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The UAE has a number of free zones across Dubai, [1] Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Quwain. Free zones may be broadly categorized as seaport free zones, airport free zones, and mainland free zones. Free-trade zone exemptions are: 100% foreign ownership of the enterprise; 100% import and export tax exemptions
Thermal work limit (TWL) is an index defined as the maximum sustainable metabolic rate that well-hydrated, acclimatized individuals can maintain in a specific thermal environment within a safe deep body core temperature (< 38.2 °C or 100.8 °F) and sweat rate (< 1.2 kg or 2.6 lb per hour). [1]
Abu Dhabi [a] is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's second-most populous city, after Dubai. The city is situated on a T-shaped island, extending into the Gulf from the central-western coast of the UAE.
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is an Abu Dhabi government funded research institution [1] [2] [3] that operates in the areas of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, autonomous robotics, cryptography, advanced materials, digital science, [4] directed energy, secure systems, and more recently also: biotechnology, renewable and sustainable energy, and propulsion and space.
The program is a key aspect of the "Abu Dhabi Vision 2030" drive to build the Abu Dhabi emirate according to innovative green standards. "Estidama" is the Arabic word for sustainability. [ 1 ] The program is not itself a green building rating system like LEED or BREEAM , but rather a collection of ideals that are imposed in an elective building ...
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.
Al Dhafrah Region Municipality (DRM) (Arabic: بلدية الظفرة), formerly Western Region Municipality (WRM) [1] is a municipality in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, covering the al-Dhafra region. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was constituted in 2006 and is responsible for the region's planning, development and urbanization as well as other range of local ...
Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) (Arabic: مركز النقل المتكامل) is an organ of Department of Municipalities and Transport in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is tasked with overseeing public transport operations and management of parking spaces besides handling a range of other relevant duties like supervising ...