Data centers in the United Arab Emirates
This page lists 27 data centers in the United Arab Emirates. The cities with the most listings are Dubai (8), Abu Dhabi (3) and Umm Al Quwain (1). Listings are spread across 8 operators, led by Equinix (4), Amazon Web Services (4) and Gulf Data Hub (2).
The mix by facility type is 37% unclassified, 37% colocation and 15% cloud region. Among single buildings with published figures, the largest by power capacity are Pure DC Abu Dhabi Yas Island (AUH01) (Pure DC, 48 MW) and Equinix Dubai DX3 (Equinix, 23,702 sq ft).
By number of listings, the United Arab Emirates is 43rd of the 155 countries in the directory and holds under 1% of the total. In Western Asia it ranks 2nd of 17; the others with the most listings are Turkey (60), Iraq (20) and Saudi Arabia (17).
26 of 27 facilities have coordinates.
Cities
| City | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Dubai | 8 |
| Abu Dhabi | 3 |
| Umm Al Quwain | 1 |
| Masdar City | 1 |
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Equinix | 4 |
| Amazon Web Services | 4 |
| Gulf Data Hub | 2 |
| Khazna Data Centers | 2 |
| Oracle | 2 |
| datamena | 1 |
| Microsoft | 1 |
| Pure DC | 1 |
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Pure DC Abu Dhabi Yas Island (AUH01) | Pure DC | 432,171 |
| Equinix Dubai DX3 | Equinix | 23,702 |
| Equinix Dubai DX1 | Equinix | 19,332 |
| Equinix Abu Dhabi AD1 | Equinix | 13,244 |
| Equinix Dubai DX2 | Equinix | 5,856 |