United Arab Emirates
Asia · Western Asia
Location on the World Map
Famous Personality
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
leader
He was the founding father and first president of the United Arab Emirates.
Local Delicacy
Machboos
A spiced rice dish usually cooked with meat or seafood and dried lime.
National Symbols
Famous Landmark & Geography
Burj Khalifa
The world's tallest building is the UAE's most internationally recognizable landmark.
Agriculture & Produce
Date palm is the UAE's dominant traditional crop and the backbone of oasis agriculture.
Dates are the UAE's iconic fruit and are produced extensively across the country.
Major Cities
Mountain Peaks (Tallest to Shortest)
Major Airports
Top 5 Musical Instruments (Most to Least Popular)
The oud is a premier melodic instrument in Emirati and wider Arab classical and popular music.
The frame drum daff is central to Gulf rhythms and Emirati traditional performance.
This small double-headed drum is a hallmark of Emirati folk and seafaring music.
The tanbura is important in Afro-Gulf ceremonial and folk traditions in the UAE.
Large drums used with the yowla dance help define one of the UAE's best-known traditional performance forms.