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The Kemijoki or Kemi River ( Swedish: Kemi älv, Northern Sami: Giemajohka ), with its 550 km (340 mi) length, is the longest river in Finland. It runs south through the towns of Kemijärvi and Rovaniemi before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi. [1] At Rovaniemi the Ounasjoki river merges with the Kemijoki. The first hydroelectric plant on ...
Abu Dhabi ( UK: / ˌæbuːˈdæbi /, US: / ˌɑːbuːˈdɑːbi /; Arabic: أَبُو ظَبِي ʾAbū Ẓabī Arabic pronunciation: [ɐˈbuˈðˤɑbi]) [5] is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 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 ...
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 ...
Al-Minṭaqah Al-Ġarbiyyah ( Arabic: ٱلْمِنْطَقَة ٱلْغَرْبِيَّة) Dunes near Liwa Oasis in the region of Ar-Rub' Al-Khali (The Empty Quarter) Flag. Coat of arms. Location of the Western Region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi [1] Coordinates: 23°39′N 53°42′E. / 23.650°N 53.700°E / 23.650; 53.700. Country ...
In 2017, waters of the Persian Gulf along Abu Dhabi were revealed to hold the world's largest population of Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphins. One of the more unusual marine mammals living in the Persian Gulf is the dugong (Dugong dugon). Also called "sea cows", for their grazing habits and mild manner resembling livestock, dugongs have a life ...
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 ...
Satellite view of the Arabian Peninsula. The Arabian Peninsula (/ ə ˈ r eɪ b i ə n ... /; Arabic: شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَة الْعَرَبِيَّة, shibhu l-jazīra l-ʿarabiyya, "Arabian Peninsula" or جَزِيرَةُ الْعَرَب, jazīratu l-ʿarab, "Island of the Arabs"), or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate.
With the westward uplifting of the region, it was succeeded by the Sudair Formation (dolomite, argillaceous limestone, shale and anhydrite) and the Gulailh and Jilh formations (offshore and on-shore in Abu Dhabi respectively). A full scale marine regression is recorded in the clastic lacustrine sandstones and limestones of the Minjur Formation.