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Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Watercolour of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Along Dubai Creek (Khor Dubai) and the historic Al Fahidi district looking toward the modern skyline, with Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood and Dubai Creek.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood; Dubai Creek; Burj Khalifa; Fahidi Fort; Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary; lush arid and oasis flora; Arabian Gulf
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking across Dubai Creek from Al Seef or Al Fahidi toward the water, showing date palm fronds and wooden mooring posts in the foreground, the wooden abra boats, historic wind towers, and creek water in the middle-ground, and the soaring spire of Burj Khalifa rising gracefully against the soft sky in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick date palm groves along the Creek, Ras Al Khor mangroves, and manicured parklands.
Guarded against
Not Abu Dhabi, Doha, or Manama
Population3,790,000Wikidata: 3,331,420
Coordinates25.08°N, 55.31°E
Elevation0 m
Area35 km²
Time zoneAsia/DubaiUTC+4
Solar noon12:19clock runs 0.3 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Dubai and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands — 545 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

SharjahAE30 km
Abu DhabiAE116 km
MuscatOM356 km
DohaQA381 km
ManamaBH490 km
DammamSA543 km
ShirazIR574 km
RiyadhSA867 km

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