UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Abu Dhabi

Location - Middle East; Capital - Abu Dhabi; Population - 5 million; Currency - UAE Dirham MORE UAE - DUBAI

I took a bus from Muscat to the border town of Al-Ain in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, in November 2004.

The UAE Dirham

The camel souq at Al-Ain

The sellers each have their own pen at the camel market - Al-Ain

Jebel Hafit mountain is 1160 metres high, Al-Ain

19th century Jahili Fort, Al-Ain

The Eastern Fort in Al-Ain is now a museum

Date palms in the Al-Ain oasis

Coffeepot roundabout, Al-Ain

The dhow wharf at Abu Dhabi

View of the city from the dhow wharf, Abu Dhabi

An image of Sheikh Zayed, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of UAE, died in 2004 - Abu Dhabi

The old souq area, Abu Dhabi

Attab Fort sits in the Liwa Oasis in Attab

Attab Fort

Sand dunes on the edge of the huge Empty Quarter, which stretches south through Saudi Arabia to Yemen - Attab

Sheikh Zayed's palace at Mizaira'a, in the Liwa Oasis region

Driving into the Empty Quarter near Mizaira'a

Sitting on the sand dunes, Empty Quarter

With Siobhain and Emma in the Empty Quarter

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LINKS

www.abudhabitourism.ae - Abu Dhabi tourist board

www.visitabudhabi.ae

www.emirates.org - guide to the United Arab Emirates

www.government.ae - government guide to the Emirates

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