Capital City | Abu Dhabi |
Capital location | 24 28 N, 54 22 E |
Capital - history | in Arabic, abu means "father" and dhabi refers to "gazelle"; the name may derive from an abundance of gazelles that used to live in the area, as well as a folk tale involving the "Father of the Gazelle," Shakhbut BIN DHIYAB AL NAHYAN, whose hunting party tracked a gazelle to a spring on the island where Abu Dhabi was founded |
Capital - time difference | UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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