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== General reference == * [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]: ({{IPAc-en|d|uː|ˈ|b|aɪ}} {{respell|doo|BY}}; {{langx|ar|دبي}} ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Dubay}}'', {{small|[[Gulf Arabic]]:}} {{IPA|ar|dʊˈbɑj|}}) * Common English name(s): [[Dubai]] * Official English name(s): [[Dubai]] * [[Adjectivals and demonyms for cities|Adjectival]](s): Dubaite * [[Adjectivals and demonyms for cities|Demonym]](s): Dubaite
== Geography of Dubai == [[Geography of Dubai]] * Dubai is: ** a [[city]] * Population of Dubai: 3,010,261<ref>{{cite web|title=Population Clock|url=https://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/EServices/Pages/Population-Clock.aspx|website=www.dsc.gov.ae|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref> * Area of Dubai: 4,114 km<sup>2</sup> (1,588 sq mi)
{{Infobox settlement |name = Dubai |native_name = دبي |settlement_type = |image_skyline = |image_caption = | pushpin_map = United Arab Emirates | pushpin_map_caption = Location within [[United Arab Emirates]] |coordinates = {{coord|25|15|47|N|55|17|50|E|format=dms|display=inline}} | pushpin_relief = yes }}
=== Location of Dubai ===
* Dubai is situated within the following regions: ** [[Northern Hemisphere]] and [[Eastern Hemisphere]] *** [[Asia]] ([[Outline of Asia|outline]]) **** [[Western Asia]] ***** [[Arabian Peninsula]] ****** [[United Arab Emirates]] ******* [[Emirate of Dubai]] ******** [[Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area]] * [[Time zone]](s): ** [[Time in the United Arab Emirates|UAE Standard Time]] ([[UTC+4]])
=== Environment of Dubai === {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = | image_style = border:none;
| image1 = Dubai Creek - 1 (4128592541).jpg | alt1 = Dubai Creek | caption1 = [[Dubai Creek]]
| image2 = Hatta Dam, Dubai, UAE.jpg | alt2 = Hatta Reservoir | caption2 = Hatta Reservoir }} * [[Climate of Dubai]] * [[Sustainability in Dubai]]
==== Natural geographic features of Dubai ====
* Beaches in Dubai ** [[Jumeirah Beach]] * Canals in Dubai ** [[Dubai Water Canal]] * Creeks in Dubai ** [[Dubai Creek]] * Desert in Dubai ** [[The Empty Quarter]] * Lakes in Dubai ** [[Al Qudra Lake]] * Mountains in Dubai ** [[Al Hajar Mountains]]
=== Areas of Dubai === {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = | image_style = border:none;
| image1 = Deira Creek Dubai.jpg | alt1 = Deira, Dubai | caption1 = [[Deira, Dubai|Deira]]
| image2 = Camello y campamento, Al Bastakiya, Dubai, 2009-11-23, DD 8878.jpg | alt2 = Al Bastakiya | caption2 = [[Al Bastakiya]]
| image3 = Dubai skyline 2015 (crop).jpg | alt3 = Downtown Dubai | caption3 = [[Downtown Dubai]]
| image4 = UAE Dubai Marina img1 asv2018-01.jpg | alt4 = Dubai Marina | caption4 = [[Dubai Marina]]
}}
* [[Deira, Dubai|Deira]] * [[Hatta, United Arab Emirates|Hatta]] * [[Jumeirah]]
==== Districts of Dubai ==== Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dubai areas & districts list {{!}} Regions and parts of Dubai city |url=https://in-dubai.city/areas/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Property in Dubai City {{!}} Buy real estate and apartments for sale in Dubai 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Al Bastakiya]] * [[Al Karama, Dubai|Al Karama]] * [[Bur Dubai]] * [[Business Bay]] * [[Downtown Dubai]] * [[Dubai Marina]]
==== Communities in Dubai ====
[[List of communities in Dubai|Communities in Dubai]]
=== Locations in Dubai ===
* [[Tourist attractions in Dubai]] ** [[List of buildings in Dubai#Museums|Museums in Dubai]] ** [[List of shopping malls in Dubai|Shopping areas and markets]]
==== Bridges in Dubai ====
[[List of bridges and tunnels in Dubai|Bridges in Dubai]] *[[Al Garhoud Bridge]] *[[Al Ittihad Bridge]] *[[Al Maktoum Bridge]] *[[Business Bay Crossing]] *[[Floating Bridge, Dubai|Floating Bridge]] *[[Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing]]
==== Cultural and exhibition centres in Dubai ==== {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = | image_style = border:none;
| image1 = UAE Dubai Al Fahidi Fort img1 asv2018-01.jpg | alt1 = Al Fahidi Fort | caption1 = [[Dubai Museum|Al Fahidi Fort]]
| image2 = Burj Khalifa lake, Burj Park - Dubai - United Arab Emirates - panoramio.jpg | alt2 = The Dubai Fountain | caption2 = [[The Dubai Fountain]] }} * [[Dubai International Convention Centre]] * [[Markaz, Dubai|Markaz]]
==== Forts of Dubai ==== * [[Dubai Museum|Al Fahidi Fort]]
==== Fountains in Dubai ==== * [[The Dubai Fountain]]
==== Monuments and memorials in Dubai ====
* [[Deira Clocktower]]
==== Museums and art galleries in Dubai ====
[[List of buildings in Dubai#Museums|Museums in Dubai]] * [[Dubai Moving Image Museum]] * [[Dubai Museum]] * [[Etihad Museum]] * [[Museum of the Future (Dubai)|Museum of the Future]] * [[Saeed Al Maktoum House]] * [[Salsali Private Museum]] * [[Sheikh Obaid bin Thani House]] * [[The Mine (art gallery)|The Mine]]
==== Parks and gardens in Dubai ==== [[File:Zabeel Park.jpg|thumb|The [[Zabeel Park]]]] [[List of parks in Dubai|Parks in Dubai]] * [[Dubai Miracle Garden]] * [[Dubai Safari Park]] * [[Mushrif Park]] * [[Safa Park]] * [[Wild Wadi Water Park]] * [[Zabeel Park]] ** [[Dubai Frame]]
==== Religious buildings in Dubai ==== {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = | image_style = border:none;
| image1 = Jumeirah Mosque - panoramio (4).jpg | alt1 = The Jumeirah Mosque | caption1 = The [[Jumeirah Mosque]]
| image2 = United Christian Church of Dubai.jpg | alt2 = The United Christian Church of Dubai | caption2 = The [[United Christian Church of Dubai]] }} * [[Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque]] * [[Dubai City Church]] * [[Grand Mosque (Dubai)|Grand Mosque]] * [[Hindu Temple, Dubai|Hindu Temple]] * [[Iranian Mosque, Bur Dubai]] * [[Jumeirah Mosque]] * [[St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Jebel Ali|St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church]]
==== Secular buildings in Dubai ==== {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = | image_style = border:none;
| image1 = Burj Al Arab, Dubai, by Joi Ito Dec2007.jpg | alt1 = Burj Al Arab | caption1 = [[Burj Al Arab]]
| image2 = Burj Khalifa.jpg | alt2 = Burj Khalifa | caption2 = [[Burj Khalifa]], the world's tallest building }} * [[23 Marina]] * [[Address Downtown]] * [[Almas Tower]] * [[Burj Al Alam]] * [[Burj Al Arab]] * [[Burj Khalifa]] * [[Cayan Tower]] * [[DAMAC Residenze]] * [[Dubai Pearl]] * [[Dubai World Trade Centre]] * [[Elite Towers]] * [[Emirates Towers]] * [[Gevora Hotel]] * [[HHHR Tower]] * [[Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel]] * [[Ocean Heights (Dubai)|Ocean Heights]] * [[Pentominium]] * [[Rose Rayhaan by Rotana]] * [[The Index (Dubai)|The Index]] * [[The Wave Tower]]
==== Streets in Dubai ====
* [[Deira Corniche]]
==== Towers in Dubai ====
* [[Dubai Creek Tower]]
=== Demographics of Dubai ===
[[Demographics of Dubai]]
== Government and politics of Dubai == [[File:Mohamedu bin Rašidu Almaktūmu.jpg|thumb|[[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], Ruler of Dubai]] [[Government of Dubai]]
* [[Dubai Municipality]] * International relations of Dubai ** [[Dubai#Twin towns – sister cities|Twin towns and sister cities of Dubai]]
=== Law and order in Dubai ===
* Human rights in Dubai ** [[Human rights in Dubai]] ***[[Human rights in Dubai#Religious freedom|Religious freedom]] * Law enforcement in Dubai ** [[Dubai Police Force]] ** [[Dubai#Alcohol laws|Sharia laws]]
== History of Dubai==
[[History of Dubai]]
=== History of Dubai, by period or event === [[File:Sheikh Said and Sheikh Juma Al Maktoum.jpg|thumb|Sheikh [[Juma bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum|Juma Al Maktoum]] (left) and Sheikh [[Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum|Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum]] (right) of the [[Al Maktoum|Maktoum family]]]] [[Timeline of Dubai]]
* [[History of Dubai#Early history|Early history]] * [[History of Dubai#7th century–1800|Dubai during the 18th century]] * [[History of Dubai#1800–1966|Dubai during the 19th century]] ** Dubai becomes a [[British Protectorate]] (1892) * [[History of Dubai#1912–1944|Dubai during the 20th century]] ** Dubai joins six other emirates in establishing the [[United Arab Emirates]] (1971) ** Dubai, in conjunction with the other emirates, introduces the [[United Arab Emirates dirham|UAE dirham]], the uniform currency of the UAE (1973) * [[History of Dubai#1990 - present day|Dubai in the new millennium]]
=== History of Dubai, by subject ===
==== Archaeological sites in Dubai ==== * [[Al Sufouh Archaeological Site]] * [[Jumeirah Archaeological Site]] * [[Saruq Al Hadid Archaeological Site]]
== Culture of Dubai == [[File:Dubai Camel Riding.jpg|thumb|Camel Riding in Dubai]] [[Culture of Dubai]] * [[Dubai Culture]]
=== Arts in Dubai ===
==== Architecture of Dubai ==== {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = | image_style = border:none;
| image1 = Emirates Towers in Dubai at dawn.jpg | alt1 = The Emirates Towers | caption1 = The [[Emirates Towers]] (the tallest two buildings on the right)
| image2 = Palm Atlantis - panoramio.jpg | alt2 = Atlantis The Palm, Dubai | caption2 = [[Atlantis The Palm, Dubai|Atlantis The Palm]], a modern interpretation of Islamic architecture }} [[Dubai#Architecture|Architecture of Dubai]] * [[List of buildings in Dubai|Buildings in Dubai]] ** [[List of tallest buildings in Dubai|Tallest buildings in Dubai]] ** [[List of tallest residential buildings in Dubai|Tallest residential buildings in Dubai]] * [[Developments in Dubai]] ** [[Bluewaters Island]] ** [[Downtown Dubai]] ** [[Dubailand]] ** [[Dubai Waterfront]] ** [[Jumeirah Islands]] ** [[Palm Islands]] ***[[Deira Island]] ***[[Palm Jebel Ali]] ***[[Palm Jumeirah]] ** [[The World (archipelago)|The World]] ***[[List of developments of The World (archipelago)|Developments of The World archipelago]]
==== Cinema of Dubai ====
* [[Dubai International Film Festival]]
==== Literature of Dubai ====
* [[Dubai International Writers' Centre]] ** [[Emirates Airline Festival of Literature]]
==== Music of Dubai ====
Music of Dubai * Music festivals and competitions in Dubai ** [[Dubai International Jazz Festival]] * Music venues in Dubai ** [[Dubai Opera]] * Musical ensembles in Dubai ** [[UAE Philharmonic Orchestra]]
==== Visual arts of Dubai ==== {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = | image_style = border:none;
| image1 = A Public Privacy.jpg | alt1 = Exhibition at the Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre | caption1 = Exhibition at the [[DUCTAC|Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre (DUCTAC)]]
| image2 = Jumeirah Al Qasr - panoramio (13).jpg | alt2 = Golden Horses by South African sculptor Danie de Jager | caption2 = ''Golden Horses'' by South African sculptor {{Interlanguage link|Danie de Jager|fr}} }} [[Art in Dubai]] * [[DUCTAC]] * [[Tashkeel Dubai]] Public art in Dubai * ''[[Golden Horses]]'' [[Dubai#Dress code|Dress code in Dubai]] {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = | image_style = border:none;
| image1 = Al Tayer Motors Sponsors High-class Dubai World Cup Carnival (8490930005).jpg | alt1 = Men wearing the kandurah and the traditional ghotrah, held in place by an egal | caption1 = Men wearing the [[Thawb|kandurah]] and the traditional [[Keffiyeh|ghotrah]], held in place by an [[Agal (accessory)|egal]]
| image2 = Al Fursan display at the 2013 Dubai Airshow.jpg | alt2 = Al Fursan, the aerobatic demonstration team of the United Arab Emirates Air Force display at the 2013 Dubai Airshow | caption2 = [[Al Fursan]], the aerobatic demonstration team of the United Arab Emirates Air Force display at the 2013 [[Dubai Airshow]]
| image3 = SLS AMG Desert Gold.jpg | alt3 = SLS AMG Desert Gold at the 10th Dubai Motor Show | caption3 = SLS AMG Desert Gold at the 10th [[Dubai Motor Show]] }} Events in Dubai * [[Art Dubai]] * [[Dubai Airshow]] * [[Dubai Design Week]] * [[Dubai Motor Show]] * [[Dubai Opera Ball]] * [[Dubai Shopping Festival]] * [[Expo 2020]] * [[UAE Awafi Festival]] * [[World Government Summit]]
Festivals in Dubai * [[Dubai Motor Festival]] [[Dubai#Ethnicity and languages|Languages of Dubai]] * [[English language]] * [[Gulf Arabic]]
[[Dubai#Media|Media in Dubai]] * Newspapers in Dubai **''[[Al Bayan (newspaper)|Al Bayan]]'' **''[[Gulf News]]'' * Radio and television in Dubai ** [[Radio and television channels of Dubai]] [[List of people from Dubai|People from Dubai]] * [[Juma al Majid]]
=== Religion in Dubai === [[File:Marhaba Mosque - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Marhaba Mosque]] [[Dubai#Religion|Religion in Dubai]] * Catholicism in Dubai **[[St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dubai|St. Mary's Catholic Church]] * Hinduism in Dubai ** [[Hindu Temple, Dubai|Hindu Temple]] * Islam in Dubai ** [[Grand Mosque (Dubai)|Grand Mosque]] * Sikhism in Dubai ** [[Guru Nanak Darbar, Dubai|Guru Nanak Darbar]]
=== Sports in Dubai === {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = | image_style = border:none;
| image1 = UAE society celebrates the return of British Polo Day - Dubai (13580824733).jpg | alt1 = British Polo Day at the Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club | caption1 = British Polo Day at the Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club
| image2 = Dubai Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium 2.jpg | alt2 = Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | caption2 = [[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium]]
| image3 = Al Tayer Motors Sponsors High-class Dubai World Cup Carnival (8490931635).jpg | alt3 = Meydan Racecourse | caption3 = [[Meydan Racecourse]] }} [[Dubai#Sports|Sport in Dubai]] * [[Football in Dubai]] ** Association football in Dubai *** [[Al-Nasr Dubai SC]] *** [[Al-Wasl F.C.]] * [[Polo in the United Arab Emirates|Polo in Dubai]] * Sports competitions in Dubai ** [[Dubai Desert Classic]] ** [[Dubai International Rally]] ** [[Dubai Marathon]] ** [[Dubai Open (golf)]] ** [[Dubai Open Chess Tournament]] ** [[Dubai Tennis Championships]] ** [[Dubai Tour]] ** [[Dubai World Cup]] ** [[Dubai World Cup Night]] * [[List of sports venues in Dubai|Sports venues in Dubai]] ** [[DSC Indoor Arena]] ** [[DSC Multi-Purpose Stadium]] ** [[Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club]] ** [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]] ** [[Emirates Golf Club]] ** [[Hamdan Sports Complex]] ** [[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium]] ** [[Meydan Racecourse]]
== Economy and infrastructure of Dubai == {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = | image_style = border:none;
| image1 = Dubai International Financial Center from Dubai Mall - panoramio.jpg | alt1 = Dubai International Financial Centre, a major financial hub for the Middle East | caption1 = [[Dubai International Financial Centre]], a major financial hub for the Middle East
| image2 = Madinat Jumeirah-Dubai3303.JPG | alt2 = Madinat Jumeirah, the largest resort in Dubai | caption2 = [[Madinat Jumeirah]], the largest resort in Dubai
| image3 = Starbucks at Ibn Battuta Mall Dubai.jpg | alt3 = The Persian Court at Ibn Battuta Mall | caption3 = The Persian Court at [[Ibn Battuta Mall]]
| image4 = Dubai Mall-Dubai3161.JPG | alt4 = The Dubai Mall's Gold Souk | caption4 = [[The Dubai Mall]]'s Gold Souk
}} [[Economy of Dubai]] * Communications in Dubai * Financial services in Dubai ** [[Dubai Financial Market]] ** [[Emirates NBD]] * [[List of hotels in Dubai|Hotels and resorts in Dubai]] ** [[The Address Downtown Dubai]] ** [[Atlantis, The Palm]] ** [[Burj Al Arab]] ** [[Hatta Fort Hotel]] ** [[Jumeirah Beach Hotel]] ** [[Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel]] ** [[JW Marriott Marquis Dubai]] ** [[Madinat Jumeirah]] ** [[Rose Rayhaan by Rotana]] ** [[Ski Dubai]] ** [[Tamani Hotel Marina]] * [[Economy of Dubai#Real estate and property|Real estate and property in Dubai]] ** [[Developments in Dubai]] ***[[List of development projects in Dubai|Development projects in Dubai]] * Restaurants and cafés in Dubai ** [[Rustar Floating Restaurant]] ** [[Verre (restaurant)|Verre]] * Shopping malls and markets in Dubai ** [[List of shopping malls in Dubai|Shopping malls in Dubai]] ***[[Ibn Battuta Mall]] ***[[City Centre Deira]] ***[[Mall of the Emirates]] ***[[The Dubai Mall]] ** Souks in Dubai ***[[Dubai Gold Souk]] ***[[Dubai Spice Souk]] ***[[Dubai Textile Souk]] * [[Tourism in Dubai]] ** [[Tourist attractions in Dubai]]
=== Transportation in Dubai === {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = | image_style = border:none;
| image1 = DubaiSkyscrapers2.jpg | alt1 = Sheikh Zayed Road | caption1 = [[E 11 road (United Arab Emirates)|Sheikh Zayed Road]]
| image2 = Dxbmetrostation.jpg | alt2 = Business Bay metro station | caption2 = [[Business Bay (Dubai Metro)|Business Bay]] metro station
| image3 = 5018 Dubai Metro in Dubai UAE.png | alt3 = Dubai Metro Red Line | caption3 = [[Dubai Metro]] [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]] }} [[Transportation in Dubai|Public transport in Dubai]] * [[Dubai#Air|Air transport in Dubai]] ** Airports in Dubai *** [[Dubai International Airport]] ****[[Dubai International Airport Cargo Gateway]] *** [[Al Maktoum International Airport]] * Maritime transport in Dubai ** [[Jebel Ali]] ** [[Port Rashid]] * Road transport in Dubai ** [[Dubai route numbering system]] ***[[List of roads in Dubai|Roads in Dubai]] ****[[E 11 road (United Arab Emirates)|Sheikh Zayed Road]]
==== Rail transport in Dubai ====
[[Dubai#Metro rail|Rail transport in Dubai]] * [[Dubai Metro]] ** [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]] ** [[Green Line (Dubai Metro)|Green Line]] ** [[Purple Line (Dubai Metro)|Purple Line]] (proposed line) ** [[Blue Line (Dubai Metro)|Blue Line]] (proposed line) ***[[List of Dubai Metro railway stations]] * [[Dubai Tram]] * [[Dubai Trolley]] * [[Palm Jumeirah Monorail]]
== Education in Dubai == [[File:Deira International School, Deira.JPG|thumb|Deira International School]] [[Education in Dubai]] * Schools in Dubai ** [[Public Schools in Dubai]] ** [[Private Schools in Dubai]] * [[List of universities and colleges in the United Arab Emirates#Emirate of Dubai|Universities and colleges in Dubai]] ** [[List of universities and colleges in the United Arab Emirates#Emirate of Dubai|Public universities and colleges]] ***[[Higher Colleges of Technology]] ***[[Zayed University]] ** [[List of universities and colleges in the United Arab Emirates#Emirate of Dubai|Private universities and colleges]] ***[[American University in the Emirates]] ***[[British University in Dubai]] ***[[University of Dubai]] ***[[Zayed University]]
== Healthcare in Dubai ==
[[Dubai#Healthcare|Healthcare in Dubai]] * [[List of hospitals in Dubai|Hospitals in Dubai]] ** [[Dubai Hospital]] ** [[Rashid Hospital]]
== See also == {{portal|Cities|United Arab Emirates}} * [[Outline of geography]]
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Sister project links|Dubai}} {{wikiatlas|Dubai}}
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