4 A DAY IN DUBAI BURJ KHALIFA The sun is just rising over Dubai Not far outside the city a guide leads a family to a hot air balloon They soon float high above the desert Gazelles and Arabian oryx run across the sand dunes below After landing the family goes for a short camel ride then heads back to the city
OTHER TOP SITES AL WATHBA FOSSIL DUNES LOUVRE ABU DHABI MANGROVE NATIONAL PARK SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE To avoid the afternoon heat they shop eat and ice skate inside Dubai Mall Then the family walks to the Burj Khalifa From the giant skyscraper's observation deck they can see the bustling city and the Persian Gulf Welcome to the United Arab Emirates 5
6 LOCATION The United Arab Emirates also known as the UAE is a nation in the Middle East It covers an area of 32,278 square miles 83,600 square kilometers The U.A.E. is made up of seven emirates Abu Dhabi the country's capital lies in the north central region Waters from the Persian Gulf lap the nation's northern coast Oman borders the UAE in two spots along the Musandam Peninsula Waves from the Gulf of Oman wash onto the country's eastern shore Saudi Arabia is the UAE's southern and western neighbor
PERSIAN GULF SAUDI ARABIA ABU DHABI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES DUBAI INCREDIBLE ISLANDS Off the coast of the city of Dubai are a series of human made islands Palm Jumeirah is a group of islands shaped like a palm tree About 80,000 people lived there in 2021 AL AIN GULF OF OMAN OMAN 7
