where is abu dhabi located in the world
Abu Dhabi (US / ˈɑːbuː ˈdɑːbi /, UK / ˈæbuː ˈdɑːbi /; Arabic: أبو ظبي ‎ ‎ Abū Ẓabī Emirati pronunciation (ɐˈbuˈðʕɑbi)) is the capital and the second most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (the most populous being Dubai), and also capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the largest of the UAE's seven emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast. The city proper had a population of 1.5 million in 2014.