You could know quite a bit about Dubai but not know exactly where it's located. There is a lot of information on the internet as well as Dubai maps that show Dubai geography and its nearby areas. What is interesting is that many people know or have heard a lot about Dubai but do not know its exact location.
If you have read the discussions in the About Dubai City section you must know already that Dubai has made a lot of wealth due of its free trade zones. It's able to draw in several traders and merchants because of its ideal placement on the world's map.
Its central location makes it an ideal place for several companies to create distributorships to establish the shortest routes to most of Asia and other continents. Further, its waterfront location makes it an easy place for traders to meet at the various Dubai ports.
Thus where is it located exactly? It is a peninsula located on the shore of the Persian Gulf region of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It shares borders with Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Oman. The first 2 are Emirates of the UAE whereas Oman is a separate country.
Dubai is just around sea level (16m / 52 ft. above) and covers an area of just over four thousand square kilometers or one thousand five hundred square miles (second biggest in the UAE). Its specific grid coordinate location is 25.2697 N 55.3095 E and it falls in the Arabian Desert area.
Because of its location, you can expect Dubai weather to be Hot! Expect its square area to expand as the Emirate continues to build man made islands on water thereby extending the shore lines and its boundaries. On the other side of Dubai sits the Arabian Gulf.