Dubai
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai
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Summary
Dubai is a city[1]. Dubai ranks in the top 0.11% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51,013 views/month, #6 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3], World Tourism Cities Federation[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Emirate of Dubai[5]
- Country: United Arab Emirates[6]
- Head of government: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum[7]
- Continent: Asia[8]
- Instance of: administrative territorial entity[9], big city[10], global city[11], metropolis[12], largest city[13]
- Official language: Arabic[14]
- Shares border with: Emirate of Sharjah[15]
- Founder: Al Maktoum[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Basra[17], Bogotá[18], Brisbane[19], Busan[20], Damascus[21], Gold Coast[22], Kuala Lumpur[23], Jeddah[24], Khartoum[25], Karachi[26], Rio de Janeiro[27], Shanghai[28], Dundee[29], Baghdad[30]
- Commons category: Dubai[31]
- Located in time zone: UTC+04:00[32]
- Local dialing code: 04[33]
- Inception: June 9, 1833[34]
- Official website: https://www.dm.gov.ae/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dubai[36]
- Commons gallery: دبي[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Dubai include Dubai International Airport[38], an international airport[39], in United Arab Emirates[40] and Dubai chocolate[41], founded in 2021[42].
Why It Matters
Dubai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Dubai is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for Dubai include Dubai International Airport[38], an international airport[39], in United Arab Emirates[40] and Dubai chocolate[41], founded in 2021[42].