Introduction to Dubai
Dubai is a state located southeast of the Arabian peninsula in the Persian Gulf composed of seven emirates, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwain.Before taking a look at some of the tourist attractions in Dubai, here are some facts and information about this Middle Eastern city.
Capital: Abu Dhabi, (population 539,800 habit)
Size: 83. 600 km 2
Population: 2,563,212 people
To emphasize that its gross domestic product (GDP) is U.S. $ 111.027 million and its GDP per capita of U.S. $ 23,273. Human development index (HDI) is 0.849 for the continent remains high
Languages: The official language is Arabic, but much of the population speaks and / or understand English. Both languages are commonly used in business and trade.
Currency: The official unit is the dirham (Dh), which is divided into 100 fils.
Climate: desert cooler in eastern mountains.
During most of the year is enough to light summer clothes, but during the winter months you may need a jersey or jacket, especially at night.
Religion: The country’s culture is strongly influenced by Islam, a religion which professes the almost entire population
Tourist Attraction in Dubai
Dubai is one of the seven emirates that made up the oil rich United Arab Emirates commonly referred to as UAE. This city sits comfortably in the eastern Arabian Peninsula and is also UAE’s main city.
The emirate of Dubai was created with the formation of the UAE in1971 although there are some documents to suggest that the city was already in existence at the century or two before the formation of UAE. Dubai has a population about 1.5 million people at the time of writing. It has the largest population with respect to the other emirates and is the second largest emirate by land area, after Abu Dhabi.
However, according to the census conducted by the Statistics Center of Dubai, only about 17 percent that make up the population of UAE nationals and the rest is made up of expatriates, foreign workers and tourists.
Arabic is the official language of Dubai, but Persian, Malayalam, Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, English, Hindi, and Tagalog are widely spoken because of the many foreigners living in Dubai.
Dubai City is not a travel destination that is easily explored on foot because many of its attractions such as Deira beach and Jumeirah are located far apart from each other Here are some tourist attractions you must visit if you are heading to Dubai to your vacation.
Bastakiya – Bastakiya district is located in the east of Dubai Souk on the street of al-Fahidi.
The back in the days before there was electricity for fans and air conditioning, Dubai Creek was the way many wind towers that kept the homes cool blistering desert heat. Travel Bastakiya district is like taking a step back in time travel because of the many traditional courtyard houses still have the wind towers.
The Bastakiya district is now undergoing massive reconstruction to its transformation into a “tourist village”.
The Palm Islands – the famous Palm Islands (so-called because of its palm like shape has), are actually a grouping of three islands, said to be visible from the moon. The Palm Island is an incredible largest manmade island in the world. A large part of Palm Islands is still undergoing tremendous construction at the time of writing.
There are about 7,000 apartments and 1,800 villas and townhouses in Palm, Jumeirah. Jumeirah will also offer an outstanding array of options for the retail and lifestyle for residents and tourists when construction is completely finished.
Sources: www.tempsdoci.com/guia-dubai-emiratos; www.content4reprint.com/view/spanish-77327.htm
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