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United Arab Emirates address format & examples

How to write a United Arab Emirates address

“As-salamu alaykum” (Peace be upon you). It’s time to learn how to address a letter that’s headed to the United Arab Emirates. Pick up some dates (the kind you eat) and get settled. It’s time to dig into United Arab Emirates address formats and examples. Writing a letter to your clients, friends, and family in the United Arab Emirates couldn’t be easier. All you have to do is look at address examples here and try our suite of address validation tools for United Arab Emirati address formats below. Just enter an address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate it faster than you can say “Henna.”

Transliterating Arabic addresses to English characters

Before we get started, here’s a note on transliteration: Address transliteration is the process of converting address characters in one alphabet (in this case Arabic characters) to another (English or Latin characters) while still preserving the intended tone and representation of the words. In other words, we’re using Latin characters to represent the phonetics of Arabic words. It’s important to understand that transliteration isn’t the same as translation. (That’s why translating tools don’t always get the message right). Transliteration is a mechanism that we use to bridge language barriers while maintaining mailability and accuracy to the phonics of those words, and this is one of the countries where Smarty offers transliteration services.

Now, let's get into the basics of the United Arab Emirates’s address format. United Arab Emirati address formatting for shipping or mailing addresses should be written as follows:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles.
  2. Street name and building or house number - This line should include the street name and building number without any separating commas or punctuation.
  3. Dependent locality - The dependent locality gets its own line. YAY.
  4. City - The city also goes on a line all by itself.
  5. Country - Write "ARE" in all caps on the last line. Ta-da! You’re done.
United Arab Emirates address example

United Arab Emirates address examples

Typical address example

1 Street 8A

Za'abeel 2

Dubai

ARE

Postal box example

5 Street

PO Box 54

Al Zahiyah

Abu Dhabi

ARE

Smarty address validation tools

Smarty™ has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate United Arab Emirates addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Emirati address with our tools.
Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.

Postal information

United Arab Emirates's national postal system, "Emirates Post Group," was established in 1972. As of recent data, Emirates Post Group services approximately 28,897 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout United Arab Emirates. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
7 emirates
Administration area names and abbreviations

Abu Dhabi (AD)

Dubai (DU)

Sharjah (SH)

Ajman (AJ)

Umm Al Quwain (UAQ)

Ras Al Khaimah (RAK)

Fujairah (FJR)

Term to describe postal codes
postal code
Postal code in language
postal code
Postal code format
N/A
Postal service provider and website

Emirates Post Group

https://emiratespost.ae

Country information

Pause your camel racing special as we’re going to provide you with even more exciting and detailed information on the United Arab Emirates’s address format.

Country/territory name
United Arab Emirates
ISO3
ARE
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
AE
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
ARE
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
784
Endonym
الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah)
Total land area
83,600 KM²
Capital
Abu Dhabi
Other major cities
Dubai, Sharjah, Al Ain

Population information

Total population
9,516,871 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
87% / 13%
Urban population
8,279,678
Rural population
1,237,193
Official language
Arabic
All languages spoken
Arabic, English, Persian, Hindi
Most commonly used postal language
English
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Now that you've seen our United Arab Emirates address examples and have become as wizard at Emirati address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Visit the international address formats page for information on other countries and territories we cover.

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