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Photos: Gulf News readers share pictures of sunrise and sunset in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and Ajman

Gulf News selected these great pictures from our readers to show the beauty of the UAE

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Manuel Almario (Senior News Editor)
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1/20
Sunrise at Jumeirah Al Maskan, Dubai
Fadi Abulaban/Gulf News reader
2/20
A plane taking off from Terminal 3, Dubai
Harsh Karthik/Gulf News reader
3/20
Some interesting placement of the plane, like the bright clouds are the exhaust-coming out of it! Al Nahda, Dubai
Harsh Karthik/Gulf News reader
4/20
The sun slowly gets tucked behind the clouds as it prepares to set
Harsh Karthik/Gulf News reader
5/20
We all have bad days, but one thing is true, no cloud is so dark that the sun can’t shine through. Taken at Al Badaa Street, Jumeirah, Dubai
Shiladitya Sanyal/Gulf News reader
6/20
Across the Deira Creek
Sanjay Mohanty/Gulf News reader
7/20
Capturing the icon
Shashank Ashar/Gulf News reader
8/20
Beautiful sunset near Burj Khalifa, Dubai
Shiju Zacharia/Gulf News reader
9/20
Sunset at Jebel Ali Dubai
Shiju Zacharia/Gulf News reader
10/20
View of sunset from Dubai Creek Harbour
Shiju Zacharia/Gulf News reader
11/20
Dubai skyline from Dubai Creek Harbour
Tarun Rajan/Gulf News reader
12/20
Beautiful sunset in Dubai
Shiju Zacharia/Gulf News reader
13/20
Sunset at Al Ain Truck Road
Najla Koya/Gulf News reader
14/20
Sunset at Bain Al Jessrain, Abu Dhabi
Muhamed Anshab/Gulf News reader
15/20
Sunrise at University City, Sharjah
Faseehuddin Ahmed @fasahmed/Gulf News reader
16/20
Sunset at Sharjah University area
Shiju Zacharia/Gulf News reader
17/20
Sunset at Mleiha Sharjah
Vinod Ramesan/Gulf News reader
18/20
Sunset at Mleiha Sharjah
Vinod Ramesan/Gulf News reader
19/20
Sunset in Ajman Marina
Suhail Abdul Raheem/Gulf News reader
20/20
Sunrise in Ajman
Yousufuddin Ahmed/Gulf News reader

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