Dubai

Summary

Dubai is a city^[1]. Dubai ranks in the top 0.11% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,593 views/month, #6 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dubai was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Dubai was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[4].
• Dubai is located in Emirate of Dubai^[5].
• Dubai is in the country of United Arab Emirates^[6].
• Dubai's head of government is recorded as Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum^[7].
• Dubai is on the continent of Asia^[8].
• Dubai's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Dubai's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[10].
• Dubai's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Dubai's instance of is recorded as global city^[12].
• Dubai's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[13].
• Dubai's instance of is recorded as largest city^[14].
• Dubai's official language is recorded as Arabic^[15].
• Dubai's shares border with is recorded as Emirate of Sharjah^[16].
• Dubai's founder is recorded as Al Maktoum^[17].
• Dubai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Basra^[18].
• Dubai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bogotá^[19].
• Dubai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brisbane^[20].
• Dubai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Busan^[21].
• Dubai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Damascus^[22].
• Dubai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gold Coast^[23].
• Dubai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuala Lumpur^[24].
• Dubai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jeddah^[25].
• Dubai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Khartoum^[26].
• Dubai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karachi^[27].

Body

Geography

Dubai is in the country of United Arab Emirates^[6]. Dubai is located in Emirate of Dubai^[5]. Dubai is on the continent of Asia^[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], administrative territorial entity^[10], big city^[11], global city^[12], metropolis^[13], and largest city^[14].

History and Context

June 9, 1833 marks the founding of Dubai^[28].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dubai include Dubai chocolate^[29] and Dubai International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in United Arab Emirates^[32].

Why It Matters

Dubai ranks in the top 0.11% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,593 views/month, #6 of 5,534).^[2] Dubai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Dubai is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Dubai include Dubai chocolate^[29] and Dubai International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in United Arab Emirates^[32].