HelloMondo / United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is a popular tourist destination and one of the most important economic centres in the Middle East. Discover the country and the beautiful cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
We suggest to plan a 4 days trip to United Arab Emirates
Camels on the beach in front of Dubai Marina in a summer day
The UAE (United Arab Emirates) is a country in Western Asia and tourism is skyrocketing. The most requested destinations are Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
If you want to visit all seven emirates, two weeks will be enough.
The best time to visit the country is between October and February when the temperature is cool. If you want to visit beches it is preferable to choose the month of October or go there in March and April when the temperatures are hot but pleasant.
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| Capital | Abu Dhabi |
| Time in the United Arab Emirates | UTC+04:00 |
| Language spoken |
Arabic English |
| Religion (2022) |
76,0% Islam (official) 9,0% Christianity 8,0% Hinduism 1,8% Buddhism 5,0% Others |
| Population | 9.282.410 (2020 estimate) |
| Unesco World Heritage Site | 1 |
It has 1 UNESCO World Heritage Site and hosts two of the most visited cities in the world: Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
The United Arab Emirates is an elective monarchy formed from a federation of seven emirates, consisting of Abu Dhabi (The capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Each emirate is governed by an Emir and, together, they form the Federal Supreme Council; one of them serves as President of the United Arab Emirates.
It is located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, while having maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran.
The wealth of the UAE resides in the territory itself with its rich reserves of oil and natural gas. These reserves are are the world’s sixth and seventh-largest, respectively. In the past these emirates focused only on oil and natural gas while today they are focusing on tourism and business development. Everywhere you can see dream hotels ready to welcome thousand of tourists. Precisely for these atmospheres of a thousand and one nights, many newlyweds choose the country as the destination of their hooneymoon.