Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Emirate is the largest of the 7 Emirates that form the UAE. The post about Al Ain is also about this emirate.
Abu Dhabi City is the capital of both the eponymous emirate and the UAE. This post is about the area in and around Abu Dhabi city.
Yas Island is a tourist area in the region. The 1st 2 pictures are of the Formula 1 facilities. There is the track in the 1st picture. On the far side of the track is a marina where yachts are moored for folks to watch the races. In the background is a tower that is the royal family's "sky box." There are museums, water parks, golf and more here. The 2nd picture looks at architecture of the hotel at the track.
The 3rd picture is the Guggenheim Museum under construction, and the 4th picture is the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Both are in the cultural district of Saadiyat Island.
The 5th picture is in the date market.
The 6th picture is taken along a beach to look at the Abu Dhabi skyline.
The 7th picture is of a couple new buildings with the famous Emirates Palace hotel (bottom center with the dome). Pictures 8&9 give more of a sense of why it is so well known. This is a 5 star hotel managed by Mandarin Oriental.
The rest of the pictures are at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the largest in the UAE. It can accommodate 40,000 worshippers in the main prayer hall, 2 smaller halls and the courtyards. The carpet in the next last picture is the largest hand knotted carpet in the world.
The last picture was taken from across the road at the Wahat al Karama war memorial using the reflecting pool for its mirror imageRead more