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44 unusual facts about Dubai


2008 Bandar Abbas earthquake

Dubai's residents were evacuated from high-rise buildings and many were frightened, calling in to report the earthquake to officials.

Abdulkareem Al Olama

Dr. Abdulkareem Mohammed Ali Sultan Al Olama is the founder of the Sultan Al Olama Medical Center; a premier medical care facility located in the Emirate of Dubai.

Al Sahab Tower 1

The Al Sahab Tower 1 is a 24-floor tower comprising part of the Al Sahab Towers complex in the Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Al Sahab Tower 2

The Al Sahab Tower 2 is a 44-floor tower comprising part of the Al Sahab Towers complex in the Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

AmfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research

It regularly holds benefit events, including Cinema Against AIDS galas in Cannes, Dubai, and Toronto; annual gala events in New York and San Francisco; and TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art, held in Dallas.

Andreas Waldherr

Waldherr also proved his skills in closed-course racing: In 2006 he took third place in the 24 Hours of Dubai and in 2011 he achieved the highest score for diesel-powered vehicles in a Golf TDI.

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

The Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup is an international beach soccer tournament which is currently being held in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

Burjside Terrace

Burjside Terrace is an Approved skyscraper to be built in Downtown Dubai, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Cambridge International School

Cambridge International School, Dubai, an international school in Al Garhoud, United Arab Emirates

Cary, Illinois

Suzanne Evenson of Cary was featured on HGTV's show House Hunters International on December 8, 2010, showcasing her family's move from Cary to Dubai.

Dodsal Group

The Dodsal Group is a diversified multinational conglomerate headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Dream Tower, Dubai

Dream Tower is an under-construction residential building being built in Dubai Marina district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Dubai Inc.

is a category of companies that are owned by the Government of Dubai.

Dubai Properties Group

Dubai Properties Group is a property development and management company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Dubai Properties is a subsidiary of Dubai Properties Group which is a member of the Dubai Holding group and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Dubai Properties core activity is the development of large scale residential and commercial property developments within the Emirate of Dubai.

Dubai Real Estate Company

Dubai Real Estate Corporation (DREC) was established by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in June 2007 through Law Number 14 to consolidate and manage the real estate assets registered to the government or any of its departments.

Escan Tower

Escan Tower is a mixed use approved skyscrape to be built along Sheikh Zayed Road, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Etisalat Tower 1

The Etisalat Tower 1 (known as Etisalat Tower until Etisalat Tower 2 began construction) is a 17-floor tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Fortune Araames

Fortune Araames is an approved 45-floor tower to be built in the Jumeirah Lake Towers Free Zone in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Four Points by Sheraton Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai

The Four Points by Sheraton, previously known as the Golden Sands Tower, is a 43-floor hotel tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

George Robledo

His brother Ted had died nearly 20 years earlier, having fallen from an oil tanker into the sea off Dubai in December 1970, aged only 42.

Hikvision

The company is headquartered in Hangzhou, China, Hikvision has expanded to a global operation with regional branch offices in Los Angeles covering the Americas; Amsterdam covering Europe; Dubai for the Middle East; joint ventures in India and Russia; as well as a maintenance center in Hong Kong.

Hinduism in Punjab

There has also been a continuous migration of Punjabi Hindus to major world countries like the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Dubai.

Honeytech

In November, 2008 Honeytech opened a second office in Dubai, known as Honeytech Middle-East FZE.

Index Living Mall

Apart from Thailand, future locations include seven new malls in India in five years, six outlets in Indonesia and Dubai, UAE.

International Humanitarian City

An independent free zone authority created by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the Government of Dubai through the merger of Dubai Aid City (DAC) and Dubai Humanitarian City (DHC), IHC addresses the specific needs of the humanitarian aid and development community, while grouping aid agencies in a secure environment that fosters partnerships, social responsibility and global change.

IRIS Mist

IRIS Mist is an approved mixed used tower to be built in Dubai Maritime City, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Kizad

Kizad benefits from adjacency to the state-of-the-art Khalifa Port, being located almost equidistant between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, as well as from extended frontage along the E11 Highway connecting the two cities.

Lamprell

The Company was established by the Lamprell family (including brothers Alan, Robert and Stephen) in 1974 in Dubai.

Mohan G. Valrani

Valrani is a current member of the Board of Trustees, and sat from 2008 to 2012 as Chairman of The Indian High School, Dubai.

Nadim Karam

Inspired by the city of Dubai, it proposes a visual and social alternative to the exclusivity of the skyscrapers in Gulf cities.

Pakistan–Somalia relations

Most of the trade between Somalia and Pakistan had hitherto been conducted through Dubai, so the Somali authorities sought to establish direct trade links with Pakistan.

Partners Harvard Medical International

In 2003, PHMI began a relationship with Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), the large health care and education free zone development supported by the Government of Dubai.

Rage Magazine

In 2008 shares from Nelson Dias, Sebastien Le Montagner and Sylvain Gelinas were bought by Dubai entrepreneur Fred McFadden, making Max D Heston and Fred McFadden the only shareholders.

Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University

RAK-HDF is a joint venture of the Ras al-Khaimah Government, Al Ghurair Investments and ETA Ascon Group, Dubai.

Saarai Veerraju

On the way to Dubai, he is attracted to Preeti (Madhulika) an air hostess and falls for her.

The hero of the movie Ajay, starring as Veerraju, who’s saving money so that he can go to Dubai.

Saba Tower 1

The Saba Tower 1 is a 37-floor tower in the Jumeirah Lake Towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Saba Tower 4

Saba Tower 4 is a proposed mixed use tower to be built in Jumeirah Lake Towers, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when completed it will have 994 car parking space, retail, coffee areas, and a 28 metre tall roof feature covering an area of 60,921 m2.

Shabe Sepid

It was released on March 26, 2008, with her concert in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and on March 28 worldwide.

SHUAA Capital

SHUAA Capital (DFM: SHUAA), is a Dubai-based financial services provider.

Tanfeeth

Tanfeeth (Arabic: تنفيذ) is a Business Services Partner that is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Triago

Triago serves private equity general partners and limited partners globally from offices in New York, Paris and Dubai and employs a staff of 28, representing 14 different nationalities.


2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Duty Free Women's Open

The 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the International Series Gold of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 2003 WTA Tour.

2004 Dubai Tennis Championships

The 2004 Dubai Duty Free Men's and Women's Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that was part of the International Series Gold of the 2004 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 2004 WTA Tour.

2009 European Tour

There were major changes for the 2009 season as the tour entered a partnership agreement with Dubai based Leisurecorp.

2011 Dubai Tennis Championships

The 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2011 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a 500 Series event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour.

Abu Dhabi National Hotels

As of 2012, within the hotel and hotel apartment sector the company owned over 15 properties located in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah.

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

The game takes place over a number of locations, including: Miami, East Africa, Dubai and the Middle East, Russia (Derbent, the Black Sea, Caucasus, and Moscow specifically), and Washington, D.C. Fictional towns and cities were also used, including Mogadiyu, Carruth, and Belyi Base (believed to be based on Belaya).

Air China

Some international routes operate from Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dubai, Hangzhou, Kunming and Xiamen.

Al Noor City

A new highway connecting the cities to Dubai is proposed, though there are no plans for roads to connect sparsely populated Djibouti with the population centers of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia or Khartoum in Sudan.

Almutawakel

Prior to winning the Dubai World Cup, Almutawakel won the 1998 Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly.

Aston Martin Vanquish

As part of Aston Martin's 100th anniversary celebration, a Vanquish was airlifted onto the helipad of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on January 17, 2013 using an AgustaWestland AW139 Helicopter.

Borse Dubai

In September 2007, Borse Dubai secured 28% of the London Stock Exchange as part of a wider deal with the US-based Nasdaq designed to settle their long-running battle for control of the Stockholm-based exchanges and telecommunications operator OMX.

Boucheron

The distribution network of Boucheron is made of 34 shops located all over the world (Paris, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Monaco, Beirut, London, San Francisco, Tokyo, Saitama, Yokohama, Fukuoka, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Okayama, Nagoya, Taipei, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Baku, Moscow and Almaty) and over 100 certified retailers.

Brian Whittingham

He worked on the squad that built the QE2, launched 1967 and attended a gala dinner on board in 2008 to mark the ship's retirement to become a floating hotel in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.

Buraidah

Qassim Regional Airport is the city's principal airport, connecting the city to several domestic and international cities such as Dubai and Cairo.

Chittaprosad Bhattacharya

He is represented in the National Museum, Prague, The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Osians Art Archive, Mumbai, and the Jane and Kito de Boer Collection, Dubai.

Cundall Johnston and Partners

Founded in Newcastle and Edinburgh, Cundall now has United Kingdom offices in London, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester, with Australian offices in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide plus offices in Dubai, Doha, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Cyprus in Paphos and Nicosia, Madrid, Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest in Romania.

Dubai Chinatown

Dubai Chinatown is an 800-hectare development near Dubai International Airport; it includes a business district shaped like a dragon, its own great wall, and a forbidden city.

Dubai Fashion Week

The first Indian designer to open Dubai Fashion Week was Wendell Rodricks.

Firin' Squad

Recent international gigs have included Dubai, New York, Russia, Ukraine, MTV Block Parties in Lithuania, and through Summer 2008 they hit the holiday hotspots of Ibiza and Ayia Napa.

Flag of the United Arab Emirates

The Flag of Umm al-Quwain consists of a red background, a white bar at the hoist similar the flags of Ajman and Dubai, and a large white star and crescent in the center similar to the flag of Turkey.

Hector Almaguer

Almaguer worked with some of Latin pop's biggest names including Julio Iglesias, Chayanne, Azúcar Moreno and José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" and lived in Dubai (UAE) and London, England and Miami where he worked as a DJ in some of those cities most important clubs at the time.

Kempinski Residences Palm Jumeirah

The Kempinski Residences, Palm Jumeirah are the first residences to open on the crescent of Palm Jumeirah in Dubai.

Khadija Benguenna

She received the award from Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland at Burj al-Arab Hotel in Dubai, and this is a prize that reflects the important role played by women in the Al Jazeera media channel in all areas of editorial work, technical and field.

Lauren Burgess

After being identified as a long-term prospect, she attended several training camps before being named in the squad to travel to Dubai for the inaugural IRB women's world series tournament.

Mahmoud Kaabour

His commercial work includes directing tailor-made documentaries, including multiple films for The Ministry of Presidential Affairs and The Executive Affairs Authority in Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, Dubai Holding and Dubai Investments subsidiaries.

Maktoob

Maktoob today has more than 280 employees with offices in Amman, Dubai, Cairo, Riyadh, and Kuwait.

Manu Chhabria

Dubai was at that time an obscure backwater, and in 1974, Chhabria was able to bag a contract with Sony, the Japanese electronics manufacturer, for Jumbo Electronics to become the sole distributors of Sony in the UAE.

Matthew VanDyke

At the Battle of Sirte he took part in heavy fighting on the eastern front, most notably near Jazeera, Sirte Hotel, Sirte University, Dubai Street, and the Emirates apartment complex, as well as other engagements.

MBC 4

MBC 4 (Middle East) - a Television channel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by the Middle East Broadcasting Center

Mohsen al-Sukkari

Mohsen al-Sukkari, is an Egyptian former police officer who, on 28 July 2008 murdered the well-known Lebanese artist Suzanne Tamim in Dubai, UAE on orders of Egyptian business tycoon and member of the Egyptian Parliament Hisham Talaat Moustafa in return for $2 million paid by Moustafa, according to statements made by the murderer to the investigators in Cairo.

Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone

RAK FTZ Promotion & Innovation Centre located in Dubai Festival City in Dubai.

Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai

He mediated the negotiations between Rochester Institute of Technology - New York and the government of the United Arab Emirates to set up a campus at the Dubai Silicon Oasis in Dubai, UAE.

Special Battalions Vostok and Zapad

Four months later, Sulim Yamadayev was assassinated in exile in Dubai—according to the UAE authorities, by Kadyrov's right-hand man Adam Delimkhanov.

Sri Lankan diaspora

Most expatriates from Sri Lanka, along with other immigrants from the Indian subcontinent, tend to be found in Dubai, although sizeable communities are existent in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al-Ain and Ras al-Khaimah.

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Jebel Ali

Jebel Ali Church or Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Dubai was inaugurated in November 2001 as part of the Vicariate of Arabia, presently pastored by Bishop Paul Hinder.

TANLA

Located in 9 countries such as India, Singapore, London, Colombo, Dubai etc., Tanla employees more than 300 telecom professionals and is listed in BSE and NSE in India.

The Flying Culinary Circus

After a few years at exclusive hotels in Singapore and Dubai his talent for sauces was discovered at the 2-star-Michelin restaurant Bagatelle in Oslo, Norway.

Thomas Zwijsen

Since 2011, he has been heavily involved with former Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane frontman Blaze Bayley, co-composing Bayley's 2012 album The King of Metal and 2013 released Russian Holiday E.P. He has toured extensively with Blaze, bringing him across Europe and Brazil, and is scheduled to visit Dubai and Australia in late 2013.

Umm Ramool

Umm Ramool is located in Deira in eastern Dubai and is bordered to the north by Dubai International Airport, to the east by Nad Shamma, to the west by Al Garhoud and to the south by Ras Al Khor.