Abu Dhabi adds Turkey to green list in latest update

There are now 72 countries on the list

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  The ancient city of Perre in southeastern Turkey. All photos AFP

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  Stone head statues at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey. A Unesco World Heritage Site, it is on a 2,134-metre mountain.

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  The site was discovered in 1881 by a German engineer.

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  Stars shine behind the stone heads.

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  Mount Nemrut has been a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1987.

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  The Mount Nemrut site features a 10-metre, seated statue of King Antiochus I surrounded by ancient gods including Zeus and Apollo.

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  The Roman Cendere Bridge near the ancient city of Arsameia in southeastern Turkey.

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  The Karakus Tumulus monument in Adivaman, built for Queen Isias and two princesses in 30-20 BC.

The Abu Dhabi green list has updated with Turkey as the newest sole addition. Currently there are 72 countries on the list. This means that anyone returning to Abu Dhabi from the country, as well as others on the green list, does not have to quarantine — including those who are unvaccinated.

Since September, all vaccinated travellers have been exempt from quarantine anyway, although mandatory PCR testing remains.

Scroll through the gallery above to see the Unesco heritage sites in Turkey.

Vaccinated travellers who return from a green list country must take a PCR test on arrival and again on day six. Tests are free on arrival and in Seha screening centres.

Unvaccinated people returning from a green list country must take a PCR test on arrival, plus on days six and nine, with the day of arrival counting as day one.

People are considered unvaccinated if they have not had a booster within six months of their first two doses.

All travellers flying into Abu Dhabi must also take a PCR test no more than 48 hours before their flight departs.

Which countries are currently on the Abu Dhabi green list?

• Albania

• Algeria

• Armenia

• Australia

• Austria

• Azerbaijan

• Bahrain

• Belarus

• Belgium

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Brazil

• Bulgaria

• Cambodia

• Canada

• China

• Croatia

• Cyprus

• Czech Republic

• Denmark

• Finland

• France

• Georgia

• Germany

• Greece

• Hong Kong (SAR)

• Hungary

• Indonesia

• Iran

• Iraq

• Israel

• Italy

• Japan

• Kazakhstan

• Kuwait

• Kyrgyzstan

• Laos

• Latvia

• Luxembourg

• Malaysia

• Maldives

• Myanmar

• Netherlands

• Morocco

• Norway

• Oman

• Papua New Guinea

• Philippines

• Poland

• Portugal

• Republic of Ireland

• Romania

• Saudi Arabia

• Serbia

• Singapore

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• South Korea

• Spain

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Syria

• Seychelles

• Taiwan, Province of China

• Tajikistan

• Thailand

• Tunisia

• Turkey

• Yemen

• Turkmenistan

• Ukraine

• United States of America

• Uzbekistan