City Details: Dubai
A few alternate names for Dubai are: DXB, Dabei, Dibai, Dibay, Doubayi, Dubae, Dubai, Dubai City, Dubai emiraat, Dubaija
Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. It is located on a creek on the south-eastern coast of the Persian Gulf. As of 2025, the city population stands at 4 million, 92% of whom are expatriates. The wider urban area includes Sharjah and has a population of 5 million people as of 2023, while the Dubai–Sharjah–Ajman metropolitan area counts 6 million inhabitants.
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Dubai
General Information
- Official Name: United Arab Emirates
- Common Name: United Arab Emirates
- Population: 3478300
- Timezone: Asia/Dubai
- Coordinates: 25.07725, 55.30927
- Country Code: ARE
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Dubai
- 1. Al Minhad Air Base (NHD), distance from city center: 8.02 km
- 2. Dubai International Airport (DXB), distance from city center: 20.29 km
- 3. Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), distance from city center: 25.03 km
Location of Dubai
Country Details
- Country: United Arab Emirates
- Official Name: United Arab Emirates
- Capital: Abu Dhabi
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Western Asia
- Population: 9,890,400
- Area: 83,600 km²
- Languages: Arabic
- Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham (د.إ)
- Timezones: UTC+04:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
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