Sunday, April 8, 2012

The diversity of Dubai 3

Districts and buildings of Dubai.

Dubai is a melting pot with so many varieties of culture, nationalities and people from every walk of life. Here are some photoes on the districts and the types of cultures .


Downtown Dubai. The bur Dubai and deira districts used to be considered at one point the downtown of Dubai. Until the government and Emaar properties spent 20 billion US dollars on building the downtown core which is called the new downtown Dubai area. This area is by far one of the greatest tourist destinations in Dubai and houses some of the greatest attractions in the world. It also includes the Burj Khalifa the tallest building in the world, the Armani hotel the Dubai fountain, the Dubai aquarium, cinema's, a gold souk, the Dubai mall which receives over 13 million tourists last quarter and many skyscrapers hotels restaurants and entertainment areas.


Burj Khalifa








 Burj Al Arab


Souk Al Bahar



Dubai Marina: This is a massive development that borders the jebel ali port which is the world’s largest man made port and one of the biggest shipping and trade locations in the middle east. This area is covered from almost every viewable direction with hundreds of skyscrapers and hosts the jumeirah beach walk with dozens of great restaurants, hotels, open air markets, and frequent attraction, events and shows.


Dubai Marina

Jumeirah: This melting pot is a very diversified district in terms of ethnicities and many residents are from Europe, Pakistan, Philippines. Its natively known as the little Europe, little Karachi and little manila district. Jumeirah is a top destination for Europeans because of the many beaches, the beautiful walk and lots of sunshine. You can find some amazing villa's here along with some of the best world class hotels that are found in Dubai. Some great spots to see here are the jumeirah beach, jumeirah beach residence's walk, the tiny road side stalls with all kinds of items, ice cream parlors, and cafe's and the jumeirah mosque


JBR. Hilton Hotel


JBR


JBR

 JBR


Jumeira


Karama: Karama is also well known as another little India and little manila area. It is a mixed commercial and residential district with great places that are relatively inexpensive to sample some great food and purchase cheap items for gifts. It also has the karama fish market which is supplied daily with fresh fish and meat from many different vendors and the prices are much cheaper than your average grocery stores in Dubai.






International City: The Chinatown of Dubai or little Chinatown due to the large number of Chinese and oriental residents, shops, and restaurants. A well known residential area in the middle of the Dubai desert that boasts some of the most amazing architectural designs and buildings. The residential rents here are nowhere near as expensive as other districts in Dubai and many Chinese businessmen and women live and work in this beautiful area of Dubai


Dubai International City, embraces the residential districts of Central Business District (CBD), Persia, Greece, Spain, Morocco, England, France, Italy, Russia,China and Emirates. 






Dragon Mart

DragonMart provides a gateway for the supply of Chinese products in the Middle Eastern and North African Markets, offering Chinese traders and manufacturers a unique platform from which to cater to the needs of this sizeable market. Inaugurated on December 7th, 2004, the 1.2 kilometre-long DragonMart is the largest trading centre for Chinese products outside mainland China.
The 150,000 square meter dragon-shaped structure has 3,950 shops engaged in the wholesale and retail trade of a variety of Chinese products including home appliances, stationery, office appliances, communication and acoustic equipment, lamps, household items, building materials, furniture, toys, machinery, garments, textiles, footwear and general merchandise.



Dubai Silicon Oasis  



 Silicon Oasis is wholly owned by the Government of Dubai providing both a living and working integrated community. Silicon Oasis is a Free Zone Authority and provides free zone incentives and benefits to companies operating within the tech park.








The Palm Jumeirah is in the shape of a palm tree. It consists of a trunk, a crown with 16 fronds, and a surrounding crescent island that forms an 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long breakwater. The island is 5 by 5 kilometres (3.1 by 3.1 mi) and its total area is larger than 800 football pitches.[1]The crown is connected to the mainland by a 300-metre (980 ft) bridge and the crescent is connected to the top of the palm by a subsea tunnel.












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