Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, sits off the mainland on an island in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf.
Sharjah is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south.
Dammam is the fourth-most populous city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh, Jeddah, and Mecca.