Dubai is one of the seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the eastern Arabian Peninsula. Strategically located between Europe and Asia, Dubai has attracted seafarers and traders for centuries. Dubai’s enormous constructions and developments in various industries through innovative real estate projects, sports events, shopping festivals and conferences has attracted worldwide attention for Dubai City, establishing it as the world’s leading business hub.
From the timeless tranquility of the desert to the lively bustle of the souk, Dubai offers a kaleidoscope of attractions for visitors. The emirate embraces a wide variety of scenery in a very small area. In a single day, the tourist can experience everything from rugged mountains and awe-inspiring sand dunes to sandy beaches and lush green parks, from dusty villages to luxurious residential districts and from ancient houses with wind towers to ultra-modern shopping malls. The emirate is both a dynamic international business centre and a laid-back tourist escape; a city where the sophistication of the 21st century walks hand in hand with the simplicity of a bygone era. But these contrasts give Dubai its unique flavour and personality; a cosmopolitan society with an international lifestyle, yet with a culture deeply rooted in the Islamic traditions of Arabia. |
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Having expanded along both banks of the Creek, Dubai's central business district is divided into two parts. Deira on the northern side and Bur Dubai to the south connected by a tunnel and four bridges. Each has its share of fine mosques and busy souks, of public buildings, shopping malls, hotels, office towers, banks, hospitals, schools, apartments and villas. Outside this core, the city extends to the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah to the north, while extending south and west in a long ribbon of development alongside the Gulf, through the districts of Satwa, Jumeirah and aster Umm Suqiem, "all the way to the bustling port and free zone of Jebel Ali”.
In terms of location attractiveness, from seashore to mountain peaks, Dubai is a land of great natural beauty and variety. The desert, that accounts for much of the emirate's almost 4,000 sq km area, encompasses rocky plains, high dunes and, between these two extremes, countless combinations of sand, stone and sparse vegetation. This seemingly barren expanse supports a surprising diversity of wildlife, both plant and animal, though much of the former is seasonal and the latter nocturnal. Once isolated and forbidding, the desert now offers a fascinating and accessible experience for visitors, with an array of recreational opportunities from safaris by four-wheel-drive vehicle to sand-skiing. A number of roads now cross the wilderness, joining settlements and oases where, thanks to irrigation, ever-larger areas are turning green under the cultivation of vegetables and fodder crops.
Also, Dubai is set to emerge as one of the world's most competitive maritime clusters in the near future.
As a major maritime hub in the world, Dubai Maritime City holds a 227-hectare fully equipped, iconic and multidimensional maritime centre providing an excellent infrastructure and environment for the global maritime industry and related sectors. Dubai Maritime City is driven by the needs of both local and international marine and maritime communities for a dedicated hub. Dubai Maritime City is part of Dubai World, a holding company that brought the world such visionary projects as The Palm, Jafza, and the internationally acclaimed DP world. Other unique offerings causing the massive inflow of tourists to the place includes Bastakiya, Sheikh Saeed's House, Jumeirah Mosque, Grand Mosque, Burj Nahar, Bait Al Wakeel, The Souks, Dubai Museum, Dubai Dolphinarium, Umm Al Sheif Majlis, Heritage and Diving Villages, Bani Yas Square, Deira Creekside, Dubai Zoo, Parks and Gardens, Golf Courses, Dubai Shopping Festival etc. |
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