The United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 (Arabic: الإمارات العربية المتحدة, al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyyah al-Muttaḥidah), also referred to as the Emirates or UAE, is a federation of seven emirates located at the northeast Arabian Peninsula along the southern Persian Gulf. The capital is Abu Dhabi and the largest city is Dubai.
Statistics[]
The land area of the United Arab Emirates is 83,600 km2. As of 2020, the population of the Emirates is estimated to be 9,992,083, making it the 92nd most populous country in the world. [1]
Apple in the United Arab Emirates[]
UAE's first Apple Store opens in Dubai
The first two Apple retail stores in United Arab Emirates and the Middle East were opened on October 29, 2015 at the Mall of the Emirates shopping complex in Dubai and at Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi.[2] In early 2020, all 3 stores in the Emirates were temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but reopened on June 8th.[3] On February 25, 2022, the fourth store was opened at The Galleria on Al Maryah Island.[4]
References[]
- ↑ United Arab Emirates. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved on June 6, 2020.
- ↑ Apple opens its first stores in Arab world in the Emirates by Jon Gambrell, Associated Press, Business Insider. 2015-10-29.
- ↑ Update: Stores in France open June 9, UAE June 8 by Michael Steeber, 9to5Mac. 2020-06-06.
- ↑ Apple Al Maryah Island now open in Abu Dhabi, Apple Inc. 2022-02-25.
External links[]
- الرئيسة - البوابة الرسمية لحكومة الإمارات العربية المتحدة official portal of the UAE government (Arabic)
- United Arab Emirates at OECD
- Apple Retail Stores, United Arab Emirates at Apple
- Apple Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
- Apple Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi
- Apple Dubai Mall, Dubai
- Apple Mall of the Emirates, Dubai
- Atlas of United Arab Emirates at Wikimedia Commons
- United Arab Emirates at Wikipedia
