Dubai - A Desert Paradise
By Roxanne Dicce

Area:

Dubai is an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, and Dubai City is the biggest city of the UAE. Dubai is east of Saudi Arabia, and located on the Persian Gulf. The nation is around 1,600 square miles or 4,100 square kilomotres. That would make the total location 3 times the size of New York City, New york city. The land is covered with dune, without any bodies of water, and hinges on the Arabian Desert.

History:

First documents of Dubai go back to 1095, and the Dubai city's documents just go back to 1799. As a result of the geographical location the city was made use of as a port of telephone call for tradesmen and merchants from India. First significant industry was pearl exports till the 1930's adhered to by the discovery of oil in the late 1960's. In the 1950's, the British moved their local management offices to the city, bringing electrical energy, and telephones with them. The British also built the city's very first airport terminal. Between 1968 and 1975 the city expanded over 300% as a result of mostly Indian and Pakistans foreign employees who came to the location to operate in the oil well.

Throughout the Persian Gulf Battle (1990) trading communities removaled their companies to Dubai, and the Jebel Ali Port was used as a refueling base for allied pressures. The port is the world's most significant male made port and has actually been a totally free zone considering that 1979. The city now depends on trade and tourism as well as personal property for their growing economic situation.

Demographics:

The emirate's populace in 2006 was recorded to be 1,422,000, 1,073,000 to be male and 349,00 female. The median age is 27, with an about 14% birth rate and only a 1% death price.

Dubai's main language is Arabic, and English is an additional primary language.

Economic situation:

The $37 billion (US) economic situation was built by the oil industy but now relies on Property, Construction, Trade and Financial Solutions. The Dubai Fiancial Market deserves $95 billion (US) and trades local a foreign safeties and bonds.

Buildings and Advancements:

Dubai is house to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers, as well as the Burj Al Arab Hotel, the world's highest and most costly, and other tasks such as the man made Palm Islands, the Emirates Towers and the Burj Dubai.

1.) Burj Al Arab

- luxury hotel built by Said Shalil.
- name translates as "Tower of the Arabs"
- highest hotel at 1,053 tf
- built on a fabricated island and linked to themainland by a bridge
- the framework resembles the shape of the sail of the conventional Arab cruising vessels dhow
- construction started in 1994
- designer Tom Wright made the structure hoping it would certainly come to be an symbolic declaration, like Paris' Eiffel Tower and Sydney's Concert hall
- built by Murray & Roberts (southern Africa).
- expense $650 million (US).

2.) Mall of the Emirates.

- largest shopping mall in the center east.
- 2,400,000 square feet of stores.
- whole shopping mall is 6.5 million square feet.
- situated in the Al Barsha location.
- opened late 2005.

Destinations:.

- a 14 display movie theater.
- gaming field.
- dramatic cinema.
- indoor ski slope (Ski Dubai).
- shops, stores and food courts.

3.) The World.

- island chain of 300 guy made islands.
- designed to resemble a map of the earth.
- situated 2.5 miles off the coast.
- 144 miles of shoreline.
- built utilizing sand dredged from the sea.
- prepared by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Maktoum.
- developed by Nakheel Properties.
- islands are in between 150,000 and 450,000 square feet.
- average 328 feet between islands.
- expense: approximated 14 billion (US).
- islands sell for 15 to 50 million (United States).
- with some islands priced close to 250 million (United States).
- began September 2003.
- 60% of islands had been offered by 2008.
- development of the islands completed in January 2008.
- Reefs Island Resort is being established on "North America".
- Hotel OQYANA on "Australia" and "New Zealand".
- Irish-themed resort on "Ireland".
- "Antarctica" will certainly host a 65,000 sq foot enjoyment facility.
- Fashion Television hotel on "Brunei".
- FTV Palace a fashion community on "Finland".

4.) Dubi Marina.

- guy made marina.
- Emaar Properties is developing the project.
- as soon as completed will be bigger then Marina del Rey in Califonia, UNITED STATE which presently is largest.

5.) Business Bay.

- downtown.
- downtown Dubai.
- sykscrapers, industrial and domestic advancements totalling close to 230 buildings.

5.) Dubai City.

- completely automated city network.
- lines run underground in the centre of the city and elevated outside of the centre.
- planned to open up in 2009.
- will certainly be the lengthiest totally automated rail system on the planet.
- around $12 billion (US) contract to design and construct.
- work began on March 21, 2006.
- creating by Dubai Rail Link.
- first stage of 22 miles at a $4.2 billion (US) expense to be completed by May 2009.
- second phase will certainly consist of extensions of first routes.

- Red Line will be 31 miles, 35 stations.
- Green Line will certainly be 12 miles with 22 stations.
- Blue Line will certainly be 29 miles along Emirates Rd.
- Purple Line will certainly be a 30 mile long express path between Dubai International and Al Maktoum.

International Airports.

- anticipated to carry 1.2 million passengers/day.
- trains have Gold, Females and Kids, and Silver Course holiday accommodations.
- trains are created for 643 guests.
- trains are driverless.
- Dubai got it wases initially train in March 2008.

6.) Dubailand.

- home entertainment complicated.
- 4 phases prepared.
- phase 1 to be finished very early 2008.
- final stage to be finished in between 2015 and 2018.
- anticipated to be larger compared to Walt Disney World.
- Dubai Autodrome and The Global Village are functional.

6 worlds:.

- Attractions & Experience World (5.2 sq miles).
- Retail and Enjoyment World (1.6 sq miles).
- Themed Leisure and Getaway World (11.2 sq miles).
- Eco-Tourism World (28.9 sq miles).
- Sports and Outdoor World (7.4 sq miles).
- Midtown (0.7 sq miles).

7.) The Burj Dubai "Dubai Tower".

- high-rise building incomplete.
- situated in "New DOwntown".
- anticipated to end up in 2009.
- will cover 22 million sq feet of development.
- centerpeice of large development (30,000 houses, 9 hotels, 6 acres of park, 19 property towers, the Dubai Mall, and Burj Dubai Lake 30 acres of guy made wetlands.
- finished 500 acres advancement will certainly cost $20 billion (US).

8.) Palm Islands: - 3 biggest man made islands worldwide.
- Palm Jumeirah, The Palm Jebel Ali and The Palm Deira.
- built to raise tourism to the city.

Palm Jumeirah:.

- shaped as a palm tree.
- 5 by 5 kilometres.
- includes 78 km to the coast.
- produced 4,000 residents.
- connected to landmass by brigde and passage.
- over 30 beachfront hotels by 2009 Consisting of Atlantis, The Trump Internation Hotel and Tower, The Taj Exotica Hotel and Resort, Tiara Hotel, Oceana Resort and Health club, The Fairmont Palm Hotel and Resort, Hitel Missoni Dubai, and the Radisson SAS Hotel Dubai.
- 2 F-100 Super Sabre boxers jets are sunk near the Palm to develop a man-made coral reef.
- construction began June 2001.
- 94 million cubic metres of sand and 7 million tuons of rock.

Palm Jebel Ali:.

- construction began OCtober 2004.
- anticipated completion date mid 2008.
- will certainly have 6 marinas, a water theme park, Sea Village Busch Gardens, residences and boardwalks.

Palm Deira:.

- development began October 2004.
- expected to be complete by 2015.
- will be biggest of the 3 hands.
- construction will certainly use over a billion cubic meters of rock and sand.
- 8.7 miles long.
- 5.3 miles wide.
- 861 million square feet.
- will certainly have 8,000 2 story town house residential properties, marinas, going shopping malls, clubs and sports facilities.

9.) Hydropolis Underwater Hotel and Hotel.

- prepared underwater luxury resort.
- 66 feet below the surface of the Persian Gulf.
- off Jumeira Beach.
- costs approximated $500 million (US).
- 220 collections.
- establishing by Crescent Hydropolis Holdings LLC.
- 1.1 million sq feet.
- will certainly consist of suites, a ballroom, a mall, a wedding chapel and a missile protection system.
- costs up to USD $5,500/ night.
- originally anticipated to be finished by the end of 2007, it is now anticipated to be finished by 2009.

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