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Dubai
Dubai is a country of amazing contrasts. You will find the newest and the biggest and the best of the 21st century, and at the same time you will be treated to tastes and luxuries and experiences from the past. Have you heard about the Underwater Hotel in Dubai? yes! in fact the whole hotel is underwater. The $500-million Hydropolis Hotel being launched in Dubai is one of its most ambitious undertakings yet. The underwater hotel in Dubai is constructed out of steel, concrete and clear plexiglass. This is the world's first underwater luxury hotel. Its 220 suites are all sitting on the Persian Gulf floor 20 meters (65 feet) below the water's surface. Every room of the underwater hotel in dubai will have its own control panel enabling each guest to change setting for lighting, sounds, and even smells. The underwater hotel will protect its guests from the hot sun with artifical clouds, actually produced by a huge fog machine just above the surface. They think of everything in Dubai!
If staying in an underwater hotel in Dubai is not your idea of a fun vacation, don't worry - because there are hundreds of other wonderful things to do when visiting Dubai. There are also countless wonderful hotels in Dubai all above water. Enjoy your vacation in Dubai shopping at one of the many amazing shopping malls, or try your hand at snow skiing inside! Or try out the newest craze which is sand boarding/skiing. How about taking a camel for a ride? You can do it in Dubai. In fact, you can do just about anything in Dubai. Enjoy world class art galleries and museums during your vacation in Dubai. Check out the Dragon Mart, or Bastakiya, or take the Wonder Bus, try Scenic Flying or a Desert Safari. Check out Dubai Creek or the world famous Jumeirah Mosque. How about camel or horse racing? Visit Knowledge Village or Hatta Village, try out the Wild Wadi Water Park, or check out the Dubai Autodrome or Tower of Arabs. You'll find that your visit to Dubai will be so filled with things to do, you'll have to plan your second trip right away because you just won't get to everything on your list. Shopping, sight seeing, skiing, sleeping underwater - all this and more is waiting for you in the amazing country called DUBAI.
Burj Nahar, Dubai
The Burj Nahar watchtower was built in 1870 to guard the old city of Dubai. Surrounded by beautiful gardens, Burj Nahar is a must-see destinations when visiting Dubai. Steeped in history, Burj Nahar in Dubai is one of three original towers built to protect Dubai from north or east invasion. Burj Nahar and its surrounding beautiful landscaped gardens are a major destination for photographers, historians and tourists from around the world.
While in Dubai be sure to to visit a Bedouin Village. Outside of Dubai you can see for yourself what a traditional desert experience of life means as you visit a Bedouin Village and walk among blankets, beads, hand knotted rugs and other unique items spread before you on the ground. Take a camel riding lesson and feel the experience of sitting on top of a huge camel. Watch a camel race as the trainers follow the camels in four wheelers on the dusty track. If it is luxury that you're looking for in Dubai, you can stay at Al Maha, a beautiful luxury resort on over 3000 acres of sand dunes.
The history of Dubai
Dubai refers to one of the seven emirate of the United Arab Emirates, and also refers to the largest and main city in Dubai,
Dubai City. Records show evidence of the town of Dubai all the way back to 1799. Because of its close proximity to India, Dubai became an important port of call for tradesmen traveling throughout the area. In 1820, the sheikh of Dubai signed the British sponsored General Treaty of Peace (otherwise known as the General Maritime Treaty). However, the Al Maktoum dynasty of the Ban Yas tribe left their settlement in 1833 and overthrew the town of Dubai without any resistance. Dubai, at that moment became a newly independent emirate, and was from then on at serious odds with the neighboring emirate of Abu Dhabi. In 1835, all of the Trucial States including Dubai signed a truce with Britain known as the Perpetual Maritime Truce. Again, in 1892, Dubai brought itself under the protection of Britain and kept out the Otoman Turks, by signing an exclusive agreement. Because of its location on the route to India, Dubai was a very important port of call for tradesmen traveling along the route. Dubai's govering rulers encouraged and supported trade and commerce with the traveling tradesmen. Because of this, the foreign tradesmen (especially those from India) favored Dubai among its neighbors. Even into the 1930s, Dubai was known internationally for all of its pearl exportations. When the Gulf Rupee devalued greatly in 1966, Dubai and Qatar joined together to set up a new money system known as the Qatar/Dubai riyal. Then, when oil was discovered 120 kilometres from Dubai's coast, the emirate of Dubai granted oil concessions. After their former protector Britain left the Persian Gulf in 1971, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and five additional emirates formed together the United Arab Emirates. In 1973, they joined together to create a unique uniform currency to be used throughout the UAE: the UAE dirham.
The population of Dubai
Dubai's population is currently over 1.5 million residents, and is expected to reach 3.1 million by the year 2030. Out of the total
number of residents, 74.86 per cent are male and 25.14 per cent are female. Part of the reason for this is the increasing numbers of building projects in Dubai.
The weather in Dubai
Get ready for some heat, and at the same time some snow (inside) and some great air conditioning! Between November and March, (technically known as winter) the weather is sub tropical, warm and sunny and not too hot. During winter the temperatures and weather in Dubai linger at about 23 degrees C. However, during the summer months, the temperatures in Dubai can climb up into the 40s C, and the water temperature off Dubai's coast can soar to 37 degrees C. If you are traveling to Dubai during the summer hot months, be sure to drink plenty of water, wear a hat, and use sunscreen to avoid sunburn and heat stroke.
The history of Dubai
Dubai refers to one of the seven emirate of the United Arab Emirates, and also refers to the largest and main city in Dubai,
Dubai City. Records show evidence of the town of Dubai all the way back to 1799. Because of its close proximity to India, Dubai became an important port of call for tradesmen traveling throughout the area. In 1820, the sheikh of Dubai signed the British sponsored General Treaty of Peace (otherwise known as the General Maritime Treaty). However, the Al Maktoum dynasty of the Ban Yas tribe left their settlement in 1833 and overthrew the town of Dubai without any resistance. Dubai, at that moment became a newly independent emirate, and was from then on at serious odds with the neighboring emirate of Abu Dhabi. In 1835, all of the Trucial States including Dubai signed a truce with Britain known as the Perpetual Maritime Truce. Again, in 1892, Dubai brought itself under the protection of Britain and kept out the Otoman Turks, by signing an exclusive agreement. Because of its location on the route to India, Dubai was a very important port of call for tradesmen traveling along the route. Dubai's govering rulers encouraged and supported trade and commerce with the traveling tradesmen. Because of this, the foreign tradesmen (especially those from India) favored Dubai among its neighbors. Even into the 1930s, Dubai was known internationally for all of its pearl exportations. When the Gulf Rupee devalued greatly in 1966, Dubai and Qatar joined together to set up a new money system known as the Qatar/Dubai riyal. Then, when oil was discovered 120 kilometres from Dubai's coast, the emirate of Dubai granted oil concessions. After their former protector Britain left the Persian Gulf in 1971, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and five additional emirates formed together the United Arab Emirates. In 1973, they joined together to create a unique uniform currency to be used throughout the UAE: the UAE dirham.
The population of Dubai
Dubai's population is currently over 1.5 million residents, and is expected to reach 3.1 million by the year 2030. Out of the total
number of residents, 74.86 per cent are male and 25.14 per cent are female. Part of the reason for this is the increasing numbers of building projects in Dubai.
The weather in Dubai
Get ready for some heat, and at the same time some snow (inside) and some great air conditioning! Between November and March, (technically known as winter) the weather is sub tropical, warm and sunny and not too hot. During winter the temperatures and weather in Dubai linger at about 23 degrees C. However, during the summer months, the temperatures in Dubai can climb up into the 40s C, and the water temperature off Dubai's coast can soar to 37 degrees C. If you are traveling to Dubai during the summer hot months, be sure to drink plenty of water, wear a hat, and use sunscreen to avoid sunburn and heat stroke.
