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Which continent do Dubai and Egypt belong to?

Dubai belongs to Asia; Egypt belongs to Africa.

Dubai, 1

Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf. Dubai is also the capital of Dubai, one of the seven Emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. In 20 18, it was rated as the ninth largest first-tier city in the world by GaWC.

The United Arab Emirates, referred to as "UAE" for short, is located in the east of Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Persian Gulf in the north, Qatar in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the west and south, and Oman in the east and northeast, with a coastline of 734 kilometers and a total area of 83,600 square kilometers. Abu Dhabi is the capital.

2. Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt (English: Arab Republic of Egypt), referred to as "Egypt". Located in the northeast of Africa, the transportation hub of Europe, Asia and Africa is a shortcut to the sea route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

It borders Sudan in the south, Libya in the west, Palestine and Israel in the east, Europe across the Mediterranean Sea in the north and Jordan and Saudi Arabia in the southeast. The official language of Egypt is Arabic. Due to historical reasons, English and French are also widely used.

Extended data

Dubai belongs to West Asia. West Asia is also called Southwest Asia, which means West Asia. Include Iran, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

It covers an area of about 7 million square kilometers. The population exceeds 200 million. Plateau is widely distributed and mountainous in the north. The Mesopotamian plain between the northern mountain plateau and the southern Arabian Peninsula is alluvial by the Euphrates River and the Tigris River. The climate is dry.

The desert in the south is vast. The Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea coastal areas and the western mountainous areas belong to the Mediterranean climate, the eastern and inland plateaus belong to the subtropical grassland and desert climate, and most parts of the Arabian Peninsula belong to the tropical desert climate. The reserves and output of oil occupy an important position in the world.

West Asia is the origin of cultivated plants such as carrots, melons, onions, spinach, alfalfa and dates, and famous livestock breeds such as Arabian camels, Arabian horses, Angora goats and Angora rabbits.

Egypt belongs to North Africa. North Africa usually includes Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Azores (Portugal) and Madeira (Portugal).

Among them, Egypt, Sudan and Libya are sometimes called Northeast Africa. The rest of the countries and regions are called Northwest Africa. North Africa covers an area of more than 8.2 million square kilometers, with a population of about 6543.8+0.2 billion, and Arabs account for about 70%. Atlas Mountain is in the northwest, part of Sudan grassland in the southeast, narrow plains along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, and most of the rest are Sahara desert.

Many agricultural products and minerals in this area occupy an important position in the world. Crude oil accounts for 5% of the world's total output, phosphate accounts for 22%, cotton accounts for about 5%, gum Arabic accounts for more than 80%, and others include cork, olives, oranges, grapes, dates and figs.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Dubai

Baidu Encyclopedia-Egypt