These Are The Common Misconceptions Of Abu Dhabi And Here Is The Truth

Mayar Ibrahim

Everywhere you go, no matter where in the world, every city has common misconceptions. Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, is a city that has faced such misconception from visitors and people who have only read of the place.

Every resident of Abu Dhabi whether going online, visiting back home, or elsewhere has heard the misconceptions of the city.

3. A user on X posted that they always thought that Abu Dhabi was a person and not a place

This common misconception stemmed from the infamous Garfield meme. This meme is wildly known from the Garfield cartoon, where in the scene Garfield is seen putting Nermal in a box with the tag “To: Abu Dhabi.”

2. Abu Dubai… The most common misconception out there!

When people online refer to Abu Dhabi or maybe even Dubai, they have a tendency of mashing the two cities together. Thus the birth of the famous of all misconceptions, Abu Dubai!

1. Of these misconceptions, the most common one is Dubai is the capital of the UAE

Abu Dhabi is the one true capital of the United Arab Emirates. Additionally, it is the birth place of the UAE’s late founding father H.H Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan. Dubai is a well known city of the UAE and a place where most visitors love to spend their time in.

So, if you’re at a loss of things to do in Abu Dhabi, here are 22 reasons you need to visit the city.

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