Local time
Sun, 6:45 AM GMT+4Asia/DubaiCityCapital
Abu Dhabi
24.47° N, 54.37° E
- Population
- 603,492
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 3 of 7
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 7 cities of United Arab Emirates in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of United Arab Emirates, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for Abu Dhabi, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Abu Dhabi have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
In Arabic, "abu" means "father," while Dhabi refers to the personal name Dhabi or Zabi, which comes from "zab," meaning "gazelle."
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person