With a population of around 2.5 million, Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates
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In Arabic, abu means ‘father’ and dhabi means ‘gazelle’. Abu Dhabi, therefore, translates as: ‘Father of the Gazelle’.
Saadiyat Cultural District is the future home of Zayed National Museum, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, the Natural History Museum, and the teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, and other upcoming cultural landmarks that will build upon the legacy of the existing ones, such as the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Abrahamic Family House.
In 2021, Abu Dhabi was designated as City of Music by the UNESCO Creative City Network.
In 2019, the oldest known pearl in the world was discovered on Marawah Island, off the coast of Abu Dhabi. It is estimated to be around 8,000 years old.
Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi boasts the world’s fastest roller coaster. The Formula Rossa is more than 2.2 kilometres in track length and can reach speeds of over 240 kilometres per hour.
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