Where is Abu Dhabi?
Abu Dhabi is the capital and second most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after Dubai. Abu Dhabi also is the center of government of UAE, their president is Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Where is Abu Dhabi situated?
Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast.
The population in Abu Dhabi are estimated about 860,000 in year 2007. Abu Dhabi is one of the world’s largest producers of oil, Abu Dhabi has actively attempted to diversify its economy in recent years through investments in financial services and tourism.

The emirate of Abu Dhabi is situated in the strategic and oil-rich United Arab Emirates and can be said is an active member of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC). It borders with the Sultanate of Oman (east) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (south). The emirate orders the emirate of Dubai to its northeast. In the north is the Persian Gulf.
Abut Dhbai city is on an island situated less than 250 meters from the mainland and is joined to the mainland by the Maqta and Mussafah Bridges. A third bridge, designed by Zaha Hadid, is at the moemnt under construction. Bridges coneecting to Reem Island and Saadiyat Island are also under constrution and should be completed in 2011.
Most of Abu Dhabi is situated on the island itself, but it has many suburbans on the mainland for example, the Khalifa A, Khalifa B, Rhabha Beach, Between Two Bridges, Baniyas and Mussafah Residential.
What is the distance between Dubai and Abu Dhabi?
The total distance from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is 79 miles.
This is equivalent to 127 kilometers or 68 nautical miles. Need to do a distance conversion? Convert 79 miles to km.
Your trip begins in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It ends in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Your travel direction from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is Southwest (-133 degrees from North).
The distance calculator measures the straight line flight distance (“as the crow flies”) between points. It uses the great circle formula to compute the travel mileage. You can also use this data to calculate the flight emissions from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to determine your carbon footprint.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is the same time as Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
City: Abu Dhabi
Country: United Arab Emirates
Category: cities
Latitude: 24° 28′ 0″ N
Longitude: 54° 22′ 0″ E
City distance from Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 79 miles or 127 kilometers
Travel time from Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 9 minutes (500 mph)





