeded 2 million people in 2011. In mid-year 2011 the estimated population in Abu Dhabi Region was 1.31 million (61.8%), Al Ain Region 0.58 million (27.6%), and Al Gharbia 0.23 million (10.6%), making the total mid-year population for the Abu Dhabi Emirate 2.12 million.<sup id="cite_ref-SCAD_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCAD-20">[20]</a></sup>
</p><p>In Abu Dhabi, fertility is higher than in most developed regions of the world, and mortality remains extremely low. In 2011, Crude Birth Rates and Crude Death Rates among Citizens were 15.1 births per 1,000 people and 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-SCAD_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCAD-20">[20]</a></sup>
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<table class="wikitable">
<caption>Selected demographic indicators 2011 <sup id="cite_ref-SCAD_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCAD-20">[20]</a></sup>
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Total population (mid-year estimate)</td>
<td style="text-align: right">2,120,700</td>
<td>persons
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Males</td>
<td style="text-align: right">1,499,800</td>
<td>persons
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Females</td>
<td style="text-align: right">620,900</td>
<td>persons
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Age dependency ratio</td>
<td style="text-align: right">22.4</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Age dependency ratio, old</td>
<td style="text-align: right">1.1</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Age dependency ratio, young</td>
<td style="text-align: right">21.3</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Urban population</td>
<td style="text-align: right">1,292,800</td>
<td>persons
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Rural population</td>
<td style="text-align: right">827,900</td>
<td>persons
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Percentage of the population residing in rural areas</td>
<td style="text-align: right">39.0</td>
<td>%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Average annual population growth rate (2005- 2011)</td>
<td style="text-align: right">7.7</td>
<td>%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>General fertility rate</td>
<td style="text-align: right">80.3</td>
<td>births per 1000 women aged 15 – 49 years
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Crude birth rate</td>
<td style="text-align: right">15.1</td>
<td>per 1000 population
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Crude death rate</td>
<td style="text-align: right">1.4</td>
<td>per 1000 population
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Infant mortality rate</td>
<td style="text-align: right">6.3</td>
<td>per 1000 live births
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Under 5 mortality rate</td>
<td style="text-align: right">8.5</td>
<td>per 1000 live births
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Life expectancy at birth for females</td>
<td style="text-align: right">70</td>
<td>years
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Life expectancy at birth for males</td>
<td style="text-align: right">69</td>
<td>years
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Singulate median age at first marriage for males</td>
<td style="text-align: right">26.7</td>
<td>years
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Singulate median age at first marriage for females</td>
<td style="text-align: right">25.7</td>
<td>years
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Government">Government</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Government">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:172px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Khalifa_Bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan-CROPPED.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Khalifa_Bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan-CROPPED.jpg/170px-Khalifa_Bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan-CROPPED.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="222" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Khalifa_Bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan-CROPPED.jpg/255px-Khalifa_Bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan-CROPPED.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Khalifa_Bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan-CROPPED.jpg/340px-Khalifa_Bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan-CROPPED.jpg 2x" data-file-width="364" data-file-height="476" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Khalifa_Bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan-CROPPED.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Sheikh <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khalifa_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan" title="Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan">Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emir" title="Emir">emir</a> of Abu Dhabi</div></div></div>
<p>The emirate's political form is an absolutist, hereditary monarchy. The law is based mainly on the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sharia" title="Sharia">sharia</a>. Head of state is <a href="/enwiki/wiki/HRH" class="mw-redirect" title="HRH">HRH</a> Sheikh <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khalifa_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan" title="Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan">Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan</a>. He is a son of Sheikh <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zayed_bin_Sultan_Al_Nahyan" title="Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan">Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan</a>, the first president of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>. The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Qasr_al-Hosn" title="Qasr al-Hosn">Qasr al-Hosn</a> was the palace-fort and seat of government of the rulers of Abu Dhabi from ca. 1760/1790 to 1966.
</p><p>Crown Prince <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan">Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan</a> wields considerable influence as head of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Executive_Council_of_Abu_Dhabi" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive Council of Abu Dhabi">Executive Council</a> and as deputy supreme commander of the armed forces of the federation.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> The executive council is the government of the emirate. The crown prince is assisted in his duties by the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Crown_Prince%27s_Court" title="Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court">Crown Prince's Court</a>, or Diwan. The total number of members of the Executive Council has been slimmed down to 98 since the succession and it now consists largely of prominent members of the ruling family as well as a number of respected politicians.<sup id="cite_ref-alloexpat_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alloexpat-22">[22]</a></sup>
</p><p>Under the executive council are various separate departments, which operate as ministries, such as the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Education_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Abu Dhabi Education Council">Education Council</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Urban_Planning_Council" title="Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council">Urban Planning Council</a>, and the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Regulation_and_Supervision_Bureau" title="Regulation and Supervision Bureau">Regulation and Supervision Bureau</a>. There are also a number of autonomous agencies, such as the environmental agency, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Tourism_Authority" title="Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority">Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority</a>, authority for culture and heritage, and the health authority.<sup id="cite_ref-uaeinteract.com_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uaeinteract.com-23">[23]</a></sup>
</p><p>On the federal level, all emirates maintain their hereditary rulers who, as a group, form the Federal Supreme Council of Rulers, headed by the president. Although the presidency is renewable every five years through a vote in the council, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan held the presidency from the formation of the UAE until his death in November 2004, and there is an implicit understanding that Abu Dhabi's ruler will always be elected president.<sup id="cite_ref-alloexpat_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alloexpat-22">[22]</a></sup>
</p><p>Although no elected parliament exists, the traditional <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Majlis" title="Majlis">majlis</a> is a form of popular consultation and political participation. The open assembly is held by the emir and members of the royal family, in which any citizen has the right to come and voice their concerns openly.<sup id="cite_ref-uaeinteract.com_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uaeinteract.com-23">[23]</a></sup>
</p><p>On the municipal level, each one has their local government under the umbrella of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Department_of_Municipal_Affairs_(Abu_Dhabi)" title="Department of Municipal Affairs (Abu Dhabi)">Department of Municipal Affairs</a> such as Abu Dhabi capital district, the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Western_Region_Municipality" title="Western Region Municipality">Western Region Municipality</a>, and the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eastern_Region_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Region Municipality">Eastern Region Municipality</a>. State finances are mainly through the sale of oil. Any excess reserves are managed by the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Investment_Authority" title="Abu Dhabi Investment Authority">Abu Dhabi Investment Authority</a>, which invests the money into various government projects.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Economy">Economy</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:GP2_2011_Final_Abu_Dhabi_007.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/GP2_2011_Final_Abu_Dhabi_007.jpg/220px-GP2_2011_Final_Abu_Dhabi_007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/GP2_2011_Final_Abu_Dhabi_007.jpg/330px-GP2_2011_Final_Abu_Dhabi_007.jpg 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/GP2_2011_Final_Abu_Dhabi_007.jpg/440px-GP2_2011_Final_Abu_Dhabi_007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:GP2_2011_Final_Abu_Dhabi_007.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>2011 Final Abu Dhabi Grand Prix</div></div></div>
<p>Abu Dhabi GDP estimates in 2011 amounted to AED 806,031 million at current prices, compared with AED 620,316 million at current prices in 2010. This represents an annual growth rate of 29.9 per cent in 2011. Accordingly, the annual per capita gross domestic product amounted to AED 380.1 thousand in 2011. The total fixed capital formation was AED 199,001 million in 2011, while compensation of employees amounted to AED 124,960 million in the same year. The main activities contributing to economic growth (GDP at constant prices) in 2011 were "Mining and quarrying" (including crude oil and natural gas), "Financial and insurance" and "Manufacturing" with increases of 9.4 per cent, 10.5 per cent and 9.8 per cent respectively. Commodity imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi were valued at AED 116.4 billion in 2011 compared with AED 86.6 billion in 2010. The main imports during 2011 were machinery and base metals, which accounted for 50.7 per cent of the total value of imports. The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of America">United States of America</a> was the main country for imports, from which the Emirate received imports worth AED 13.4 billion. Non-oil exports were valued at AED 11.5 billion, with transport equipment and base metals contributing 61.5 per cent of the total. Canada was the top destination of Abu Dhabi non-oil exports, receiving goods worth AED 2.6 billion from the Emirate in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-scad.ae_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scad.ae-1">[1]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mina%27_Zayid" class="mw-redirect" title="Mina' Zayid">Mina' Zayid</a> is the main port of Abu Dhabi through which the goods flow.
</p><p>Al-Ain has one of the few remaining traditional camel <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Souq" class="mw-redirect" title="Souq">souqs</a> in the country, near an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/IKEA" title="IKEA">IKEA</a> store.<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_10-2018_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN_10-2018-16">[16]</a></sup>
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<table class="wikitable">
<caption>Foreign Trade Statistics through the ports of the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi (Million AED)<sup id="cite_ref-scad.ae_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scad.ae-1">[1]</a></sup>
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th scope="col" width="150px" style="text-align:left;">Item
</th>
<th scope="col" width="80px" style="text-align:right;">2005
</th>
<th scope="col" width="80px" style="text-align:right;">2009
</th>
<th scope="col" width="80px" style="text-align:right;">2010
</th>
<th scope="col" width="80px" style="text-align:right;">2011
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left;">Total trade</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">226,339.5</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">308,699.4</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">387,275.7*</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">532,858.0*
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left;">Total exports</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">191,125.2</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">214,827.2</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">300,702.1*</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">416,484.0*
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left;">Oil, gas and oil products</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">184,711.7</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">196,632.2</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">278,105.4*</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">393,439.0*
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left;">Non-oil exports</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">3,186.4</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">9,500.8</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">11,610.8</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">11,478.0
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left;">Re-exports</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">3,227.1</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">8,694.2</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">10,985.9</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">11,567.0
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left;">Imports</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">35,214.3</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">93,872.2</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">86,573.7</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">116,374.0
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left;">Net trade in goods</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">155,910.9</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">120,955.0</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">214,128.4*</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">300,110.0*
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left; colspan=">* <sub>Preliminary estimates</sub>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Annual_rates_of_inflation,_Abu_Dhabi_Emirate.JPG" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Annual_rates_of_inflation%2C_Abu_Dhabi_Emirate.JPG/220px-Annual_rates_of_inflation%2C_Abu_Dhabi_Emirate.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="98" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Annual_rates_of_inflation%2C_Abu_Dhabi_Emirate.JPG/330px-Annual_rates_of_inflation%2C_Abu_Dhabi_Emirate.JPG 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Annual_rates_of_inflation%2C_Abu_Dhabi_Emirate.JPG/440px-Annual_rates_of_inflation%2C_Abu_Dhabi_Emirate.JPG 2x" data-file-width="703" data-file-height="313" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Annual_rates_of_inflation,_Abu_Dhabi_Emirate.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Inflation rates for Abu Dhabi</div></div></div>
<p>The Emirate exported 747.2 million barrels of crude oil in 2010. Japan, the top importer, received around 35.6 per cent of the Emirate's total crude oil exports. In 2011, the Emirate exported 10.0 million metric tons of refined petroleum products, of which the Netherlands bought 16.9 per cent, followed by Japan, which purchased 13.9 per cent. One of the main oil pipelines is the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Habshan%E2%80%93Fujairah_oil_pipeline" title="Habshan–Fujairah oil pipeline">Habshan–Fujairah oil pipeline</a>. The Emirate's LNG exports increased by AED 2,973.0 million in 2011 compared with 2010, reaching AED 17,128.2 million. Japan topped the list of importers by 98.4 per cent of the LNG exports value, followed by India by 1.0 per cent in 2011. The Emirate imported 828,093.9 million cubic feet of natural gas in 2011, at a daily average of 2,268.8 million cubic feet.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>Inflation rate in 2011 was 1.9 per cent. This was a result of an increase in the CPI from 119.3 points in 2010 to 121.6 points in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-scad.ae_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scad.ae-1">[1]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/National_Bank_of_Abu_Dhabi" class="mw-redirect" title="National Bank of Abu Dhabi">National Bank of Abu Dhabi</a> (NBAD) is the largest lender bank in the emirate and the second-largest lender in the federation. NBAD has the largest market capitalization among UAE banks. The government has put in efforts to diversify the economy and invest in other areas such as the service and tourism industry. The capital city has seen various construction projects and the opening of shopping malls. The opening of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirates_Palace" title="Emirates Palace">Emirates Palace</a> marked the opening of the most expensive hotel ever built. The annual <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">Abu Dhabi Grand Prix</a> is a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a> motor race held in the capital city, which further attracts tourists. Apart from the capital city, the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Desert_Challenge" title="Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge">Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge</a> is held in the countryside and the tourism board is trying to highlight other places in the emirate.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>The Emirate encourages major international film productions which boost employment and the economy in general. A 2019 report stated that the Film Commission provides "30% cashback on production and post-production spend in the Emirate". As a result, films such as shot many scenes in Abu Dhabi and in nearby areas, including <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_%E2%80%93_Fallout" title="Mission: Impossible – Fallout">Mission: Impossible – Fallout</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/War_Machine_(film)" title="War Machine (film)">War Machine (film)</a>, and in 2018, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/6_Underground_(film)" title="6 Underground (film)">6 Underground (film)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> For the filming of the latter movie, the UAE military worked with the crew, providing soldiers as extras as well as aircraft that appear in the film. Production designer Jeffrey Beecroft made this comment: "I’ve shot a lot of military stuff with Michael, but I never had the ability to have six Apache [helicopters], 10 Black Hawks and soldiers".<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Postage_stamps">Postage stamps</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Postage stamps">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Postage_stamps_of_Abu_Dhabi" class="mw-redirect" title="Postage stamps of Abu Dhabi">Postage stamps of Abu Dhabi</a></div>
<p>The emirate issued its own stamps from 1964 to 1972. They have become <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Philatelic" class="mw-redirect" title="Philatelic">philatelic</a> collectors' items.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Communities">Communities</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Communities">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:MapEmirateAbuDhabi-2.PNG" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/MapEmirateAbuDhabi-2.PNG/220px-MapEmirateAbuDhabi-2.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="180" class="thumbimage" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/MapEmirateAbuDhabi-2.PNG/330px-MapEmirateAbuDhabi-2.PNG 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/MapEmirateAbuDhabi-2.PNG/440px-MapEmirateAbuDhabi-2.PNG 2x" data-file-width="602" data-file-height="492" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:MapEmirateAbuDhabi-2.PNG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>From left to right, the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Gharbia,_Abu_Dhabi" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi">Western</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Central_Capital_District" title="Abu Dhabi Central Capital District">Central</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al-Ain_Region,_Abu_Dhabi" title="Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi">Eastern</a> Regions of the Emirate<sup id="cite_ref-SCAD2018_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCAD2018-26">[26]</a></sup></div></div></div>
<p>The Emirate is divided into three municipal regions.<sup id="cite_ref-OBG2016_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OBG2016-17">[17]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SCAD2018_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCAD2018-26">[26]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OBG2010_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OBG2010-27">[27]</a></sup> The capital city Abu Dhabi has seen new construction of modern high rises, tall office and apartment buildings, and busy shops. Other urban centres in the emirate are Al-Ain, Baniyas and Ruwais. Al-Ain is an agglomeration of several villages scattered around a desert oasis; today it is the site of the national university, UAEU. In addition, Al-Ain is billed as the "Garden City" of the UAE.<sup id="cite_ref-OBG2010_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OBG2010-27">[27]</a></sup>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Ras_Ghumeis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ras Ghumeis (page does not exist)">Ras Ghumeis</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Al_Ghuweifat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Al Ghuweifat (page does not exist)">Al Ghuweifat</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sabkhat_Matti" title="Sabkhat Matti">Sabkhat Matti</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Jazeerah" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Jazeerah">Al Jazeerah</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Al_%27Ayif&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Al 'Ayif (page does not exist)">Al 'Ayif</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Mkhayriz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mkhayriz (page does not exist)">Mkhayriz</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Western_Mahadir&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Western Mahadir (page does not exist)">Western Mahadir</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liwa" class="mw-disambig" title="Liwa">Liwa</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Al_Mirayr&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Al Mirayr (page does not exist)">Al Mirayr</a>
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<td>[[Umm Al Zumoul]
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Transport">Transport</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Transport">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
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<p><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_International_Airport" title="Abu Dhabi International Airport">Abu Dhabi International Airport</a> (AUH) and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Ain_International_Airport" title="Al Ain International Airport">Al Ain International Airport</a> (AAN) serve the emirate. The older AUH airport was at <a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Al_Bateen_Airport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Al Bateen Airport (page does not exist)">Al Bateen Airport</a>. The local time is <a href="/enwiki/wiki/GMT" class="mw-redirect" title="GMT">GMT</a> + 4 hours. Private vehicles, rideshares and taxis are the primary means of transportation in the city, although public buses, run by the Abu Dhabi Municipality, are available, mostly used by the lower-income population. There are bus routes to nearby towns such as Baniyas, Habashan and the garden city of the UAE, Al-Ain, among others. There is a newer service started in 2005 between Abu Dhabi and the commercial city of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a> (about 150 km (93 mi) away). The government is planning to build a railway in Abu Dhabi.
</p><p>There are many ports in Abu Dhabi. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khalifa_Port" title="Khalifa Port">Khalifa Port</a> is the most recent one.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p>All private and public schools in the emirate come under the authority of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Education_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Abu Dhabi Education Council">Abu Dhabi Education Council</a>, while other emirates continue to work under the Federal Ministry of Education.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>Schools and universities in Abu Dhabi:
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/AAESS" class="mw-redirect" title="AAESS">AAESS</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Indian_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Abu Dhabi Indian School">Abu Dhabi Indian School</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_International_School" title="Abu Dhabi International School">Abu Dhabi International School</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Men%27s_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Abu Dhabi Men's College">Abu Dhabi Men's College</a> (a campus of The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Higher_Colleges_of_Technology" title="Higher Colleges of Technology">Higher Colleges of Technology</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_University" title="Abu Dhabi University">Abu Dhabi University</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Women%27s_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Abu Dhabi Women's College">Abu Dhabi Women's College</a> (a campus of The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Higher_Colleges_of_Technology" title="Higher Colleges of Technology">Higher Colleges of Technology</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Bateen_Secondary_School" title="Al Bateen Secondary School">Al Bateen Secondary School</a> (British Curriculum)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/American_Community_School_of_Abu_Dhabi" title="American Community School of Abu Dhabi">The American Community School of Abu Dhabi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/American_International_School_-_Abu_Dhabi" class="mw-redirect" title="American International School - Abu Dhabi">The American International School in Abu Dhabi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Bright_Kids_Nursery,_Muroor_Street&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bright Kids Nursery, Muroor Street (page does not exist)">Bright Kids Nursery, Muroor Street</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirates_College_for_Advanced_Education" title="Emirates College for Advanced Education">Emirates College for Advanced Education</a> (ECAE)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirates_Future_International_Academy" title="Emirates Future International Academy">Emirates Future International Academy</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/INSEAD" title="INSEAD">INSEAD</a> Centre in Abu Dhabi</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/International_School_of_Choueifat,_Abu_Dhabi" class="mw-redirect" title="International School of Choueifat, Abu Dhabi">International School of Choueifat, Abu Dhabi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Islamia_English_School" title="Islamia English School">Islamia English School</a> (Kindergarten through 12th-grade FSC, IGCSE: O Levels and A Levels also offered)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Jarn_Yafoor_Middle_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jarn Yafoor Middle School (page does not exist)">Jarn Yafoor Middle School</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khalifa_University" title="Khalifa University">Khalifa University</a> of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Masdar_Institute_of_Science_and_Technology" title="Masdar Institute of Science and Technology">Masdar Institute of Science and Technology</a> (research-oriented graduate-level university)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Merryland_International,_Musaffah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Merryland International, Musaffah (page does not exist)">Merryland International, Musaffah</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/New_York_Institute_of_Technology" title="New York Institute of Technology">New York Institute of Technology</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/New_York_University_Abu_Dhabi" title="New York University Abu Dhabi">New York University Abu Dhabi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Paris-Sorbonne_University_Abu_Dhabi" class="mw-redirect" title="Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi">Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shaikh_Khalifa_Bin_Zayed_Bangladesh_Islamia_School" title="Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bangladesh Islamia School">Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bangladesh Islamia School</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Sherwood_Academy_CBSE&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sherwood Academy CBSE (page does not exist)">Sherwood Academy CBSE</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Sherwood_Academy_IGCSC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sherwood Academy IGCSC (page does not exist)">Sherwood Academy IGCSC</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_British_School_-_Al_Khubairat" class="mw-redirect" title="The British School - Al Khubairat">The British School</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Petroleum_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="The Petroleum Institute">The Petroleum Institute</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zayed_University" title="Zayed University">Zayed University</a></li>
<li>Abu Dhabi Grammar School (Canada)</li>
<li>Al Mushrif</li>
<li>Al Nahda National Schools (Boys' and Girls' school O Levels, A-Levels, American High school system)</li>
<li>Al Yasmina School</li>
<li>Al-Noor Indian Islamic School</li>
<li>Al Manhal International Private School</li>
<li>Al Ma'ali International School</li>
<li>Ashbal Al Quds Private School</li>
<li>Emirates National School</li>
<li>First Steps School Nursery</li>
<li>GEMS American Academy</li>
<li>Indian Islahi Islamic School</li>
<li>International Community School</li>
<li>Khawarizmi International College</li>
<li>Our Own English High School</li>
<li>Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Arab Pakistani School (Kindergarten through 12th-grade FSC)</li>
<li>St.Joseph's School</li>
<li>Strathclyde Business School (MSc/MBA)</li>
<li>The British School – Al Khubairat</li>
<li>The Cambridge High School</li>
<li>The Elite Private School</li>
<li>The Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi</li>
<li>The Philippine School, Abu Dhabi</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mussafah_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Mussafah Bridge">Mussafah Bridge</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mussafah_Port" class="mw-redirect" title="Mussafah Port">Mussafah Port</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wildlife_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Wildlife of the United Arab Emirates">Wildlife of the United Arab Emirates</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-OBG2016-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-OBG2016_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OBG2016_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r999302996"/><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=_JorDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA14"><i>The Report Abu Dhabi 2016</i></a>. Oxford Business Group. May 9, 2016. p. 14. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-9100-6858-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-9100-6858-8"><bdi>978-1-9100-6858-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Report+Abu+Dhabi+2016&rft.pages=14&rft.pub=Oxford+Business+Group&rft.date=2016-05-09&rft.isbn=978-1-9100-6858-8&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D_JorDwAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA14&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEmirate+of+Abu+Dhabi" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<td style="width:33%"><span class="flagicon"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oman" title="Oman"><img alt="Oman" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/23px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/35px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/46px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Buraymi" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Buraymi">Al Buraymi</a></td>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi" title="Abu Dhabi">Abu Dhabi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Ain" title="Al Ain">Al Ain</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al-Aryam_Island" title="Al-Aryam Island">Al-Aryam Island</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Faqa" title="Al Faqa">Al Faqa</a> (shared with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirate_of_Dubai" title="Emirate of Dubai">Dubai</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Yahar" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Yahar">Al Yahar</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Maryah_Island" title="Al Maryah Island">Al Maryah Island</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Mushrif" title="Al Mushrif">Al Mushrif</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Nahyan_neighbourhood" title="Al Nahyan neighbourhood">Al Nahyan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Wathba,_Abu_Dhabi" title="Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi">Al-Wathbah</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dalma_(island)" title="Dalma (island)">Dalma</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Das_Island" title="Das Island">Das Island</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Habshan" title="Habshan">Habshan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Halat_al_Bahrani" title="Halat al Bahrani">Halat al Bahrani</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khalifa_City" title="Khalifa City">Khalifa City</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liwa_Oasis" title="Liwa Oasis">Liwa Oasis</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madinat_Zayed" title="Madinat Zayed">Madinat Zayed</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marawah,_United_Arab_Emirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Marawah, United Arab Emirates">Marawah</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mussafah" title="Mussafah">Mussafah</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Remah,_Abu_Dhabi" class="mw-redirect" title="Remah, Abu Dhabi">Remah</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ruwais" title="Ruwais">Ruwais</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sila,_Abu_Dhabi" title="Sila, Abu Dhabi">Sila</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sir_Bani_Yas" title="Sir Bani Yas">Sir Bani Yas</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Global_Market" title="Abu Dhabi Global Market">Abu Dhabi Global Market</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Swaihan" class="mw-redirect" title="Swaihan">Swaihan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yas_Island" title="Yas Island">Yas Island</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Central_Capital_District" title="Abu Dhabi Central Capital District">Abu Dhabi Region</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Dhafra,_Abu_Dhabi" title="Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi">Adh-Dhafrah (<i>Gharbiyyah</i>, Western) Region</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al-Ain_Region,_Abu_Dhabi" title="Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi">Al-Ain (<i>Sharqiyyah</i>, Eastern) Region</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Nahyan_family" title="Al Nahyan family">Al Nahyan family</a> <small>(<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dynasty" title="Dynasty">Royal House</a>)</small></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khalifa_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan" title="Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan">Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan</a> <small>(<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_(emirate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Abu Dhabi (emirate)">Emir</a>)</small></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan">Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan</a> <small>(<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_(emirate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Abu Dhabi (emirate)">Crown Prince & Executive Office Chairman</a>)</small></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Cultural_Foundation" title="Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation">Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Ain_National_Museum" title="Al Ain National Museum">Al Ain National Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Guggenheim_Abu_Dhabi" title="Guggenheim Abu Dhabi">Guggenheim Abu Dhabi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Louvre_Abu_Dhabi" title="Louvre Abu Dhabi">Louvre Abu Dhabi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Qasr_al-Hosn" title="Qasr al-Hosn">Qasr al-Hosn</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Qasr_Al_Watan" title="Qasr Al Watan">Qasr Al Watan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sheikh_Zayed_Mosque" title="Sheikh Zayed Mosque">Sheikh Zayed Mosque</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sheikh_Zayed_Palace_Museum" title="Sheikh Zayed Palace Museum">Sheikh Zayed Palace Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zayed_National_Museum" title="Zayed National Museum">Zayed National Museum</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transport</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em">
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_International_Airport" title="Abu Dhabi International Airport">Abu Dhabi International Airport</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Ain_International_Airport" title="Al Ain International Airport">Al Ain International Airport</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mussafah_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Mussafah Bridge">Mussafah Bridge</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Port_Zayed" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Zayed">Port Zayed</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Salam_Street" title="Salam Street">Salam Street</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sheikh_Zayed_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheikh Zayed Bridge">Sheikh Zayed Bridge</a></li>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Lulu_Island" title="Al Lulu Island">Al Lulu Island</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Nahyan_Stadium" title="Al Nahyan Stadium">Al Nahyan Stadium</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Raha" title="Al Raha">Al Raha</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Reem_Island" title="Al Reem Island">Al Reem Island</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Central_Market_Project" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Market Project">Central Market Project</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khalifa_Port" title="Khalifa Port">Khalifa Port</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kizad" class="mw-redirect" title="Kizad">Kizad</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Masdar_City" title="Masdar City">Masdar City</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Saadiyat_Island" title="Saadiyat Island">Saadiyat Island</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Abu_Dhabi" title="List of tallest buildings in Abu Dhabi">Tallest buildings</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Timeline_of_Abu_Dhabi_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of Abu Dhabi (city)">Timeline of Abu Dhabi (city)</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rahim_Yar_Khan" title="Rahim Yar Khan">Rahim Yar Khan</a></li></ul>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirate_of_Ajman" title="Emirate of Ajman">Ajman</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Umm_Al_Quwain" title="Umm Al Quwain">Umm Al Quwain</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirate_of_Fujairah" title="Emirate of Fujairah">Fujairah</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emirate_of_Ras_Al_Khaimah" title="Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah">Ras Al Khaimah</a></li></ul>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Seba_Tower&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seba Tower (page does not exist)">Seba Tower</a></li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sun_Tower" title="Sun Tower">Sun Tower</a></li>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shams_Abu_Dhabi" title="Shams Abu Dhabi">Shams Abu Dhabi</a></li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sheikh_Zayed_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheikh Zayed Bridge">Sheikh Zayed Bridge</a></li></ul>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_TV" title="Abu Dhabi TV">Abu Dhabi TV</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">Abu Dhabi Grand Prix</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_National_Oil_Company" title="Abu Dhabi National Oil Company">Abu Dhabi National Oil Company</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Mall" title="Abu Dhabi Mall">Abu Dhabi Mall</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Al_Wahda_Mall" title="Al Wahda Mall">Al Wahda Mall</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dalma_Mall" title="Dalma Mall">Dalma Mall</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khalidiyah_Mall" title="Khalidiyah Mall">Khalidiyah Mall</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marina_Mall" class="mw-redirect" title="Marina Mall">Marina Mall</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Louvre_Abu_Dhabi" title="Louvre Abu Dhabi">Louvre Abu Dhabi</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_bus_service" title="Abu Dhabi bus service">Abu Dhabi bus service</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_International_Airport" title="Abu Dhabi International Airport">Abu Dhabi International Airport</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abra_(boat)" title="Abra (boat)">Abra</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Metro" title="Abu Dhabi Metro">Abu Dhabi Metro</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Etihad_Airways" title="Etihad Airways">Etihad Airways</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/E_11_road_(United_Arab_Emirates)" title="E 11 road (United Arab Emirates)">E 11</a></li></ul>
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Whether or not the change was made through a Tor exit node (tor_exit_node) | false |
Unix timestamp of change (timestamp) | 1621594938 |
