Metroji clue #30

Dubai in five emoji

United Arab Emirates

A trading port that spent forty years building upward. The last clue is the oldest thing on the list and the reason the rest exists.

What each emoji refers to

The Burj Khalifa has been the tallest building in the world since 2010.
The city is built on the edge of the Arabian Desert.
The Dubai Mall is among the largest anywhere by floor area.
Dubai Marina is entirely artificial.
Dubai Creek is where the trading city actually started.

Dubai at a glance

Country
United Arab Emirates
Coordinates
25.20° N, 55.27° E
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Dubai.

City Distance Direction
Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates 120 km
MuscatOman 360 km
DohaQatar 380 km
ManamaBahrain 480 km
Kuwait CityKuwait 860 km
RiyadhSaudi Arabia 870 km

Nearest cities we have written up

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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