List of cities in the United Arab Emirates
This is a list of cities in the United Arab Emirates , or UAE for short .
By far the largest agglomeration in the UAE is Dubai with a population of 2,401,067 (as of July 1, 2015). This means that around half of the country's people live in this region. The capital and third largest city of the country is Abu Dhabi with 1,202,756 inhabitants.
The following table contains the cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants, their names in German transcription and in Arabic, the results of the census of December 31, 1975, December 15, 1980, December 17, 1985 and December 17, 1995, as well as a calculation for July 1, 2015. The emirate to which the city belongs is also listed. The population figures refer to the actual city without the suburbs.
| rank | Surname | Residents | emirate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| transcription | Arabic | 1975 census | 1980 census | 1985 census | 1995 census | Calculation 2015 | ||
| 1. | Dubai | دبي | 179,926 | 263,449 | 354.175 | 669.181 | 2,401,067 |
 Dubai
|
| 2. | Sharjah | الشارقة | 58,053 | 125.193 | 173,787 | 320.095 | 1,274,749 |
 Sharjah
|
| 3. | Abu Dhabi | أبو ظبي | 127,763 | 243.257 | 283,361 | 398,695 | 1,202,756 |
 Abu Dhabi
|
| 4th | al-Ain | العين | 50,704 | 102,329 | 133.022 | 225,970 | 496.205 |
Abu Dhabi
|
| 5. | Ajman | عجمان | 14,351 | 33,651 | 49,108 | 114,395 | (2010) 250,000 |
 Ajman
|
| 6th | Ras al-Khaimah | رأس الخيمة | 22,924 | 41,435 | 54,425 | 77,550 | 263,000 |
Ras al-Khaimah
|
| 7th | Fujairah | الفجيرة | 2,909 | 12,659 | 17,926 | 33.176 | 92,201 |
 Fujairah
|
| 8th. | Umm al-Qaiwain | أم القيوين | 5,642 | 9,652 | 17,926 | 25.052 | 63,946 |
 Umm al-Qaiwain
|
| 9. | Khor Fakkan | خور فكان | 6.015 | 10,790 | 15,330 | 22,594 | 39,151 |
Sharjah
|
| 10. | Calf | كلباء | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 37,545 |
Sharjah
|
| 11. | Dibba al-Fujairah | دبا الفجيرة | k. A. | k. A. | 17,000 | 22,973 | 29,301 |
Fujairah
|
| 12. | adh-dhaid | الذيد | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 20,165 |
Sharjah
|
| 13. | Dibba al-Hisn | دبا الحصن | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 12,573 |
Sharjah
|
| 14th | Hatta | حتا | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 11,996 |
Dubai
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| 15th | al-Madam | المدام | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 11,120 |
Sharjah
|