Arabic Ab 016B; 1E92; ab 012B;
City (pop., 1995: 398,695), capital of Ab 016B; Zab 012B; emirate and national capital of the United Arab Emirates .
It occupies most of the small island of Ab 016B; 1E92; ab 012B; , which is connected to the mainland by a bridge. Settled in 1761, it was of little importance until the discovery of oil in 1958. Oil royalties thereafter revolutionized its political and economic position, and it has grown into a modern city.