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United Arab Emirates

A photograph of United Arab Emirates
Photograph · Tonenight · CC BY-SA 4.0

The United Arab Emirates has been one country since 2 December 1971, when seven emirates — Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah — federated. It covers 83,600 km² and held 11,027,129 people in 2024, of whom about 11 per cent are Emirati citizens; the rest came to work, and that shapes the food, the languages and the shape of a week more than any monument does. Abu Dhabi is the capital and Dubai the largest city, close enough to treat as one base. The northern emirates beyond them are quieter and far less built.

Cities

Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.

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Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

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Category

Historic monuments 0 Museums 0 Places of worship 191 Nature sites 0 Viewpoints 0 Food and drink 0 Markets and shopping 0 Entertainment 0 Nightlife 0 Family attractions 0 Art and culture 175 Activities 0

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 366

Interests

History 396 Art 366 Museums 209 Nature 273 Sea and beach 242 Viewpoints 31
  14. Geat design
    14 1 hour

    Geat design

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  20. Airbus A380
    20 1 hour

    Airbus A380

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  22. Al Maher
    22 1 hour

    Al Maher

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  26. AL SIDRA
    26 1 hour

    AL SIDRA

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  28. Amongst few
    28 1 hour

    Amongst few

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  31. Ben Pinctada
    31 1 hour

    Ben Pinctada

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  32. bio optic
    32 1 hour

    bio optic

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  33. biorad
    33 1 hour

    biorad

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  35. Bull15
    35 1 hour

    Bull15

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  37. Caricature
    37 1 hour

    Caricature

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  38. car parked
    38 1 hour

    car parked

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  40. Chorus
    40 1 hour

    Chorus

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  41. Concept store
    41 1 hour

    Concept store

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  43. costra
    43 1 hour

    costra

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    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  44. costra dip
    44 1 hour

    costra dip

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  45. Crossroads
    45 1 hour

    Crossroads

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  47. Dafza gate 1
    47 1 hour

    Dafza gate 1

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  48. Dafza gate2
    48 1 hour

    Dafza gate2

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  53. Dubai Marina
    53 1 hour

    Dubai Marina

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  64. Falcon
    64 1 hour

    Falcon

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  65. Firetti
    65 1 hour

    Firetti

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  67. floortech
    67 1 hour

    floortech

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  68. Flower Tree
    68 1 hour

    Flower Tree

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  70. ftNFT
    70 1 hour

    ftNFT

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  73. GATE3 JAFZA
    73 1 hour

    GATE3 JAFZA

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  74. g five tab
    74 1 hour

    g five tab

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  75. Glowtech
    75 1 hour

    Glowtech

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  83. Horse
    83 1 hour

    Horse

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  89. JAFZA12RA
    89 1 hour

    JAFZA12RA

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  90. JAFZA13RA
    90 1 hour

    JAFZA13RA

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  91. JAFZA4RA
    91 1 hour

    JAFZA4RA

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  92. JAFZA5RA
    92 1 hour

    JAFZA5RA

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  94. JAFZA7RA
    94 1 hour

    JAFZA7RA

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  95. JAFZA8RA
    95 1 hour

    JAFZA8RA

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  96. jafza Gate 7
    96 1 hour

    jafza Gate 7

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  98. Kids Theatre
    98 1 hour

    Kids Theatre

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai
  100. L 9
    100 1 hour

    L 9

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Dubai

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·