Dubai - a city of dealers and people of the most different cultures, second-large emirat in the United Arab Emirates. Today we will tell about it.

Dubai, the United Arab Emirates The area emirata Dubai makes 3 885 sq.km. - about 5 % from a total area of the United Arab Emirates. But at the small sizes Dubai - the main business centre of the Near East, one of the largest world trade centres and tourism at coast, heart of a commercial life of the state. The population emirata strongly grows last years and for today has already exceeded one million person.

From ancient times Dubai was a place where there were beduiny-nomads, city dealers, pearl divers, fishers. In the beginning of XIX century Dubai represented the small settlement surrounded with walls which were in area the Drill Dubai (Bur Dubai) is close to the Bay in which centre fort Fahidi (Fahidi) settled down. The population number of only 1200 persons belonged to a tribe of Beni of the Language

In 1833 to Dubai from Abu-Dhabi representatives of other branch of this tribe, headed by family Maktuma have moved. It was turning point in destiny Dubai as these poselentsy have soon begun building of a small city - shopping centre. On a boundary of century it was famous for the greatest market at coast with 350 shops which were on party Dejra (Deira).

This commercial success just as the liberal relation of governors and communities of dealers, has started to involve merchants from India and Persia. And when adverse trading restrictions have been entered on other party of the Gulf, many dealers have emigrated therefrom to Dubai that has made its most successful for business dealing as well as the most prospering city in region.

Now emirat combines the international business centre and excellent vacation spot. The high, modern standard of living, refinement and refinement of the XXI-st century co-exist here near to the most ancient culture, Islamic traditions and simplicity of the last centuries.

160 kilometres separate cities of Abu-Dhabi and Dubai. The road connecting two cities, now the most loaded in the country, as these two adjoining Emirata - the basic centres of the population and economic activity in the United Arab Emirates.

Today's Dubai has the unique shape. Dubai is located on coast of the bay dividing it on two parts - east, Dejru and the Bar Dubai, located on the western coast of a bay.

The majority of cultural and historical monuments, such as the House of Sheikh Zaeda (Sheikh Zaeed House), the Dubajsky Museum (Dubai Museum), Cultural - ethnographic Village (Heritage Village), are located in the Bar Dubai (Bur Dubai). This part of a city with Dejroj about an estuary mouth is connected by an underwater automobile tunnel. Dejra (Deira) by right it is considered area of wholesale-retail trade, at once on departure from an underwater tunnel the markets settle down: fish (Fish Market), fruit (Fruit Souk), the Market of spices (Spice Souk) and the Gold market well-known for the whole world (Gold Souk). As east part of Dubai involves with abundance of shopping centres and large number of versatile shops where it is possible to get all without an exception from electronics to dresses "haute couture".

For last 20 years Dubai quickly varied, architectural innovations have changed its kind from ancient east city to a modern megacity. Sparkling skyscrapers on Sheikh Zaed Roud (Sheikh Saeed Road) - the most prestigious street of Dubai, create sensation that you are in the modern centre of a new civilisation. An ornament and pride of street of a steel of a tower - twins of silvery colour Emirejts Tauers (Emirates Towers). One of towers is the highest construction in the Near East, its height of 350 metres.

Nearby the World Shopping centre of Dubai is located (World Trade Centre), every possible exhibitions, conferences, forums and seminars here are held. Hotel Burzh Al the Arab (Burj Al Arab) at coast Dzhumejra became the card of Dubai last years, but in the nearest some years area of street Sheikh Zaed to turn to huge area where there will be a new centre of Dubai 200-storeyed skyscraper Al Burzh (Al Burj) there will be which highest building.

The oasis which has grown in desert, involves annually a large quantity of tourists. A considerable quantity of hotels, restaurants of all kitchens of the world, various cafes as in areas on the bank of a gulf from the party the Bar of Dubai and Dzhumejry (Jumeirah), and in Dejre, will tempt even the most tempted traveller with the luxury and hospitality. Beaches, palm trees, the gold sand, the scorching sun and caressing sea waves of Persian gulf have transformed a city into tourist paradise. Here it is possible to meet hotels of different categories, at businessmen hotels of three - and chetyryohzvyozdochnye use the big popularity, and at arrived to have a rest and a good time - hotels with excellent service - five stars. For fans well also is tasty to eat a little advice: it is the most easier to master kitchen of fish restaurants which show riches and a variety of the local fish market. Dubai - one of few cities where a food in the street is hardly probable connected with the big risk, than at restaurant: The public health service here is incorruptible.

In a city there is large a golf and yachts - clubs. The majority of such clubs are at hotels on coast Dzhumejry where it is possible not only to leave on walks by boats and boats, but also to be engaged in water kinds of sports. Dzhumejra it is considered the most expensive area emirata Dubai. Today here it is possible to arrive not only on rest, having lodged in hotel or on a country house but also to become the resident of the country - having bought the real estate at coast of Persian gulf, surpassing all conceivable and inconceivable quality standards. The quay Dzhumejry (Jumeirah Beach Corniche) is known for the whole world for the beaches, shopping centres and hotels (Dubai Marina Beach Resort and SPA, Jumairah Beach Hotel, Burj Al Arab, Madinat Jumeirah). In the central street Dzhumery - Dzhumejra Scourge Roud (Jumairah Beach Road) is not ignored also family rest: it is a lot of parks and playgrounds where children can have a good time, the Dubajsky zoo (Dubai Zoo). (Wild Vadi) - many consider aquapark Vajld Vadi the best in the Emirates, also is on beach Dzhumejra in an environment of popular 5-stars hotels specified above. Complex Ski Dubai (Ski Dubai) and shopping centre «the Pier ov Emirejts» (Mall of Emirates) opened recently, are the mounting skiing resort first in region «under a roof» and the big modern shopping centre having all conditions that it is fine to spend a free time.

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