24.49 N 54.37 E
Abu Dhabi
Island city on the Gulf coast, set out on a grid of superblocks.
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25.20 N 55.27 E
Dubai
Coastal corridor along Sheikh Zayed Road, with the creek and canal running through it.
25.36 N 55.39 E
Sharjah
Lagoon city on the coast north of Dubai.
24.22 N 55.76 E
Al Ain
Oasis city inland, on the border with Oman, ringed by farms.
25.41 N 55.45 E
Ajman
The smallest emirate, built around its creek on the Gulf coast.
25.79 N 55.94 E
Ras Al Khaimah
Northern emirate between the Hajar mountains and the sea.
25.13 N 56.34 E
Fujairah
On the Gulf of Oman, with the mountains at its back.
25.57 N 55.56 E
Umm Al Quwain
Lagoon, islands and mangrove coast.
24.71 N 46.68 E
Riyadh
Capital of Saudi Arabia, on the Najd plateau.
30.04 N 31.24 E
Cairo
On the Nile, where the valley opens into the delta.
31.50 N 34.47 E
Gaza
Coastal strip on the eastern Mediterranean.