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Khalifa City is a suburb in the city of Abu Dhabi, which is the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located about 30 kilometers southeast of the city center and is part of the larger Khalifa City complex, which includes several residential areas such as Khalifa City A, B, C, and D. Khalifa City was originally developed as a ...
Khalifa Port. / 24.83333°N 54.66667°E / 24.83333; 54.66667. Khalifa Port ( Arabic: ميناء خليفة) is the Abu Dhabi Ports ' flagship deepwater port. It is a gateway to Abu Dhabi and handles all of the emirate’s container traffic. The transfer of container traffic from Zayed Port was completed in December 2012.
As part of its efforts to achieve economic diversification by 2030, the Abu Dhabi Government drew up plans to launch a multibillion-dollar industrial park and ports operation on a greenfield site in Taweelah (adjacent to the newly built Khalifa Port) which would become the emirate's first industrial free zone offering 100 per cent foreign ownership.
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City was created in 2005 as a result of the merger of all publicly held healthcare organizations in Abu Dhabi island. The merged entities were: Abu Dhabi Central Hospital - built in the late 1960s and the oldest hospital in Abu Dhabi, it served as a 200-bed hospital until it was scaled down in 2003 to an emergency centre ...
Nº City Population Emirate Location 1: Dubai: 3,564,931 Dubai 2: Abu Dhabi: 2,189,860 Abu Dhabi [1 3: Sharjah: 1,405,000 Sharjah [2 4: Al Ain: 846,747 Abu Dhabi 5 ...
Liwa Oasis is about 97.6 km (60.6 mi) south of the Persian Gulf coast and 150 km (93 mi) southwest of the city of Abu Dhabi, on the northern edge of Rub' al Khali desert. It is centered around 23°08′N 53°46′E and stretches about 100 km (62 mi) east-west, along an arch curved to the north. It consists of some 50 villages.
The Burj Khalifa [a] (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) [2] of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world ...
Zayed Port ( Arabic: ميناء زايد) also called Mina Zayed, is a commercial deep-water port owned by the Abu Dhabi Ports that serves Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Established in 1968, Zayed Port is in the northeast section of Abu Dhabi city. It was officially inaugurated and became fully operational in 1972, [2] and is named after ...