Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ largest city on the Persian Gulf coast

iss073e0134584 (May 22, 2025) --- Dubai, the United Arab Emirates' largest city with a population af 3.94 million on the Persian Gulf coast, is pictured at approximately 11:44 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above the Arabian Peninsula. Featured prominently at left center, is the artifical island of Palm Jumeirah.