UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has photographed the coastline of Dubai from the International Space Station.
The image shows some of the emirate's most striking landmarks, including Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali and The World Islands.
Dr Al Neyadi, 42, has been capturing parts of the UAE and the wider Arab world since arriving at the station on March 3 for a six-month mission.
“Say hello to the place that is a microcosm of the world. Our stunning Dubai as seen from space,” he tweeted on Friday.
Astronauts often taken images of Dubai because its unique landmarks that are clearly visible from low-Earth orbit.
Last year, a Japanese astronaut posted images on Twitter showing the UAE's coastline, including Abu Dhabi city and the human-made islands in Dubai.
During Eid Al Adha, Dr Al Neyadi tweeted a video of himself wearing an Emirati kandura and holding Suhail – the toy mascot of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre – also dressed in the traditional garment.
But it seems he spent most of Eid carrying out duties on the ISS, including maintenance work in an airlock on Wednesday.
A day earlier, the Al Ain native helped a Nasa astronaut load a SpaceX Dragon capsule with 1,632kg of cargo, which departed the station yesterday.
The spacecraft had arrived on June 6, bringing the astronauts new scientific experiments, lab hardware and supplies.
Dr Al Neyadi is due to return to Earth in August.
Sultan Al Neyadi's photo album from space
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Wadis, or river valleys that are dry in winter months, in Yemen were pictured by UAE's Sultan Al Neyadi from the ISS on May 16, 2023. All photos: Nasa -
The Yemeni cities of Little Aden and Aden, on the coast of the Arabian Sea near the Red Sea, pictured by UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi on April 19, 2023. -
Sultan took a picture of Aden in Yemen on June 5. He described the country as "a land of endearing warmth, rich history, millennia-old civilisation, and architectural wonders". -
The Dead Sea (left), on the border between the Middle Eastern nations of Israel and Jordan, and Amman (center), the capital of Jordan - captured by Dr Al Neyadi from the ISS on April 13, 2023. -
Sand dunes in the desert area along the Saudi Arabia-Oman border. The image was captured by UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi on May 16, 2023. -
The middle eastern nation of Oman and its Dhofar mountains on the coast of the Arabian Sea were pictured by UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi on April 13, 2023. -
Wadis, or river valleys that are dry in winter months, in Yemen were captured by UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi on May 16, 2023. -
The semi-arid city of Hama, Syria, was pictured by UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi from the International Space Station on April 3, 2023. -
Sand dunes in the desert area along the Saudi Arabia-Oman border captured by Sultan Al Neyadi from the ISS on May 16, 2023. -
Another image of wadis in Yemen taken by UAE's Sultan Al Neyadi on May 16, 2023. -
An image of the UAE and Oman from the International Space Station, captured by Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi. Photo: Sultan Al Neyadi/Twitter -
Sultan Al Neyadi has shared an image of Abu Dhabi from space. Photo: Sultan Al Neyadi / Twitter -
Dr Al Neyadi captured an image of his hometown of Umm Ghafa in Al Ain on April 12, 2023.
