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Timeline of Abu Dhabi 
Summary
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Prior to 20th century edit
- 1761 - Drinking water found on Abu Dhabi Island; settlement begins.[1]
- 1790s - Abu Dhabi Island becomes "capital of the Bani Yas tribal confederation."[1]
- 1818 - Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan and Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan become rulers of Abu Dhabi.
- 1855 - Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan becomes ruler of Abu Dhabi.
20th century edit
- 1928 - Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan becomes ruler of Abu Dhabi.[2]
- 1939 - Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company established.[3]
- 1948 - Dubai-Abu Dhabi border dispute.[1]
- 1952 - Population: 4,000 in sheikdom (estimate).[4]
- 1955 - The city's first airfield opens
- 1958 - Oil discovered in Abu Dhabi.[3]
- 1962 - Oil exportation begins from offshore Das Island.[5][2]
- 1966 - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan becomes ruler of Abu Dhabi.[5]
- 1968 - Population: 46,375.[6]
- 1969 - Al Bateen Airport begins operating on Abu Dhabi Island.
- 1971
- December: Abu Dhabi becomes part of the newly formed United Arab Emirates.[5]
- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established.[7]
- 1972 - Al-Ittihad newspaper in publication.[8]
- 1974 - Al Fajr newspaper begins publication.
- 1980
- E 11 road (Dubai-Abu Dhabi) completed.
- Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates headquartered in Abu Dhabi.
- Population: 242,975.[9]
- 1981 - Regional Gulf Cooperation Council meets in Abu Dhabi.[5]
- 1982 - Zayed International Airport (then called Abu Dhabi International Airport) established on the mainland.
- 1991 - July: "Bank of Credit and Commerce International collapses. Abu Dhabi's ruling family owns a 77.4% share."[5]
- 1993 - International Defence Exhibition begins.[10]
- 1994 - Baynunah Hilton Tower built.[11]
- 2000 - Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange established.
21st century edit
- 2001 - Abu Dhabi Mall and Marina Mall in business.
- 2002 - Population: 527,000.[12]
- 2003 - July: Etihad Airways founded [13]
- 2004 - Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes ruler of Abu Dhabi.[2]
- 2005 - Emirates Palace hotel in business.
- 2007
- 2008 - Abu Dhabi Bus service begins.
- 2009
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix car race begins.
- Construction begins on Abu Dhabi National Oil Company headquarters and Saadiyat Island's Louvre Abu Dhabi.
- 2010
- Sky Tower built.
- Ferrari World amusement park in business on Yas Island.
- 2011
- Sheikh Zayed Bridge,[14] Capital Gate, and Etihad Towers built.
- Guggenheim Abu Dhabi construction begins on Saadiyat Island.[15]
- 2012 - The Landmark built (tallest in city).
- 2014
- Yas Mall in business.[16]
- New York University Saadiyat Island campus built.[17]
- 2019 - Pope Francis becomes the first Pope ever to visit the Arabian Peninsula and the UAE, specifically Abu Dhabi, from
February 3–5.
- 2020 - On August 31, at around 10:15 a.m., a gas explosion occurred in a restaurant in a building along Rashid Bin Saeed Street (Airport Road). At least three persons were killed and several others were injured. A misalignment in the gas container fittings following refuelling was found to have caused the accident.[18][19][20]
- 2022
- 2022 Abu Dhabi attack
- Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes ruler of Abu Dhabi.
- 2023
- Airport Terminal A is open for public
See also edit
- List of rulers of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
- Timelines of other cities in United Arab Emirates: Dubai
References edit
- ^ a b c Malcolm C. Peck (2007). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6416-0.
- ^ a b c Malcolm C. Peck (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6416-0.
- ^ a b "United Arab Emirates Time Line", Atlas of the Middle East, Washington DC: US Central Intelligence Agency, 1993 – via University of Texas, Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection
- ^ Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Abu Dhabi or Abu Zabi", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 6, OL 6112221M
- ^ a b c d e BBC News. "United Arab Emirates Profile: Timeline". Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ M. S. Vassiliou (2009). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6288-3.
- ^ "United Arab Emirates: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 4331+. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Chronicle of Progress: 25 Years of Development in the United Arab Emirates. London: Trident Press. 1996. ISBN 978-1-900724-03-6.
- ^ a b United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi, ArchNet, archived from the original on 2012-10-23
- ^ "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2013. United Nations Statistics Division.
- ^ "Etihad Corporate Profile". Etihad Airways. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Michael Cameron Dempsey (2014). Castles in the Sand: a City Planner in Abu Dhabi. USA: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-7760-9.
- ^ "Who's Building the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi?: Timeline". Gulf Labor Artist Coalition. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Top 12 malls in Abu Dhabi", Gulfnews.com, 29 September 2014
- ^ "Workers at N.Y.U.'s Abu Dhabi Site Faced Harsh Conditions", New York Times, 18 May 2014
- ^ "Two killed in gas explosion at a restaurant in Abu Dhabi". Gulf News. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Update: Two dead in Abu Dhabi restaurant gas leak blast". The National. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Three killed, several hurt in two UAE restaurant blasts". Reuters. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
Bibliography edit
- John Gordon Lorimer (1908). "Dhabi (Abu)". Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Calcutta. hdl:2027/uc1.31158009868174 – via Hathi Trust.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Abu Thabi". Persian Gulf Pilot. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1920.
- "United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi", Arab Gulf States, Lonely Planet, 1993, p. 295+, ISBN 9780864421203, OL 8314448M
- Yasser Elradition, Modernity and Urban Development, ed. (2008). "Cities of sand and fog: Abu Dhabi's global ambitions". The Evolving Arab City: Tradition, Modernity and Urban Development. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-12821-1.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to History of Abu Dhabi.
- Map of Abu Dhabi, 1994
- "Geographical Index: Abu Dhabi". Arabian Humanities (in English and French). Sana'a. ISSN 2308-6122.