Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, sitting on a creek along the southeastern coast of the Persian Gulf. Its population stands at about four million, the great majority of them foreign-born expatriates rather than Emirati citizens, reflecting the city's transformation from a modest trading and pearling port into a global hub for finance, tourism and air travel over the past half century. Dubai is known worldwide for its skyline of record-breaking skyscrapers, its artificial islands, and its position as a duty-free shopping and business gateway between Europe, Asia and Africa.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year1822 is the infobox First established date (a fortified town of 700-800 Bani Yas tribespeople under Sheikh Tahnun bin Shakhbut). The source separately states Dubai is thought to have been established earlier, as a pearling and fishing village in the early 18th century, a vaguer date not usable as a precise founding-year value. Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude25.204722 degrees north 1 Connections
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1. Dubai (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
3,944,751
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As of 2025, its population stands at 4 million, 92% of whom are expatriates.
Infobox: established_date1
1822
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P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 0 m
P2046 (area)
area 35.0 sq km
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the SourceWikidata: Dubai
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