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Dubai
It is one of the Emirates of the Federation of the United Arab Emirates, and it is the second emirate in terms of area after the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and is considered the capital of the economic, commercial and tourist Emirates. 000 people, including about 220 thousand citizens, and the rest are residents of several nationalities. The Emirate of Dubai borders with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi from the western side and the Emirate of Sharjah from the east. Dubai is characterized by a very hot climate and a high degree of humidity.
The emirate of Dubai depends on a free capitalist economy, its investment and tax laws have brought significant investments in the last ten years, estimated at hundreds of billions of dollars. Dubai relies on its income on oil and investment in real estate, financial and tourism services.
brief history
The establishment of the city of Dubai dates back to the thirties of the nineteenth century, where historical sources confirm that in 1833 about 800 people belonging to the Baniyas tribe, led by Al Maktoum, were settled in the Al-Khor area, and that the creek was considered a port of the emerging region, and that port was the center For fishing, pearls and trade with other ports, and with the beginning of the twentieth century this port began to expand and fame and became a vital port and the market for this port was considered the largest in the region.
In 1966, upon the discovery of oil in Dubai, this emirate became the focus of attention of many people and a broad market for work and development, as Sheikh Rashid bin Maktoum and one of the oil imports worked on developing the infrastructure for this emirate, especially Dubai ports, established schools, hospitals and universities and established a network of communications and transportation on the latest Style. As for the second millennium of this century, Dubai witnessed a great development in terms of urbanization, transportation and railways (metro). Dubai has become a media destination for many satellite channels and modern means of communication, and there is the most famous shopping festival in the world. Dubai will host the most famous Exhibitions, which is Expo 2020.
The most important tourist places in Dubai
Burj Khalifa
It is considered the highest skyscraper in the world with a height of 828 meters as it was opened in 2010 AD and construction work began on this tower in 2004 AD and named the Burj Khalifa relative to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, President of the United Arab Emirates, there is in this tower the highest mosque in the world and the highest Balcony in the world, the highest restaurant, and the highest swimming pool in the world. This tower was built by 12,000 workers.
The Dubai Mall
It is considered one of the largest commercial complexes in the world in terms of area, and within the Burj Khalifa this mall was opened in 2008 and the dancing fountain is the destination of many tourists.
Dubailand
The largest recreational sites in Dubai and the Middle East, which includes sports cities, golf courses, horse riding sites and racing areas for cars, and is considered a tourist and sports destination at the same time.
gold market
Dubai is famous as the city of gold and has the largest complex and gold market in the world where there is a large amount of gold in this market estimated at ten tons of gold.
Burj Al Arab
The most luxurious and prestigious hotels in the world, which is located in the wonderful tourist area of Jumeirah, this hotel was created on a man-made industrial island, away from Dubai Airport about 26 km.
