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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 Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority was established and the ADACH was merged into it, in February 2012. [10] The ordered by Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with the goal of having one organization govern all aspects of tourism. [11] Upon merger, the WOMAD and Sounds of Arabia festivals, along with the Abu Dhabi Classics concerts were canceled.
Some emirates also charge higher taxes on the sale of alcohol. Abu Dhabi charges a 30% sales tax on alcohol, Dubai ended the practice in January 2023. [20] [21]
Abū Bakr, ‘Abd al-Qāhir ibn ‘Abd ar-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad al-Jurjānī (1009 – 1078 or 1081 AD [400 – 471 or 474 A.H.]); [1] nicknamed "Al-Naḥawī" (the grammarian), he was a renowned Persian [2] grammarian of the Arabic language, literary theorist of the Muslim Shafi'i, and a follower of al-Ash'ari.
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.
It assists the ruler of Abu Dhabi in enforcing local and federal decrees and leading the Abu Dhabi government. The Council holds periodical meetings in Abu Dhabi to discuss issues and memos referred by Abu Dhabi's departments and governmental authorities. These memos often concern the progress of government-sponsored projects, the development ...
BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi is a traditional Hindu temple built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Inspired by Pramukh Swami Maharaj (1921–2016) and consecrated by Mahant Swami Maharaj on 14 February 2024, this is the first traditional Hindu mandir in Abu Dhabi. In 1997, Pramukh Swami Maharaj envisioned ...
The Michelin Guide for the Emirati city of Abu Dhabi originally launched in 2023, funded in partnership with Abu Dhabi's tourism arm, Visit Abu Dhabi. [1]As of the 2025 guide, there are 4 restaurants in the city of Abu Dhabi with a Michelin-star rating, a rating system used by the Michelin Guide to grade restaurants based on their quality.