Part of Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, literally meaning 'father of the gazelle'.
From Arabic 'abu' meaning 'father of' and 'dhabi' meaning 'gazelle'. The name refers to the gazelles that once roamed the area, following Arabic naming conventions that often reference local wildlife or geography.
Abu Dhabi sits on an island that was once so remote it was accessible only by camel across tidal flats at low tide. Today it's one of the world's wealthiest cities, built on oil reserves discovered in the 1950s, transforming from a pearling village to a gleaming metropolis in just decades.
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