May 07, 2007· Since we are focusing on architecture in the Gulf at the moment, here is a full set of images of Louvre Abu Dhabi by architect Jean Nouvel. Launched earlier this …

Abu Dhabi (US: / ˈ ɑː b uː ˈ d ɑː b i /, UK: / ˈ æ b uː /; Arabic: أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ‎ Abū Ẓaby Arabic pronunciation: [ɐˈbuˈðˤɑbi]) is the capital and the second-most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (after Dubai).It is also the largest of the UAE's seven emirates.The city of Abu Dhabi is located on an island in the Persian Gulf, off the Central West Coast.

Abu Dhabi’s economic base rests heavily on crude-oil production. Petroleum was discovered in 1958 at the submarine field of Umm al-Shayf, located offshore at a depth of almost 9,000 feet (2,750 metres). This oil is pumped through a submarine pipeline to the previously desolate Dās island, about 20 miles (32 km) west, where the emirate’s main offshore tanker terminal was built, with ...

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Qasr al-Ain ou "Al Ain Palace", est l'un des forts les mieux restaurés de l'émirat d'Abu Dhabi. Ce musée met en lumière la vie quotidienne à l'époque où Cheikh Zayed et sa famille vivaient dans le palais avant 1966. L'architecture s'inspirant des Bédouins date de 1937 …

Émirat d'Abu Dhabi L'émirat d'Abu Dhabi est le plus grand des 7 émirats du pays: sa superficie représente 80 % de la superficie totale du pays.Il est également le plus peuplé. Côté ressources naturelles, c'est désormais le seul émirat à avoir du pétrole et du gaz en quantités abondantes.

Atmospheric backstreets paint a very different picture to first impressions of Abu Dhabi. The often slick and modern capital of the U.A.E. presents a fascinating mixture of tradition and progression. Tracing its rich history back to around 3000 B.C., Abu Dhabi maintains a …

The Emirate of Abu Dhabi (/ ˌ æ b uː ˈ d ɑː b i /, / ˌ ɑː-/, or /-ˈ d æ-/; Arabic: إِمَـارَة أَبُـوظَـبِي ‎ Imārat Abū Ẓaby, pronounced [ʔabuː ˈðˤɑbi]) is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the largest emirate by area (67,340 km 2 (26,000 sq mi)), accounting for approximately 87 percent of the total land area ...