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Dubai City Having expanded
along both banks of the Creek, Dubai’s central business
district is divided into two parts Deira on the northern side
and Bur Dubai to the south connected by a tunnel and two bridges.
Each has its share of fine mosques and busy souks, of public
buildings, shopping malls, hotels, office towers, banks, hospitals,
schools, apartments and villas.
Outside this core, the city extends to the neighbouring emirate
of Sharjah to the north, while extending south and west in a
long ribbon of development alongside the Gulf, through the districts
of Satwa, Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim.
At first glance, the city presents a predominantly modern face,
an ever-changing skyline of new developments, from striking
glass and concrete towers to gracious modern buildings incorporating
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Tourism in Dubai is an important part of the Dubai government's
strategy to maintain the flow of foreign cash into the emirate.
Dubai's lure for tourists is based mainly on shopping, but also
on its possession of other ancient and modern attractions.
Dubai is the most populous emirate of the seven emirates of
United Arab Emirates. It is distinct from other members of the
UAE in that revenues from petroleum and natural gas account
for only 6% of its gross domestic product. A majority of the
emirate's revenues are from the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ) and
now, increasingly, from tourism.
Parks
Dubai has numerous small parks and gardens. In addition, there
are a number of large parks, amusement parks and heritage villages.
Dubai Municipality's Strategic Plan for 2007–2011 seeks
to increase the per capita green area to 23.4 m² (27.98
yd²) and the cultivated land in urban areas to 3.15% by
2011. The Municipality has started a greenery project which
will be completed in four phases planting 10,000 trees in each
phase. Famous parks include:
Creekside Park, Bur Dubai, Safa Park, Sheikh Zayed Road,
Al Mumzar Beach Park, Deira, Jumeirah Open Beach Park, Jumeirah
Beach Road, Za'abeel Park, Sheikh Zayed road, Mushrif Park,
Deira, Dubai. Wild Wadi Water Park, D 94 road (United Arab
Emirates)|Jumeirah Beach Road, Wonderland Amusement Park,
Bur Dubai.
Climate
Dubai has a hot arid climate. Summers in Dubai are extremely
hot, windy and dry, with an average high around 40 °C
(104 °F) and overnight lows around 30 °C (86 °F).
Most days are sunny throughout the year. Winters are warm
and short with an average high of 23 °C (73 °F) and
overnight lows of 14 °C (57 °F). Precipitation, however,
has been increasing in the last few decades with accumulated
rain reaching 150 mm (5.91 in) per year. |
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