Highest Major Cities in United Arab Emirates

Cities in United Arab Emirates with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇦🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Ḩattā15,324 people · Dubai

331 m

Al Ain City846,747 people · Abu Dhabi

275 m

Reef Al Fujairah City82,310 people · Fujairah

129 m

Lahbab53,079 people · Dubai

125 m

Zayed City63,482 people · Abu Dhabi

118 m

Adh Dhayd20,165 people · Sharjah

114 m

Al Sajaah53,079 people · Sharjah

67 m

Al Shamkhah City61,710 people · Abu Dhabi

34 m

Al Warqaa59,111 people · Dubai

29 m

Al Mizhar First17,498 people · Dubai

24 m

Dubai3,790,000 people · Dubai

24 m

Mirdif60,288 people · Dubai

24 m

Al Muteena48,739 people · Dubai

20 m

Khawr Fakkān40,677 people · Sharjah

20 m

Al Furjan26,000 people · Dubai

16 m

Ar Ruways25,000 people · Abu Dhabi

16 m

Business Bay191,000 people · Dubai

16 m

Dibba Al-Fujairah30,000 people · Fujairah

16 m

Halwan19,389 people · Sharjah

16 m

Al Ḩamīdīyah27,000 people · Ajman

15 m

Fujairah118,933 people · Fujairah

15 m

International City120,000 people · Dubai

15 m

Kalbā37,545 people · Sharjah

15 m

Sharjah1,800,000 people · Sharjah

15 m

Bani Yas City80,498 people · Abu Dhabi

14 m

Warīsān108,759 people · Dubai

12 m

Al Bada'a18,816 people · Dubai

11 m

Al Qusais 148,378 people · Dubai

11 m

Bur Dubai18,698 people · Dubai

11 m

Dubai Silicon Oasis90,000 people · Dubai

11 m

Al Majaz116,503 people · Sharjah

10 m

Ar Rāshidīyah38,425 people · Dubai

10 m

Dayrah400,000 people · Dubai

10 m

Ţarīf Kalbā51,000 people · Fujairah

10 m

As Saţwah40,997 people · Dubai

9 m

Nāyf53,075 people · Dubai

9 m

Al Murar al Qadīm19,831 people · Dubai

8 m

Dubai International Financial Centre36,000 people · Dubai

7 m

Musaffah243,341 people · Abu Dhabi

7 m

Abu Dhabi1,807,000 people · Abu Dhabi

6 m

Al Jurf18,000 people · Ajman

6 m

Dubai Investments Park160,000 people · Dubai

5 m

Hawr al ‘Anz84,661 people · Dubai

5 m

Jebel Ali210,000 people · Dubai

5 m

Jumayrā39,080 people · Dubai

5 m

Al Karama75,560 people · Dubai

4 m

Dibba Al-Hisn26,395 people · Fujairah

4 m

Dubai Festival City77,000 people · Dubai

4 m

Abū Hayl18,043 people · Dubai

3 m

Mohammed Bin Zayed City85,000 people · Abu Dhabi

3 m

Highlights

Within United Arab Emirates, Ḩattā ranks first in 2026 with 331 m, followed by Al Ain City (275 m) and Reef Al Fujairah City (129 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 331 m (Ḩattā) to 3 m (Mohammed Bin Zayed City), with a median of 13 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within United Arab Emirates, Ḩattā ranks first in 2026 with 331 m, followed by Al Ain City (275 m) and Reef Al Fujairah City (129 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 331 m (Ḩattā) to 3 m (Mohammed Bin Zayed City), with a median of 13 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.