Dubai Emirate vs Nuuk

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Emirate of Dubai (Arabic mr@dbyW; pr. Imarat Dubayy is one of seven United Arab Emirates emirates. The capital of the Emirate of Dubai is the eponymous City, Dubai. It is located on the Persian Gulf coast in the Arabian Desert. It is bordered by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to the south, the Emirate of Sharjah to the northeast, the country of Oman to the southeast, the Emirate of Ajman to the west, and the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah to its north.

The United Arab Emirates was formed by the emirates in December 1971. This ended their status as British Protectorates. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the ruler of the Emirate. The Emirate also includes various villages and municipalities. About 134km east of Dubai City is the inland exclave Hatta. It borders Oman to the south and east, Masfout in Ajman and Sayh Mudayrah to its west, and Ras Al Khaimah north.

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Nuuk (Greenlandic pronunciation: [nuːk], Danish: [ˈnu(ː)k]; Danish: Godthåb [ˈkʌtˌhɔˀp]) is the capital and largest city of Greenland. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other countries closest to the capital are Iqaluit and St. John's in Canada and Reykjavík in Iceland. Nuuk contains almost a third of Greenland's population and its tallest building. Nuuk is also the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality. In January 2020, it had a population of 18,326.The city was founded in 1728 by the Dano-Norwegian governor Claus Paarss when he relocated Hans Egede's earlier Hope Colony (Haabets Koloni) to the mainland, and was named Godthåb ("Good Hope"). The city officially adopted its current name in 1979, although the name "Godthåb" remained in use in Danish.

"Nuuk" is the Greenlandic word for "cape" (Danish: næs). It is so named because of its position at the end of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea. Its latitude, at 64°11' N, makes it the world's northernmost capital, only a few kilometres farther north than the Icelandic capital Reykjavík. The campus of the University of Greenland, hosting Statistics Greenland, and the main holdings of the Public and National Library of Greenland are at the northern end of the district, near the road to the Nuuk Airport.Nuuk receives its electric power mainly from the renewable energy-powered Buksefjord hydroelectric power plant by way of a 132 kV powerline crossing Ameralik fjord over a distance of 5,376 m (17,638 ft), the world's longest free span.

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