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Abu Dhabi city overview
Abu Dhabi is a city in United Arab Emirates shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Airport baseAbu Dhabi International (AUH)
Known forAbu Dhabi, Capital city in United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi planning base 3, Abu Dhabi planning base 4
RegionUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
Time zoneAsia/Dubailocal time
Founded400historical origin
City history
Originally consisting of a fort and twenty houses, within two years the town consisted of a settlement of some 400 houses.
In 1761, the discovery of fresh water by a hunting party led by Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan near the coast saw a settlement established there.
On 5 January 1936, Petroleum Development Trucial Coast Ltd (PDTC), an associate company of the Iraq Petroleum Company, entered into a concession agreement with the ruler, Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, to explore.
This was followed by a seventy-five-year concession signed in January 1939.
Following their withdrawal from India in the year 1947, the British maintained their influence in Abu Dhabi as interest in the oil potential of the Persian Gulf grew. First oil discoveries In the mid.
In 1953, D'Arcy Exploration Company, the exploration arm of BP, obtained an offshore concession which was then transferred to a company created to operate the concession: Abu Dhabi Marine Areas (ADMA) was a joint.
In 1958, using a marine drilling platform, the ADMA Enterprise, oil was discovered in the Umm Shaif field at a depth of about 2,669 metres (8,755 ft).
This was followed in 1959 by PDTC's onshore discovery well at Murban No.3.
ADMA discovered the Bu Hasa oil field in 1962 and the Lower Zakum oil field in 1963.
On December 2, 1971, Abu Dhabi, along with five other emirates, formed the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Other settlements were also found farther outside the modern city of Abu Dhabi, including the eastern and western regions of the Emirate.
A popular story is that the hunters were pursuing a gazelle, hence the name of the settlement.
The Al Bu Falah subsection of the tribe were the first to establish the new settlement and remained the source of the tribal rulers.
The fort remains at the centre of Abu Dhabi today, the Qasr Al Hosn. Pearl trade The pearl diving business was a key industry prior to the discovery of oil reserves.
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Abu Dhabi
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Capital city in United Arab Emirates
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Abu Dhabi planning base 3
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Abu Dhabi planning base 4
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Abu Dhabi International (AUH) arrival plan
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