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Dubai
Dubaicity
Total population
4,248,200
Air quality index
Demographic figures from UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Dubai, a large metropolis in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 4,248,200. Coordinates of 25.265°, 55.292° situate Dubai in the subtropical zone of the northern hemisphere. By population it ranks among the most significant urban centres of United Arab Emirates. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,071 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4,976
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves4,302
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4,298
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,975
- House CrowCorvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves3,869
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves3,758
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836) · Aves3,594
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves2,455
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2025-11-049 km SW of Dibba Al-Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
- M 4.5 — 2012-10-2111 km WSW of Reef Al Fujairah City, United Arab Emirates
- M 4 — 2008-02-1215 km NNW of Reef Al Fujairah City, United Arab Emirates
- M 3.8 — 2008-02-022 km WSW of Reef Al Fujairah City, United Arab Emirates
- M 4.7 — 2007-09-1315 km SSW of Dibba Al-Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
- M 4.2 — 2007-03-1019 km WNW of Reef Al Fujairah City, United Arab Emirates
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Dubai
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Dubai
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Dubai, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library