United Arab Emirates
Middle East
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Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Sharjah
Ajman
Facts
Population
5,473,972 (2013)
Area
83,600 km²
32,278 mi²
Density
65.5 people per km²
169.6 people per mi²
GDP
$269.82 billion (2013)
# of 150m+ buildings
305 Completed • 29 Under Construction
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Tallest City
Average Building Age
10 Years
Most Common Function*
Residential (52%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (94%)
Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
3
Tallest Country in
the World
1
Tallest Country in
Middle East
Buildings
Rank |
Name |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
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|
2 |
425 m / 1,394 ft |
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|
3 |
413.4 m / 1,356 ft |
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|
4 |
392.4 m / 1,287 ft |
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|
5 |
381.2 m / 1,251 ft |
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|
6 |
380.5 m / 1,248 ft |
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|
7 |
370 m / 1,214 ft |
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|
8 |
365.5 m / 1,199 ft |
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|
9 |
360 m / 1,181 ft |
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|
10 |
356.3 m / 1,169 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
United Arab Emirates CTBUH Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
City
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Platinum |
98 |
CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN |
||
 |
Platinum |
360 |
CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
||
 |
Platinum |
138 |
CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
||
 |
Platinum |
328 |
CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN |
||
 |
Gold |
68 |
DEV • FIN • OWN |
||
 |
Gold |
11 |
CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN |
||
 |
Gold |
81 |
PMNG • COST • SURV |
||
 |
Gold |
8 |
INTR • STRC • ARCH • MEP |
||
 |
Silver |
12 |
URB • ENVE • ENGM • FAC • FIRE |
||
 |
Silver |
29 |
INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH |
||
 |
Silver |
20 |
ENGM |
||
 |
Silver |
1 |
INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH |
||
 |
Silver |
34 |
FIRE |
||
 |
Silver |
7 |
STRC • ENGM • FAC • MEP |
||
 |
Silver |
12 |
PMNG • CON • COST • ENGO • TRAN |
||
 |
Silver |
25 |
FAC • FACS |
||
 |
Silver |
4 |
ARCH |
||
 |
Silver |
23 |
FAC |
||
 |
Silver |
1 |
OWN |
||
 |
Silver |
27 |
INTR • LAND • STRC • ARCH • PMNG • TRAN |
||
 |
Silver |
88 |
ENVE • FAC • MATR |
||
 |
Silver |
34 |
FAC |
||
 |
Silver |
27 |
FIN • PMNG • CON • COST • INSU • LEGL |
||
 |
Silver |
27 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
||
 |
Silver |
0 |
DEV |
||
 |
Silver |
0 |
CIV • STRC • ARCH • ENGO • FIRE • MEP |
||
 |
Silver |
1 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
||
 |
Silver |
24 |
CIV • STRC • CON • ENGO • MATR |
||
 |
Silver |
90 |
LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • BACS • FIRE • MEP • SEC |
||
 |
Silver |
3 |
DEV |
||
 |
Silver |
5 |
STRC • ARCH • ENVE • FAC • TRAN |
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