Where is United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates is a country in West Asia.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- West Asia
- Land borders
- 2: Oman, Saudi Arabia
- Area
- About 71,000 km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Northern; Eastern
- Capital city
- 24.45° N, 54.38° E
About United Arab Emirates
The answer is the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven emirates at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula with Abu Dhabi as its capital. Formed in 1971 after the end of British treaty relationships with the Trucial States, it grew rapidly on oil revenues. Today Dubai is its largest city and an international hub of finance, tourism and commerce.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 3 on 11 October 2026 (#40), hardest clue first:
- The earliest known poet of this land was born in the fifteenth century at Ras Al Khaimah.
- American generals nicknamed this small but very active military Little Sparta.
- The British called this southern gulf shoreline the Pirate Coast for centuries of raids on their shipping.
- The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi is the largest place of Muslim worship in this country.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Qatar 310 km away
- Oman 420 km away
- Bahrain 430 km away
- Saudi Arabia 780 km away
- Kuwait 850 km away
- Iran 1,300 km away
- Iraq 1,400 km away
- Yemen 1,500 km away
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Sources: Wikipedia: United Arab Emirates. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.