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Learn about the history and economic growth of Abu Dhabi City, the capital of the United Arab Emirates

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Abu Dhabi, Arabic Abū Ẓaby, City (pop., 2005 est.: 633,136), capital of Abū Ẓaby emirate and national capital of the United Arab Emirates. It occupies most of the small island of Abū Ẓaby, which is connected to the mainland by a bridge. Settled in 1761, it began to develop rapidly following the discovery of petroleum in 1958; oil royalties revolutionized Abu Dhabi’s political and economic position, and it has grown into a modern city and regional hub.

Abu Dhabi Summary

Abu Dhabi, constituent emirate of the United Arab Emirates (formerly Trucial States, or Trucial Oman). Though its international boundaries are disputed, it is unquestionably the largest of the country’s seven constituent emirates, with more than three-fourths of the area of the entire federation.

United Arab Emirates Summary

United Arab Emirates, federation of seven emirates along the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. The largest of these emirates, Abu Dhabi (Abū Ẓaby), which comprises more than three-fourths of the federation’s total land area, is the centre of its oil industry and borders Saudi Arabia on the