# Timeline of Dubai

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The following is a **[timeline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:City_timelines) of the [history](/source/History_of_Dubai) of the city of [Dubai](/source/Dubai)**, [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates).

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## Prior to 20th century

- 1787 – [Al Fahidi Fort](/source/Al_Fahidi_Fort) built (approximate date).

- 1833 - Dubai taken by "[Al bu Falasah](/source/House_of_Al-Falasi) clansmen of the [Bani Yas](/source/Bani_Yas),"[1] becoming independent of [Abu Dhabi Emirate](/source/Abu_Dhabi_Emirate). - [Obaid bin Saeed bin Rashid](/source/Obeid_bin_Said_bin_Rashid) and [Maktoum bin Butti bin Suhail](/source/Maktoum_bin_Butti_bin_Suhail) are its first (joint) rulers.[2]

- 1836 Obaid bin Saeed dies. Maktoum bin Butti becomes the sole ruler.

- 1852 – [Saeed bin Shakhbut Al Maktoum](/source/Saeed_bin_Shakhbut_Al_Maktoum) becomes ruler of Dubai.

- 1859 – [Hasher bin Maktoum](/source/Hasher_bin_Maktoum) becomes ruler of Dubai.

- 1865 – Indian [Banians](/source/Bania_(caste)) begin to arrive in Dubai.[3]

- 1886 – [Rashid bin Maktoum](/source/Rashid_bin_Maktoum) becomes ruler of Dubai.

- 1892 – Rulers of [Trucial Oman](/source/Trucial_Oman) sign exclusive treaty of protection with United Kingdom.[4]

- 1894 – [Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum](/source/Maktoum_bin_Hasher_Al_Maktoum) becomes ruler of Dubai.[5]

- 1896 – [Saeed Al Maktoum's House](/source/Saeed_Al_Maktoum_House) built.[6]

## In 20th century

- 1903-1904 - Dubai becomes "the main port of the [Trucial Coast](/source/Trucial_Coast)."[3]

- 1904 – [British-India Steam Navigation Company](/source/British-India_Steam_Navigation_Company) begins regular service to Dubai.[7]

- 1906 – [Butti bin Suhail Al Maktoum](/source/Butti_bin_Suhail_Al_Maktoum) becomes ruler of Dubai.

- 1910 - The British bombard Dubai with high explosive munitions - the [Hyacinth Incident](/source/Hyacinth_incident).

- 1912 - [Al Ahmadiya School](/source/Al_Ahmadiya_School) established - [Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum](/source/Saeed_bin_Maktoum_bin_Hasher_Al_Maktoum) becomes ruler of Dubai.

- 1929 - Collapse of the pearling industry.[3]

- 1934 – British air base established.[3]

- 1938 – 'Majlis' economic/political "reform movement" occurs.[3]

- 1939 – Majlis al Tujjar (merchant committee) established.[3]

- 1941 – Dubai Post Office opened.[8]

- 1946 – October: [Imperial Bank of Persia](/source/Imperial_Bank_of_Persia) (to become British Bank of the Middle East, then HSBC) opened in Dubai.[8]

- 1948 – Abu Dhabi-Dubai border dispute.[9]

- 1949 - 15 July: [Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum](/source/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum), the current ruler of Dubai, was born in Shindaga.

- 1950 – "Petroleum exploration" begins in the Dubai area.[10]

- 1952 – Iranian [consulate](/source/Iran%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations) established.[11]

- 1953 – National Front (anti-British political group) formed.[12]

- 1956 - [Jashanmal](/source/Jashanmal) shop in business.[13] - 1 June: [Dubai Police Force](/source/Dubai_Police_Force) founded in Naif Fort.

- 1957 – [Dubai Municipality](/source/Dubai_Municipality) established.[14]

- 1958 - 9 September: [Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum](/source/Rashid_bin_Saeed_Al_Maktoum) becomes ruler of Dubai when his father [Sheikh Saeed](/source/Saeed_bin_Maktoum_bin_Hasher_Al_Maktoum) dies.[9]

- 1959 - [Dubai Creek](/source/Dubai_Creek) dredged.[15] - [Dubai Airport](/source/Dubai_International_Airport) opens.[16] - [DNATA](/source/Dnata) (Dubai National Air Travel Agency) established.

- 1961 – 7 April: The [MV Dara](/source/MV_Dara) explodes and sinks off the shore of Dubai, killing 238 people.

- 1962 – Population: 55,000 (estimate).[17]

- 1963 - 23 May: [Al Maktoum Bridge](/source/Al_Maktoum_Bridge) opens.[13] - The Trucial rulers sign an agreement to issue a decree to [abolish slavery](/source/Slavery_in_the_Trucial_States).

- 1965 - 15 May: Asphalt runway opens at [Dubai International Airport](/source/Dubai_International_Airport).

- 1966 – [Fateh Oil Field](/source/Fateh_Oil_Field) discovered offshore in vicinity of Dubai.[1]

- 1967 – [Dubai Zoo](/source/Dubai_Zoo) opens.[18]

- 1968 - 18 February: [Sheikh Zayed](/source/Zayed_bin_Sultan_Al_Nahyan) and [Sheikh Rashid](/source/Rashid_bin_Saeed_Al_Maktoum) agree to Union at *[Argoub Al Sedirah](/source/Argoub_Al_Sedirah)*.

- 1969 – Dubai TV begins broadcasting.[19]

- 1971 - 10 July: The [Trucial States](/source/Trucial_States) Council of rulers agrees on Union. - 2 December: Six Trucial States, including Dubai, form the United Arab Emirates.[20] - Dubai Country Club[13] and [Dubai Museum](/source/Dubai_Museum) established.

- 1972 - January: A coup in neighboring [Sharjah](/source/Emirate_of_Sharjah) kills ruler Sheikh Khaled and is put down by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid. - February: Ras Al Khaimah joins the UAE.[*[relevant?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles#Stay_on_topic)*] - 5 October: [Port Rashid](/source/Port_Rashid) is inaugurated.[1]

- 1973 - Dubai drops Qatari Riyal and adopts use of [Dirham](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_dirham) currency.[1]

- 1975 - [Al Shindagha Tunnel](/source/Al_Shindagha_Tunnel) and [Safa Park](/source/Safa_Park)[13] open. - [Dubai Islamic Bank](/source/Dubai_Islamic_Bank) established.[21] - 5 May: Sheikh Rashid decrees establishment of [Dubai Aluminium](https://www.dubal.ae/) – Dubal.[22] - [Arabtec Construction](/source/Arabtec) in business.

- 1976 – [Al Garhoud Bridge](/source/Al_Garhoud_Bridge) opens.

- 1977 – [Dubai 33](/source/Dubai_33) television begins broadcasting.

- 1978 - 16 April: English-language *[Khaleej Times](/source/Khaleej_Times)* newspaper begins publication.[23] - September: Rival *[Gulf News](/source/Gulf_News)* begins publication. - [Dubai World Trade Centre](/source/Dubai_World_Trade_Centre) built. - Oil production at *Falah* oil field begins.[24]

- 1979 - 26 February: Queen Elizabeth II inaugurates Dubai Desalination Plant.[22] - Sheikh Mohammed marries [Sheikha Hind](/source/Hind_bint_Maktoum_bin_Juma_Al_Maktoum). - Oil production at *Rashid* oil field begins.[24] - [Dubal Aluminium Company](/source/Dubal) commences production.[5] - [Dubai International Convention Centre](/source/Dubai_International_Convention_Centre) built. - [Port of Jebel Ali](/source/Port_of_Jebel_Ali) inaugurated. - *[Gulf News](/source/Gulf_News)* begins publication.

- 1980 - Dubai Municipal Council created; [Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum](/source/Hamdan_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum) becomes chairman.[14] - [E 11 road](/source/E_11_road_(United_Arab_Emirates)) (Abu Dhabi-Dubai) completed. - *[Al Bayan](/source/Al_Bayan_(newspaper))* newspaper begins publication.[25] - Population: 265,702.[26]

- 1983 - 17 May: Sheikha Latifa, the wife of ruler [Sheikh Rashid](/source/Rashid_bin_Saeed_Al_Maktoum), dies. - [Dubai Drydocks](/source/Dubai_Drydocks) open. - 20 December: [Dubai Duty Free](/source/Dubai_Duty_Free_(DDF)) opens.

- 1984 - Oil production at onshore field *Margham* begins.[24] - Ruler [Sheikh Rashid](/source/Rashid_bin_Saeed_Al_Maktoum) develops health problems; power shifts to his sons.[9]

- 1985 - 9 January: Decree establishing [Jebel Ali Free Zone](/source/Jebel_Ali_Free_Zone) issued. - March: Airline [Emirates](/source/Emirates_(airline)) established. - 25 October: Emirates makes inaugural flight to Karachi. - [Dubai Medical College](/source/Dubai_Medical_College) and UAE Contractors' Association[27][\[1\]](http://www.uaecontractors.org/) established.

- 1989 - [Dubai Desert Classic](/source/Dubai_Desert_Classic) golf contest begins. - 29 January: First [Dubai Airshow](/source/Dubai_Airshow) inaugurated. - Majlis Gallery opens.[28]

- 1990 - 7 October: Dubai's ruler, [Sheikh Rashid](/source/Rashid_bin_Saeed_Al_Maktoum), dies. - 8 October: [Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum](/source/Maktoum_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum) becomes ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the UAE.[20]

- 1991 - [Juma al Majid](/source/Juma_al_Majid) Centre for Culture and Heritage established.[29][\[2\]](http://www.almajidcenter.org/page.php?pid=juma-al-majid) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190129165926/http://www.almajidcenter.org/page.php?pid=juma-al-majid) 29 January 2019 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club](/source/Dubai_Creek_Golf_%26_Yacht_Club) opens. - May: [Dubai Ports Authority](/source/DP_World) formed by merging JAFZA and Port Rashid authorities.

- 1992 - [Majid Al Futtaim Group](/source/Majid_Al_Futtaim_Group) headquartered in Dubai. - 24 December: [Godolphin](/source/Godolphin_Racing)'s first horse *Cutwater* runs, – and wins – at Nad Al Sheba.

- 1995 - 3 January: [Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid](/source/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum) named crown prince of Dubai. - [American University in Dubai](/source/American_University_in_Dubai) established.

- 1996 - 16 February: [Dubai Shopping Festival](/source/Dubai_Shopping_Festival) launched.[30] - 27 March: [Dubai World Cup](/source/Dubai_World_Cup) horse race − the world's richest − begins. Its first winner is American dirt track legend *[Cigar](/source/Cigar_(horse))*.

- 1997 - World's first camel-llama [cross-breeding](/source/Cross-breeding) accomplished.[31] - Chicago Beach Hotel demolished.[32] - [Jumeirah (hotel chain)](/source/Jumeirah_(hotel_chain)) headquartered in Dubai.[33]

- 1998 – [Grand Mosque](/source/Grand_Mosque_(Dubai)) rebuilt. - [Zayed University](/source/Zayed_University) founded.

- 1999 - [Dubai Press Club](/source/Dubai_Press_Club) formed. - [International Center for Biosaline Agriculture](/source/International_Center_for_Biosaline_Agriculture) headquartered in Dubai.[34] - December: [Burj Al Arab](/source/Burj_Al_Arab) hotel inaugurated.[35] - [Emirates National Oil Company](/source/Emirates_National_Oil_Company) refinery begins operating.[24] - 29 October: [Dubai Internet City](/source/Dubai_Internet_City) announced.[36] - Dubai's real estate market is opened to non-[GCC](/source/Gulf_Cooperation_Council) nationals for the first time.[37]

## 21st century

### 2000s

- 2000 - 26 March: [Dubai Financial Market](/source/Dubai_Financial_Market) founded.[38] - 28 May: [American University of Dubai](/source/American_University_of_Dubai) inaugurated. - [Dubai Airport](/source/Dubai_International_Airport) new terminal built.[16] - [Nakheel Properties](/source/Nakheel_Properties) headquartered in Dubai. - [Al Barsha](/source/Al_Barsha) area development and [Dubai Marathon](/source/Dubai_Marathon) begin. - [Dubai Internet City](/source/Dubai_Internet_City) opens. - 4 November: [Dubai Media City](/source/Dubai_Media_City) inaugurated.[19]

- 2001 - 15 January: [e-junior](/source/E-Junior) begins broadcasting. - 1 May: Artificial archipelagos the [Palm Jumeirah](/source/Palm_Jumeirah) and [Palm Jebel Ali](/source/Palm_Jebel_Ali) announced. - June: Construction begins on [Palm Jumeirah](/source/Palm_Jumeirah).

- 2002 - 9 January: [Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve](/source/Dubai_Desert_Conservation_Reserve) and eco-resort *Al Maha* founded. - 9 February: Million square feed academic free zone [Dubai Knowledge Village](/source/Dubai_Knowledge_Village) announced.[39] - 16 February: [Dubai International Financial Centre](/source/Dubai_International_Financial_Centre) inaugurated. - 6 November: $1.8 billion [Dubai Healthcare City](/source/Dubai_Healthcare_City) [free economic zone](/source/Free_economic_zone) announced - Artificial archipelago [Palm Jebel Ali](/source/Palm_Jebel_Ali) construction begins. - Population: 1,089,000.[40] - The [Dubai Multi Commodities Center](/source/Dubai_Multi_Commodities_Centre) is established.

- 2003 - September: International Monetary Fund [meets](/source/Annual_Meetings_of_the_International_Monetary_Fund_and_the_World_Bank_Group) in Dubai.[2] - *[Al Arabiya](/source/Al_Arabiya)* television and [CNBC Arabiya](/source/CNBC_Arabiya) television begin broadcasting.[19] - Executive Council of Dubai[41] and [Dubai Media Incorporated](/source/Dubai_Media_Incorporated) established. - [Dubai Knowledge Village](/source/Dubai_Knowledge_Village) opens.[42] - First [Dubai Tennis Championships](/source/Dubai_Tennis_Championships). - June: [International Media Production Zone](/source/International_Media_Production_Zone) (IMPZ) launched.[43] - 5 May: [The World (archipelago)](/source/The_World_(archipelago)) project announced. - [Dubai Festival City](/source/Dubai_Festival_City) construction begins. - 12 May: [Dubai Maritime City](/source/Dubai_Maritime_City) project announced. - 16 June: [Emirates](/source/Emirates_(airline)) places $19 billion biggest order in aviation history for 71 wide-bodied planes.[44] - Dubai Humanitarian City established.[45] (Later to become [International Humanitarian City](/source/International_Humanitarian_City)) - *[7days](/source/7days)* newspaper begins publication.

- 2004 - [Dubai Autodrome](/source/Dubai_Autodrome) opens.[35] - [Dubai One](/source/Dubai_One) television begins broadcasting. - [Dubai Silicon Oasis](/source/Dubai_Silicon_Oasis) is inaugurated.[46] - Planned [second airport](/source/Dubai_World_Central) to be located in Jebel Ali confirmed. - September: Foundation stone of the world's tallest tower, [Burj Khalifa](/source/Burj_Khalifa), laid.[47] - October: [Dubai Holding](/source/Dubai_Holding) investment company established. - December: [Dubai International Film Festival](/source/Dubai_International_Film_Festival) inaugurated - December [Business Bay](/source/Business_Bay) development[42] project announced. - December: Dubai School of Government launched (To become [Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government](/source/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_School_of_Government)).

- 2005 - 27 January: Dubai holds its first [FEI World Endurance Riding](http://fei.org/) Championship,[48] [Dubai International Endurance City](http://dubaiequestrianclub.ae/media/galleries/dubai-internaional-endurance-city-venue) opens. - 7 March: Permanent Committee for Labour Affairs established.[49] - *Emirates Today* newspaper begins publication.[50] - RAK Petroleum is headquartered in Dubai. - [Mall of the Emirates](/source/Mall_of_the_Emirates) (with [Ski Dubai](/source/Ski_Dubai)) opens. - Dubai RTA ([Roads and Transport Authority](/source/Transportation_in_Dubai)) formed. - [Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange](/source/Dubai_Gold_%26_Commodities_Exchange) inaugurated.[51] - [DP World](/source/DP_World) founded from the merger of Dubai Ports Authority and Dubai Ports International - September: Construction labor strike.[49][52] - October: [Dubai police](/source/Dubai_Police_Force) introduces hotline for workers to report labour issues.[53] - November: $8 billion Jebel Ali Airport City project renamed [Dubai World Central](/source/Dubai_World_Central).

- 2006 - January: [Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum](/source/Maktoum_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum) dies in Australia's Gold Coast.[54] - January: [Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum](/source/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_al-Maktoum) becomes ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the UAE.[20] - February: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum becomes Prime Minister of the UAE.[20] - February: $15 billion [Dubai Aerospace Enterprise](/source/Dubai_Aerospace_Enterprise) launched. - February: [Dubai International Academic City](/source/Dubai_International_Academic_City) development begins. - March: Dubai port operator DP World acquires [P&O](/source/P%26O) for $7 billion. - March: US House committee votes 62–2 to block [DP World](/source/DP_World) from operating US ports. DP World divests them. - 21 March: Construction labor demonstration.[49][55] - 16 May: Construction labor strike.[49][56] - Emirates Green Building Council headquartered in Dubai.[\[3\]](http://emiratesgbc.org/about-us/) - [Dubai World](/source/Dubai_World) investment company established. - Population: 1,354,980.[57] - Dubai's education regulator, the [Knowledge and Human Development Agency](/source/Knowledge_and_Human_Development_Authority) (KHDA) founded.[58] - December: Women-only pink taxis go into service.[59]

- 2007 - February: New UAE telco '[Du](/source/Emirates_Integrated_Telecommunications_Company)' launches. - June: Dubai's [Salik](/source/Salik_(road_toll)) (Meaning 'clear') road toll comes into effect. - June: Dubai Real Estate Corporation was founded. - July: 'Temporary' crossing, the [Floating Bridge](/source/Floating_Bridge%2C_Dubai) opens. - August: Real Estate regulator [Real Estate Regulatory Agency](/source/Real_Estate_Regulatory_Agency) (RERA) founded.[60] - [Business Bay Crossing](/source/Business_Bay_Crossing), originally named the Ras Al Khor Bridge, opens. - [Gulf Art Fair](/source/Art_Dubai) begins.[\[4\]](http://www.artnews.com/2007/04/03/first-gulf-art-fair-draws-rush-of-new-buyers-to-dubai/)[\[5\]](https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/dana-farouki-art-dubai-travel-guide/) - Sheikh Mohammed announces the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015, a five-point long-term strategy for the city.[61] - [Dubai World Cup](/source/Dubai_World_Cup) prize money raised to $10 million. - [Dubai International City](/source/Dubai_International_City) built.[62] - September: [Dubai Cares](/source/Dubai_Cares) charity founded. The initial fund-raising drive raised over Dhs1 billion.[63]

- 2008 - March: Dubai Culture & Arts Authority formed.[64] - March: New [Maktoum Bridge](/source/Al_Maktoum_Bridge) opened. - March: New low-cost carrier Flydubai announced.[65] - [Dubai Sports City](/source/Dubai_Sports_City) opens. - Tashkeel (art entity) established.[66] - Airport [Dubai International Terminal 3](/source/Dubai_International_Terminal_3) built. - 1,500 room [Atlantis, The Palm](/source/Atlantis%2C_The_Palm) hotel & resort launched with 1,000 fireworks.

- 2009 - New Year celebrations[67] and the opening celebration of the [Dubai Shopping Festival](/source/Dubai_Shopping_Festival)[68] cancelled in solidarity with [Gaza](/source/Gaza_War_(2008%E2%80%9309)). - 29 March: Chechen [Yamadayev](/source/Sulim_Yamadayev) murdered in Dubai.[20] - [Dubai Mall](/source/The_Dubai_Mall), the world's largest shopping mall, inaugurated. - 1 June: [Flydubai](/source/Flydubai) commences operations. - September: [Red Line (Dubai Metro)](/source/Red_Line_(Dubai_Metro)) begins operating.[1] - [Almas Tower](/source/Almas_Tower) built. - [Dubai International Cricket Stadium](/source/Dubai_International_Cricket_Stadium) opens. - [Dubai World](/source/Dubai_World) restructures.

### 2010s

- 2010 - 4 January: [Burj Khalifa](/source/Burj_Khalifa) skyscraper opens (tallest in the world).[20] - 19 January: Palestinian [Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh](/source/Assassination_of_Mahmoud_Al-Mabhouh) assassinated.[20] - 28 January: [Meydan Racecourse](/source/Meydan_Racecourse) opens. - 4 February: New oilfield east of *Rashid* field announced, named *[Jalila](/source/Al-Jalila_Field)*. - 1 July: [Al Maktoum International Airport](/source/Al_Maktoum_International_Airport) begins operations.

- 2011 - [Green Line (Dubai Metro)](/source/Green_Line_(Dubai_Metro)) begins operating [Palm Deira station (Dubai Metro)](/source/Palm_Deira_(Dubai_Metro)) opens. - [Salsali Private Museum](/source/Salsali_Private_Museum) founded. - 11 October: [Emirates NBD](/source/Emirates_NBD) takes over [Dubai Bank](/source/Dubai_Bank).

- 2012 - [Princess Tower](/source/Princess_Tower) and [JW Marriott Marquis Dubai](/source/JW_Marriott_Marquis_Dubai) built. - 21 March: Dubai Modern Art Museum & Opera House District projects announced.[69] - 12 June: Dubai formally launches its bid for [World Expo 2020](/source/Expo_2020).[70] - 30 November: Restoration of 'Union House', where the UAE treaty was signed in 1971, commences.[71]

- 2013 - 13 February: $1.5bn [Bluewaters Island](/source/Bluewaters_Island) project announced, to include world's largest Ferris Wheel.[72] - 4 March: Sheikh Mohammed establishes the [Emirates Literature Foundation](/source/Emirates_Literature_Foundation), to include the [Dubai International Writers' Centre](/source/Dubai_International_Writers'_Centre).[73] - Al Barsha Police Station built.[74] - [The Mine (gallery)](/source/The_Mine_(gallery)) opens. - October: Sheikh Mohammed announces the [Dubai Water Canal](/source/Dubai_Water_Canal).[75] - Population: 2,214,000.[76] - 27 November: Dubai and the UAE win the bid for [World Expo 2020](/source/Expo_2020).[77]

- 2014 - February: Dubai launches $1mn '[Drones for Good](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UAE_Drones_for_Good&action=edit&redlink=1)' award.[78] - 5 July: The World's largest mall and indoor theme park, the 48 million square foot [Mall of the World](/source/Mall_of_the_World) project announced.[79] - 16 July: The establishment of the [UAE Space Agency](http://www.space.gov.ae/) and the launch of a Mars mission is announced. - 8 September: Dubai launches the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation.[80] - 27 October: Dubai announces $1.2 billion investment in innovation through free zone operator TECOM.[81] - 17 December: [Dubai Plan 2021](http://www.dubaiplan2021.ae/en/) development strategy is announced.[82] - Opera Grand, the first tower in the Dubai Opera House District, opens.

- 2015 - Bicycle regulations issued.[83] - 6 May: UAE [Mars probe](/source/Mars_Hope) named Hope.[84]

- 2016 - Opening of [Dubai Parks and Resorts](/source/Dubai_Parks_and_Resorts) - 3 August: [Emirates Flight 521](/source/Emirates_Flight_521) crashes during landing at Dubai-International Airport. In the ensuing blaze, 1 firefighter is killed. Everyone on board the Boeing 777-300 survives.[85] - November: Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates the Dubai Water Canal.[86]

- 2017 - 1 May: [Dubai Font](/source/Dubai_Font), Dubai's own font, was launched.[87] - 21 Nov: [Dubai Safari Park](/source/Dubai_Safari_Park) opened to public.[88]

- 2018 - 1 Jan: [Dubai Frame](/source/Dubai_Frame), World's best new attraction opening in 2018 - 25 January - UAE princess [Latifa](/source/Latifa_bint_Mohammed_Al_Maktoum_(born_1985)) escapes from the UAE with some friends including a US-French spy. They are all arrested by Indian Navy and Coast guard in the Arabian sea, near the coast of India. They are handed over to their UAE counterparts and taken back to the UAE. [89] - 2018 is declared as the *Year Of Zayed* in honour of the 100th birth anniversary of Sheikh [Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan](/source/Zayed_bin_Sultan_Al_Nahyan) - 30 October – [KhalifaSat](/source/KhalifaSat), the first entirely Emirati-made satellite, is launched into orbit.[90]

- 2019 - 2019 is declared as the *Year Of Tolerance*. - February 3 – [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis) makes a historic trip to [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi) meeting [Ahmed al-Tayeb](/source/Ahmed_al-Tayeb). Both sign on document "Human Fraternity For World Peace And Living Together".[91][92]

### 2020s

#### 2020

- - January 30 – **[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates)** - The Emirati government confirmed the first cases related to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) in the United Arab Emirates. - July 19 - The Hope probe was launched on 19 July 2020 under the Emirates Mars Mission, a [United Arab Emirates Space Agency](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_Space_Agency) [uncrewed](/source/Uncrewed) [space exploration](/source/Space_exploration) mission to [Mars](/source/Mars). [93] - August 13 – Israel and the [UAE](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) agree to [normalise relations](/source/Israel%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_peace_agreement), marking the third [Israel–Arab peace deal](/source/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_peace_process).[94] - September 19 - [IPL](/source/2020_Indian_Premier_League) 2020 was hosted in [UAE](/source/UAE).

#### 2021 and 2022

### January

- 24 January: - The [cabinet](/source/Cabinet_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates) of the [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) approves the establishment of an embassy in [Tel Aviv](/source/Tel_Aviv).[95][96][97] - Israel opens an embassy in the [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates), appointing [Eitan Na'eh](/source/Eitan_Na'eh) as head of the envoy. It will be in a temporary office, until a permanent location will be set up.[95]

### June

- 11 June — During the [2021 United Nations Security Council Elections](/source/2021_United_Nations_Security_Council_election), the United Arab Emirates was elected to serve a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the [United Nations Security Council](/source/United_Nations_Security_Council). It marked the second time the UAE has sat on the Security Council.[98]

### July

- The Hope probe, launched on 19 July 2020, went into orbit around Mars on 9 February 2021. It was launched as a part of the Emirates Mars Mission is a [United Arab Emirates Space Agency](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_Space_Agency) [uncrewed](/source/Uncrewed) [space exploration](/source/Space_exploration) mission to [Mars](/source/Mars).[99]

### October

- 1 October - The Dubai World [Expo 2020](/source/Expo_2020). Delayed from 2020 to 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions.

- 15 October - [IPL](/source/2021_Indian_Premier_League) 2021 was hosted across [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi), [Dubai](/source/Dubai) and [Sharjah](/source/Sharjah).

### December

- 12 December – [Max Verstappen](/source/Max_Verstappen) wins the [Abu Dhabi Grand Prix](/source/2021_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix) and the [Championship](/source/2021_Formula_One_World_Championship) against [Lewis Hamilton](/source/Lewis_Hamilton).

- 13 December – [Prime Minister of Israel](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Israel) [Naftali Bennett](/source/Naftali_Bennett) and Sheikh [Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan](/source/Mohamed_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan) discuss strengthening [bilateral trade and cooperation](/source/Israel%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations) in multiple areas, at the first meeting of the leaders of the two countries.[100]

#### 2023

### January

- 1 January - The UAE moved its Friday-Saturday weekend to Saturday-Sunday in a landmark reform that came into force on January 1, 2022. The new system was rolled out across all government entities and most firms in the private sector followed suit. [101] - The [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) announces that unvaccinated citizens will be banned from travel and that [vaccinated](/source/COVID-19_vaccination_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates) citizens will need to receive a [booster dose](/source/Booster_dose) of the [COVID-19 vaccine](/source/COVID-19_vaccine) beginning on January 10.[102]

- 3 January - [Houthi forces](/source/Houthi_movement) capture a [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates)-flagged cargo ship, the *Rwabee*, off [Al Hudaydah](/source/Al_Hudaydah), [Yemen](/source/Yemen). The [UAE government](/source/UAE_government) says that the vessel was carrying equipment from a closed [coalition](/source/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention_in_Yemen) [field hospital](/source/Field_hospital) on [Socotra](/source/Socotra) while the Houthis say that the vessel was carrying [military equipment](/source/Military_equipment).[103]

- 17 January - [2022 Abu Dhabi attack](/source/2022_Abu_Dhabi_attack): Three people are killed in a [drone attack](/source/Drone_attack) on petrol tanks at a major [oil storage](/source/Oil_storage) facility near [Abu Dhabi International Airport](/source/Abu_Dhabi_International_Airport). The [Yemen](/source/Yemen)-based [Houthis](/source/Houthi_movement) claim responsibility, saying that they launched "five [ballistic missiles](/source/Ballistic_missile) and a large number of drones".[104]

- 24 January - The [United Arab Emirates Armed Forces](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_Armed_Forces) intercepts two [ballistic missiles](/source/Ballistic_missile) over the [Emirati](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) capital [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi). The [Yemen](/source/Yemen)-based [Houthis](/source/Houthi_movement) claim responsibility for the attack. [American troops](/source/American_troops) stationed at [Al Dhafra Air Base](/source/Al_Dhafra_Air_Base) near the capital take shelter in [bunkers](/source/Air_raid_shelter) during the attack.[105]

### February

- 12 February - [2021 FIFA Club World Cup](/source/2021_FIFA_Club_World_Cup): In [association football](/source/Association_football), English club [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.) win their first [FIFA Club World Cup](/source/FIFA_Club_World_Cup) title after beating Brazilian club [Palmeiras](/source/Sociedade_Esportiva_Palmeiras) 2–1 after [extra time](/source/Overtime_(sports)#Association_football) in [the final](/source/2021_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_Final) at the [Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium](/source/Mohammed_bin_Zayed_Stadium) in [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi). Chelsea [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) [Thiago Silva](/source/Thiago_Silva) wins the tournament's [Golden Ball](/source/FIFA_Club_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball) award.[106]

- 18 February - [India](/source/India) and the [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) sign a [free trade agreement](/source/Free_trade_agreement) over digital goods, raw materials, and apparels. It is the first major trade deal signed by India since [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_India) [Narendra Modi](/source/Narendra_Modi) came into power in 2014.[107]

- 22 February - [Museum of the Future](/source/Museum_of_the_Future) opened by the [Government of the United Arab Emirates](/source/Federal_government_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates).[108] The choice of the date was officially made because 22 February 2022 is a [palindrome](/source/Palindrome) date.[109] It is a landmark devoted to innovative and futuristic ideologies located in the Financial District of [Dubai](/source/Dubai). It has three main elements: green hill, building, and void.[110]

- 26 February - The [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) removes the mandatory face masks mandate in outdoor spaces, making the use of them optional.[111]

### March

- 28 March - The foreign ministers of [Israel](/source/Foreign_relations_of_Israel), [Egypt](/source/Foreign_relations_of_Egypt), [Morocco](/source/Foreign_relations_of_Morocco), [Bahrain](/source/Foreign_relations_of_Bahrain) and the [United Arab Emirates](/source/Foreign_relations_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates), as well as the [United States Secretary of State](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_State), meet in [Sde Boker](/source/Sde_Boker), [Israel](/source/Israel), and agree to hold regular meetings about regional security and commit to further expanding economic and diplomatic cooperation.[112]

- 31 March - The [world expo](/source/Expo_2020) in [Dubai](/source/Dubai), which was delayed to October 1, 2021, closes after six months.[113]

### May

- 13 May - [President of the United Arab Emirates](/source/President_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates) and ruler of [Abu Dhabi](/source/Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi) [Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan](/source/Khalifa_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan) dies at the age of 73.[114]

- 14 May - The [Federal Supreme Council](/source/Federal_Supreme_Council) of the [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) appoints [Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan](/source/Mohamed_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan) as the country's new president, who also inherits the [Emirate of Abu Dhabi](/source/Emirate_of_Abu_Dhabi) after the death of his half-brother [Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan](/source/Khalifa_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan).[115]

- 23 May - Two people are killed and 120 others are injured when a [gas cylinder](/source/Gas_cylinder) catches fire and explodes at a restaurant in [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi).[116]

- 24 May - The United Arab Emirates confirms its first case of [monkeypox](/source/Monkeypox).[117]

### June

- 6 June - The [South African Justice Department](/source/Department_of_Justice_and_Constitutional_Development) confirms that Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta of the influential [Gupta family](/source/Gupta_family) have been arrested in the [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) for engaging in corrupt practices during the [Zuma presidency](/source/Jacob_Zuma#President_of_South_Africa_(2009–2018)).[118]

### July

- 29 July - The [UAE](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) records its [heaviest rainfall](/source/2022_United_Arab_Emirates_floods) in 27 years, with seven people killed by flooding in the Emirates of [Sharjah](/source/Emirate_of_Sharjah) and [Fujairah](/source/Emirate_of_Fujairah).[119]

### August

- 21 August - The [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) announces the reinstallation of its ambassador to [Iran](/source/Iran), which will take effect "in the coming days", more than six years after it cut off diplomatic relations with the [Islamic republic](/source/Islamic_republic).[120]

- 2023

### April

- 25 April – [Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre](/source/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Space_Centre) (MBRSC) lunar rover *[Rashid](/source/Emirates_Lunar_Mission)* attempted to land on the Moon's [Atlas crater](/source/Atlas_crater) aboard [ispace](/source/Ispace_Inc.)'s [Hakuto-R Mission 1](/source/Hakuto-R_Mission_1) lander however the lander crashed into the Moon and the rover was destroyed.[121]

### March

- 19 March – Scientists discover ruins of a [pearling](/source/Pearl_hunting) town near [Umm Al Quwain](/source/Umm_Al_Quwain). The town is considered to be the oldest ever found in the country, dating back to the [6th century](/source/6th_century).[122]

- 29 March – [UAE President](/source/President_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates) [Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan](/source/Mohamed_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan) announces that he has named his son [Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan](/source/Khaled_bin_Mohamed_Al_Nahyan) as the [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi) [Crown Prince](/source/Al_Nahyan). [City Football Group](/source/City_Football_Group) owner [Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan](/source/Mansour_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan) is also appointed as [Vice President](/source/Vice_President_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates).[123]

### May

- 22 May – [SeaWorld Abu Dhabi](/source/SeaWorld_Abu_Dhabi) opens its door to the public.[124][125]

### June

- 8 June – UAE and [Cambodia](/source/Cambodia) sign a [Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement](/source/Free_trade_agreement) (CEPA).[126]

### November

- 4–6 November – [2023 United Nations Climate Change conference](/source/COP28) is held in [Dubai](/source/Dubai).[127]

- 17 November – The [Al Dhafra](/source/Al_Dhafra%2C_Abu_Dhabi) [solar farm](/source/Solar_power_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates), the largest [solar farm](/source/Photovoltaic_power_station) in the world, comes online in the United Arab Emirates. The solar farm is expected to power around 200,000 homes.[128]

### Sports

- June – [2023 World Para Powerlifting Championships](/source/2023_World_Para_Powerlifting_Championships)[129]

- [2022–23 UAE Pro League](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_UAE_Pro_League)[130]

#### 2024

### January

- 1 January – The [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) formally joins the [BRICS](/source/BRICS) group.[131]

- 1 January – [Turkey](/source/Turkey) permits visa free travel for Emirati citizens.[132]

### February

- 14 February - Indian Prime Minister [Narendra Modi](/source/Narendra_Modi) inaugurates the [BAPS Hindu Mandir](/source/BAPS_Hindu_Mandir_Abu_Dhabi), the first [Hindu temple](/source/Hindu_temple) in [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi).[133]

- 22 February - [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) opens [Electronic Travel Authorization](/source/Electronic_Travel_Authorisation_(United_Kingdom)) for Emirati citizens.[134]

- 23 February - The [Financial Action Task Force](/source/Financial_Action_Task_Force) removes the UAE from its "gray list" of countries not fully complying with measures to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.[135]

### April

- 4 April - Five people are killed in a fire at a residential building in [Sharjah](/source/Sharjah).[136]

- 16 April - Heavy rains cause [floods](/source/2024_United_Arab_Emirates_floods) in multiple areas in the United Arab Emirates.[137] The [National Center for Meteorology](/source/National_Center_for_Meteorology_(United_Arab_Emirates)) records the country's heaviest rainfall in 75 years.[138] At least four people are reported killed.[139][140]

### June

- 19 June – [Sudan](/source/Sudan)'s UN envoy accuses the United Arab Emirates at the [United Nations Security Council](/source/United_Nations_Security_Council) of arming the [Rapid Support Forces](/source/Rapid_Support_Forces) in the [Sudanese civil war (2023-present)](/source/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023-present)).[141] The United Arab Emirates rejects the accusations as fabrications to mislead the international community.[142]

- 26 June – United Arab Emirates and [Cambodia](/source/Cambodia) [Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement](/source/Free_trade_agreement) (CEPA) enters into force.[143]

### July

- 10 July – The Federal Court of Appeal sentences 43 people, including several human rights activists, to life imprisonment in a mass trial on charges of plotting acts of violence and destabilisation.[144]

- 21 July – Fifty-seven [Bangladeshi expatriates](/source/Expatriates_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates#South_Asian_populations) are sentenced to varying prison terms for holding protests in support of the [2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement](/source/2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement).[145] They are later pardoned by UAE president [Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan](/source/Mohamed_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan) on 3 September.[146]

- 29 July – The United Arab Emirates grants [lottery](/source/Lottery) licenses for the first time in its history.[147]

### August

- 21 August – The United Arab Emirates accepts the credentials of [Badruddin Haqqani](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Badruddin_Haqqani&action=edit&redlink=1) as ambassador of the [Taliban](/source/Taliban)-led [Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan](/source/Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan).[148]

### September

- 23 September – The United Arab Emirates becomes the second country after India to be designated as a "major defense partner" by the United States.[149]

- 24 September – Four [soldiers](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_Armed_Forces) are killed and nine injured after an accident while transporting ammunition in the UAE.[150][151]

- 29 September – The residence of the UAE's ambassador to Sudan is bombed in [Khartoum](/source/Khartoum), with the UAE accusing the [Sudanese Armed Forces](/source/Sudanese_Armed_Forces) of launching an airstrike[152] and the latter blaming the [Rapid Support Forces](/source/Rapid_Support_Forces) for the incident.[153]

### October

- 31 October – [United States Customs and Border Protection](/source/United_States_Customs_and_Border_Protection) admits Emirati citizens into [Global Entry](/source/Global_Entry) program.[154]

### November

- 6 November – The UAE and [Australia](/source/Australia) sign a [Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement](/source/Free_trade_agreement) (CEPA).[155]

- 17 November – Stocks listed in the United Arab Emirates top $1 trillion USD for the first time.[156]

- 24 November – [Zvi Kogan](/source/Zvi_Kogan), an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi working for [Chabad](/source/Chabad), is found killed after being reported missing in [Dubai](/source/Dubai) on 21 November. The Israeli government attributes his death as motivated by [anti-Semitism](/source/Anti-Semitism).[157]

### December

- 3 December – United Arab Emirates foreign aid reach AED 360 billion ($98 billion) since its establishment in 1971.[158]

- 26 December – A light aircraft crashes off the coast of [Ras Al Khaimah](/source/Ras_Al_Khaimah), killing the pilot and her sole companion.[159]

#### 2025

## See also

- [History of Dubai](/source/History_of_Dubai)

- [List of rulers of the emirate of Dubai](/source/List_of_rulers_of_separate_Emirates_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates#List_of_Rulers_of_the_Emirate_of_Dubai)

- [List of universities and colleges in Dubai](/source/List_of_universities_and_colleges_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates#Emirate_of_Dubai)

- [List of schools in Dubai](/source/List_of_schools_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates#Emirate_of_Dubai)

- [List of companies of Dubai](/source/List_of_companies_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates)

- [List of shopping malls in Dubai](/source/List_of_shopping_malls_in_Dubai)

- [List of hospitals in Dubai](/source/List_of_hospitals_in_Dubai)

- [List of tallest residential buildings in Dubai](/source/List_of_tallest_residential_buildings_in_Dubai)

- Timelines of other [cities](/source/List_of_cities_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates) in United Arab Emirates: [Abu Dhabi](/source/Timeline_of_Abu_Dhabi)

- [Years in the United Arab Emirates](/source/Years_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates)

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## Bibliography

### Published in 20th century

- ["Dibai (Dabai)"](https://books.google.com/books?id=42sDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA92). *Persian Gulf Pilot*. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1920.

- ["United Arab Emirates: Dubai"](https://archive.org/stream/arabgulfstatesba00robi#page/324/mode/2up), *Arab Gulf States*, [Lonely Planet](/source/Lonely_Planet), 1993, p. 308+, [OL](/source/OL_(identifier)) [8314448M](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL8314448M)

- Richard Trench (ed.), Arab Gulf Cities: Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah (Archives Editions, 1994)

- Fatma Al-Sayegh (1998). "Merchants' Role in a Changing Society: The Case of Dubai, 1900–90". *Middle Eastern Studies*. **34** (1): 87–102. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/00263209808701211](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F00263209808701211). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [4283919](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4283919).

- *Vision 2010*, 2000

### Published in 21st century

**2000s**

- Sampler and Eigner. From Sand to Silicon. 2003.

- Yasser Elsheshtawy (2004). ["Redrawing boundaries: Dubai, an emerging global city"](https://books.google.com/books?id=h6csl35cPCcC&pg=PA169). In Yasser Elsheshtawy (ed.). *Planning Middle Eastern Cities*. Routledge. pp. 169–199. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-134-41010-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-134-41010-1).

- [*Dubai: The Complete Residents' Guide*](https://books.google.com/books?id=II2bdl4gcIMC&pg=PA63). Dubai: Explorer Publishing. 2006. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-976-8182-76-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-976-8182-76-0).

- *Dubai Strategic Plan*, 2007

- Ahmed Kanna (2007). "Dubai in a Jagged World". *[Middle East Report](/source/Middle_East_Report)* (243). USA: [Middle East Research and Information Project](/source/Middle_East_Research_and_Information_Project): 22–29. [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [25164788](https://www.jstor.org/stable/25164788).

- ["Dubai: Sudden City"](http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/01/dubai/molavi-text), *[National Geographic Magazine](/source/National_Geographic_(magazine))*, vol. 211, Washington DC, January 2007{{[citation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

- Deeba Haider (2008). "Growing Pains of Dubai". In Salma K. Jayyusi; et al. (eds.). [*City in the Islamic World*](https://books.google.com/books?id=nY2DqJNPmioC). Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. p. 1063+. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9789004162402](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789004162402).

- Michael Pacione (2008), "Dubai", in Michael R.T. Dumper; Bruce E. Stanley (eds.), [*Cities of the Middle East and North Africa*](https://books.google.com/books?id=3SapTk5iGDkC), Santa Barbara, USA: [ABC-CLIO](/source/ABC-CLIO), p. 138+, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781576079195](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781576079195)

- Martin Hvidt (2009). "The Dubai Model: An Outline of Key Development-Process Elements in Dubai". *International Journal of Middle East Studies*. **41** (3): 397–418. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1017/S0020743809091120](https://doi.org/10.1017%2FS0020743809091120). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [40389254](https://www.jstor.org/stable/40389254). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [129975219](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:129975219).

**2010s**

- Syed Ali (2010). *Dubai: Gilded Cage*. Yale University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-300-15217-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-300-15217-3).

- Yasser Elsheshtawy (2010). [*Dubai: Behind an Urban Spectacle*](https://books.google.com/books?id=1VSOAgAAQBAJ). Routledge. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-135-26119-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-135-26119-1).

- Stephen J. Ramos (2010). [*Dubai Amplified: The Engineering of a Port Geography*](https://books.google.com/books?id=SF551BzKJ8AC). Ashgate. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4094-8884-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4094-8884-2).

- Pranay Gupte (2011). [*Dubai: the Making of a Megapolis*](https://books.google.com/books?id=EkONnJTgwtcC). Penguin. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-670-08517-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-670-08517-0).

- Ahmed Kanna (2011). [*Dubai, the City as Corporation*](https://books.google.com/books?id=MUYJ_vw4bAAC). USA: University of Minnesota Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8166-5630-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8166-5630-1).

- John Biln; Mohamed El-Amrousi (2014). ["Dubai's Heritage House Museums: A Semiosis of Melancholy"](http://iaste.berkeley.edu/category/tdsr). *Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review*. **25**. International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments – via University of California, Berkeley.

- ["Dubai's five-year economic turnaround: timeline; Key dates in the emirate's journey from bust to boom"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/globalbusiness/10670284/Dubais-five-year-economic-turnaround-timeline.html), *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*, UK, March 2014

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [History of Dubai](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:History_of_Dubai).

- [Aerial view of Dubai](http://www.citylab.com/design/2013/09/youll-hardly-recognize-dubai-1969-flyover-film/6934/), 1969 (moving image)

- [Map of Dubai](http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_arab_emirates.html), 1986

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