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امارات. United Arab Emirates portal. The United Arab Emirates [b] ( UAE ), or simply the Emirates, [c] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula, it shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia; as well as maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran.
The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's second-most populous city after Dubai. Abu Dhabi is located on an island in the Persian Gulf, off the Central West Coast. Most of the city and the Emirate reside on the mainland connected to the rest of the country.
According to the UAE government, total expenditures on health care from 1996 to 2003 were AED 1,601,384,360.05 [US$436 million]. According to the World Health Organization, in 2004 total expenditures on health care constituted 2.9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and the per capita expenditure for health care was US$497.
The United Arab Emirates is situated in the Middle East and West Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is at a strategic location along the northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil. [2] The UAE lies between 22°50′ and 26° north latitude and ...
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City was created in 2005 as a result of the merger of all publicly held healthcare organisations in Abu Dhabi island. The merged entities were: The new healthcare conglomerate adopted the brand of the newest facility, “Sheikh Khalifa Medical Center”. In 2007, SKMC came under the management of Cleveland Clinic.
Meet Abu Dhabi’s most famous pets. A heartening by-product of UAE tourism is perhaps the most peculiar attraction in the Gulf: the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital.The birds of prey are a national ...
UTC+4. Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, officially " Abu Dhabi Region " ( Arabic: مِنْطَقَة أَبُو ظَبِي, romanized : Minṭaqat Abū Ẓabī ), [4] [5] [6] also called " Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area ", [1] [2] [3] is the municipal region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi that contains the city of Abu Dhabi, distinct from the ...
Saadiyat Island ( Arabic: جزيرة السعديات; jazīrat as-saʿdiyyāt, for "Island of Happiness") [1] is a natural island and a tourism-cultural environmentally friendly project for Emirati heritage and culture that is located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [2] The project is located in a large, low-lying island, 500 metres (1,600 ...