| Dubai (emirate) | |||
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Weapon & Flag
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| Main town | Abu Dhabi | ||
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| Surface | 3 900 | ||
| Population | 1 596 000 (2008) | ||
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Dubai is an emirate in United Arab Emirates and the capital of the emirate, of the same name, is Dubai.
Regions
The emirate consists mainly of the two cities of Dubai and Jebel Ali and borders the emirate Abu Dhabi in the south and east as well Sharjah in the north.
Cities
Other destinations
Facts about Dubai (emirate)
Dubai is one of seven emirates in the country United Arab Emirates, which in everyday speech is called the UAE after its English abbreviation. The city of Dubai is located along the coast of the Persian Gulf and borders the emirate Abu Dhabi in the south as well as the emirate Sharjah in the north. With approximately 1.6 million inhabitants (2008), Dubai is the largest emirate in the UAE in terms of population, but only the second largest in terms of area after Abu Dhabi.
History
The Emirate of Dubai was founded in 1833 when the Al Maktoum family with 800 companions settled on the west side of the Gulf of Dubai (Khor Dubai) at the fishing village of Bur Dubai. The emirate was then part of the British protectorate of the Contracting States until the formation of the United Arab Emirates in 1971.
Locals
Climate
Language
The official language is Arabic, but as the local population is in a clear minority (only about 20%), English is the most common and common language (lingua franca). There are also large groups of immigrants from Iran, Pakistan and India, so Urdu and Farsi are widespread.