Abu Dhabi

The United Arab Emirates' capital and the city with the second-highest population (behind Dubai), Abu Dhabi is located in the United Arab Emirates. Additionally, it serves as the seat of government for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. On an island in the Persian Gulf, not far from the coast of the Central West Region, you'll find the metropolis of Abu Dhabi. The majority of the city and the Emirate itself are located on the mainland, which is linked to the rest of the nation. There were an estimated 2.9 million people living in the emirate of Abu Dhabi in 2016, while the metropolitan region of Abu Dhabi only had a population of 1.5 million as of the year 2021. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which in 2021 had the position of having the fifth biggest sovereign wealth fund in the world, has its headquarters in the city. A number of sovereign wealth funds with their headquarters in Abu Dhabi together manage assets worth more than a trillion dollars in the United States.

In addition to housing municipal and federal government buildings, as well as the United Arab Emirates Government and the Supreme Petroleum Council, Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The current President of the United Arab Emirates, who hails from the Al Nahyan family, resides in this city. The fast industrialization and urbanisation of Abu Dhabi, along with the country's vast oil and gas reserves and production, as well as its comparatively high per capita income, have contributed to the city's transformation into a major, industrialised metropolis. It is the most important cultural and commercial hub in the country, as well as the political and industrial heart of the nation. About two-thirds of the economy of the United Arab Emirates, which is little under $400 billion, is driven by Abu Dhabi.

Archaeological sites from ancient civilizations, such as the Umm an-Nar Culture, which flourished in the region around Abu Dhabi and date back to the third millennium B.C., can be found all throughout the surrounding area. Other towns were discovered farther away from the current city of Abu Dhabi, in areas such as the Emirate's east and west regions, respectively.

According to the Köppen climatic classification system, Abu Dhabi has a hot desert climate (BWh). The sky will most likely stay blue and sunny for the whole year. The months of June through September are often among the hottest and most humid of the year, with maximum temperatures that typically hover around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Sandstorms are sporadically likely to develop throughout this period, and when they do, visibility may be reduced to just a few metres in some places.

The months of November through March make up the colder season, with temperatures ranging from warm to just warm. During this time period, there is also a chance of thick fog on some days and rain on a few days. January is the month with the lowest average temperature throughout the year, while August is the month with the highest average temperature. The southern section of the emirate is considered to be in the tropics since the Tropic of Cancer runs through the middle of it. Nevertheless, despite the fact that the driest month has an average temperature of 18.8 degrees Celsius (65.8 degrees Fahrenheit), the climate cannot be considered tropical.