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About Dubai
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Dubai (Dubaiy, Dubbay) is one of
the seven emirates and the most populous city of the United
Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located along the southern coast
of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. The Dubai Municipality
is sometimes called Dubai city to distinguish it from the emirate.
Written accounts document the existence of the city for at least
150 years prior to the formation of the UAE. Dubai shares legal,
political, military and economic functions with the other emirates
within a federal framework, although each emirate has jurisdiction
over some functions such as civic law enforcement and provision
and upkeep of local facilities. Dubai has the largest population
and is the second largest emirate by area, after Abu Dhabi. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the only
two emirates to possess veto power over critical matters of
national importance in the country's legislature.
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Dubai has been ruled by the Al Maktoum
dynasty since 1833. Dubai's current ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, is also the Prime Minister and Vice President of
the UAE. The emirate's revenues are from trade, real estate
and financial services. Revenues from petroleum and natural
gas contribute less than 6% (2006) of Dubai's US$ 37 billion
economy (2005). Real estate and construction, on the other hand,
contributed 22.6% to the economy in 2005, before the current
large-scale construction boom. Dubai has attracted worldwide
attention through innovative real estate projects and sports
events.
Sunshine, shopping, seaside, sports and safety - five of the
key ingredients that have earned Dubai a growing reputation
as one of the world's most attractive and rapidly developing
leisure destinations.
Long established as the trading and commercial hub of the Middle
East, the emirate combines the excitement of a bustling commercial
centre with the wide open spaces of a luxurious resort.
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Located at the cross-roads
of Asia, Europe and Africa, Dubai is well positioned to attract
tourists looking for somewhere new and different, a destination
combining the traditions of the east with the comforts of the
west.
Both business travelers and tourists find that Dubai offers
the highest standards of comfort and luxury. As befits a dynamic
and prosperous business centre, Dubai's ultramodern hotels offer
every luxury. Yet the comforts of the 21st century co-exist
comfortably with the emirate's rich Arab-Islamic culture.
An intriguing land that combines old-world souks and modern
shopping malls, rolling sand dunes and championship grass golf
courses, remote Bedouin villages and an array of five-star hotels,
Dubai defies easy definition. |
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