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Welcome to an exciting city where nothing stands still. Abu Dhabi is the capital and the second most populous city of the UAE (Dubai being the first). It is considered as the hub of tourists and the home of the world’s largest hand-loomed carpet, the fastest roller coaster, the highest high tea, the tower with greatest lean, the largest cluster of cultural buildings of 21st century and much more. If you are looking to get engaged with Gulf’s culture, this perfect place called Abu Dhabi offers opportunities to understand the UAE’s history through its rich museums, surprising exhibitions and tours. Abu Dhabi also attracts travellers through a range of activities like wedding & honeymoon, golfing, soft adventure, MICE and sports. Former Times The name Abu Dhabi means ‘Father of the Gazelle’ when literally translated from Arabic. It probably referred to the few gazelles that inhabit the emirate. Sometimes it is said that the area had a lot of dhibaa (deer) and an old tale says that there was a man who used to chase dhibaa and was named the ‘father’ of the animals. The name Abu Dhabi was first used more than 300 years ago. The first word of Abu Dhabi is pronounced “Bu” by inhabitants on the city’s western coast. In the eastern part of the city, the pronunciation is “Abu”. Settlements can be traced back as far as over 5000 years ago and the most significant settlement was those of the Bani Yas Bedoiun tribe in the 16th Century. Under the rule of Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa, Abu Dhabi thoroughly developed through the trading of peals and was later badly hit by the intervention of Japan’s pearl industry and also by global recession in 1930. Later came the Trucial Coast Development Oil Company (later named as Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company,