Dubai Description

إمارة دبي هي إحدى الإمارات السبع المكونة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة عاصمتها دبي

Dubai (English pronunciation: /duːˈbaɪ/ doo-BYE; Arabic: دبيّ dubayy‎) is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

يبلغ عدد سكان الإمارة 2,262,000 كأكبر إمارة في الإتحاد الإماراتي منهم 214,000 مواطنين والباقي من العمال الأجانب أي مايعادل 90.5% من إجمالي السكان

The population of the emirate as the largest of the Principality of 2,262,000 in the Emirates Federation, including 214,000 citizens and the rest from foreign workers, equivalent to 90.5% of the total population

تحد دبي كل من إمارة أبوظبي في الغرب وإمارة الشارقة في الشرق، وتعتبر العاصمة الاقتصادية للإمارات العربية المتحدة، وقد تطورت تطوراً كبيراً خلال السنوات الماضية

Dubai every challenge in the west of the emirate of Abu Dhabi emirate of Sharjah in the east, is considered the economic capital of the United Arab Emirates, has evolved significantly over the past years

وتقع إمارة دبي بين إمارتي أبوظبي والشارقة.

The emirate of Dubai is located between emirates of Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.

يمكن القول إن تأسيس دبي يعود إلى ثلاثينيات القرن التاسع عشر

We can say that the establishment of Dubai is back to 1930s the nineteenth century

آل مكتوم. وهم من آل بو فلاسه من بني ياس. حاكمها الآن هو الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم. وهو أيضا نائب لرئيس الدولة ورئيس لمجلس الوزراء.

Al-Maktoum. They are of the Bo and lase of Bani Yas. Its ruler now is Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It is also vice-president of the State and the President of the Council of Ministers

Dubai's economy was built on the back of the oil industry.

The government's decision to diversify from a trade-based, oil-reliant economy to one that is service and tourism-oriented made property more valuable. As of 2007, Dubai was the 8th most visited city of the world

Dubai has a hot arid climate, Summers in Dubai are extremely hot, windy and dry, with an average high around 40 oC (104 oF) and overnight lows around 30 oC (86 oF). Most days are sunny throughout the year. Winters are cool and short

Tourism is an important part of the Dubai government's strategy to maintain the flow of foreign cash into the emirate

Dubai has been called the "shopping capital of the Middle East

Dubai alone has more than 70 shopping malls, including the world's 7th largest shopping mall

The UAE culture mainly revolves around the religion of Islam and traditional Arab, and Bedouin culture

The city of Dubai is a highly cosmopolitan society with a diverse and vibrant culture

Five times every day, Muslims are called to prayer from the minarets of mosques which are scattered around the country.

Since 2006, the weekend has been Friday-Saturday, as a compromise between Friday's holiness to Muslims and the Western weekend of Saturday-Sunday.

Arab food is very popular and is available everywhere in the city

The Islamic dress code is not compulsory, unlike in neighbouring