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Seaports in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates has 20 portsin the World Port Index — 1 large deep-water port, 4 medium and 15 smaller harbours. They sit on Gulf of Oman; Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf; Indian Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.
PORTS20
LARGE · MEDIUM1 · 4
ONGulf of Oman; Indian Ocean
By harbour size
Large1 · 5%
Medium4 · 20%
Small9 · 45%
Very small6 · 30%
Biggest ports in United Arab Emirates
The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.
largeMina Jabal AliPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · AE JEAmax 400 m
mediumKhawr FakkanGulf of Oman; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · AE KLFmax 400 m
mediumJabal Az Zannah/ruwaysPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · AE JEDmax 360 m
mediumAbu ZabyPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · AE AUHmax 240 m
mediumZirkuhPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Open Roadstead · AE ZUR
smallAl FujayrahGulf of Oman; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater)max 344 m
smallAsh ShariqahPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · AE SHJmax 336 m
smallUmm Al QaywaynPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · AE QIWmax 210 m
smallAl Hamriyah Lpg TerminalPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · AE HAM
smallAl Jazeera PortPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · AE JAZ
smallDubayyPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · AE DXB
smallMubarraz Oil TerminalPersian Gulf; Indian Ocean · Open Roadstead · AE MBS
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