Abu Dhabi (US , UK ;
Emirati pronunciation ) is the capital and the second most populous city in the
United Arab Emirates (the most populous being
Dubai), and also capital of
Abu Dhabi emirate, the largest of the UAE's seven member emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the
Persian Gulf from the central western coast. The city proper had a population of 1.5 million in 2014.