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Burj Al Arab: a luxury hotel located in Dubai. At 321 m (1,053 ft), it is the fourth tallest hotel in the world; The Dubai Frame is an observatory, museum, and monument in Zabeel Park, Dubai. It holds the record for the largest frame in the world. Ain Dubai: an observation wheel on Bluewaters Island, near the Dubai Marina in Dubai.
Dubai Marina (Arabic: مرسى دبي) is a district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai Marina is an artificial canal city, built along a two-mile (3 km) stretch of Persian Gulf shoreline. [27] When the entire development is complete, it will accommodate more than 120,000 people in residential towers and villas. [28]
United Arab Emirates accepted the convention on May 11 2001, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2024, The United Arab Emirates have only one World Heritage Site, Al Ain, which was inscribed in 2011. [2]
Dubai Museum (Arabic: متحف دبي) is the main museum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located in the Al Fahidi Fort (Arabic: حصن الفهيدي), built in 1787 and is the oldest existing building in Dubai. The museum was opened by the Ruler of Dubai in 1971, with the aim of presenting the traditional way of life in the Emirate of ...
Tourism in the United Arab Emirates is an important part of the Emirati economy. In 2023, the tourism sector employed 809,300 people [ 1 ] and contributed 220 billion dirham to the national gross domestic product (GDP), accounting for 12% of it. [ 2 ]
The museum, the oldest in the UAE, is located next to the Eastern Fort (or Sultan Bin Zayed Fort). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is on the eastern side of the Al Ain Oasis , the largest oasis in Al Ain. It was built by the former UAE President , Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan , to house archaeological finds from the surrounding area , including the Hafit ...
The Dubai Butterfly Garden (Arabic: حديقة الفراشات بدبي) is a garden for butterflies located in the Dubailand area, [1] Al Barsha South 3, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is the world's largest and the region's first indoor butterfly garden. [ 4 ]
Near Marina Mall, the UAE flag is hoisted and is one of the tallest flagpoles in the world. [3] [4] Another mall in Corniche is the World Trade Center Mall, which is quite a big mall. Lulu Island from the Corniche. Lulu Island is a tiny reclaimed island located about a kilometer from the corniche.