Jet skiers with Abu Dhabi skyline in background (photo)
Muslim women talking along waterfront (photo)
People playing Frisbee on city green space (photo)
Man jumping to touch exercise flags (photo)
Man walking past a fountain (photo)
Swimmer and beachgoers at Abu Dhabi beach (photo)
Woman trying on gold jewelry for sale (photo)
Ferrari on display inside an Abu Dhabi mall (photo)
Fountains in front of Abu Dhabi hotel (photo)
Hotel visitors looking at vending machine that sells gold (photo)
Domed interior of a hotel (photo)
Exterior of restaurant (photo)
Vegetable sellers' market stall (photo)
Wide shot of date market stall (photo)
Large tray of dates (photo)
Market stall selling dates (photo)
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Of the seven sheikhdoms that make up the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi is the largest geographically. Its capital city of the same name is also the federal capital and seat of government. Distinguished by a skyline of ultramodern high-rises, the city of Abu Dhabi sits on a T-shaped island, one of nearly 200 that dot the emirate’s Persian Gulf coastline.

Photograph by Dave Yoder, National Geographic

Abu Dhabi City

See pictures of the capital city of Abu Dhabi in this travel photo gallery from National Geographic.

December 01, 2010

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