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Al Satwa (Arabic: السطوة)or simply Satwa, is a community in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, comprising high-density retail outlets and private residential dwellings. It is located southwest of Bur Dubai and borders Jumeirah to the north. E 11 (Sheikh Zayed Road) forms the southern boundary of Al Satwa. Notable landmarks include the Iranian ...
The Iranian Mosque (also known as the Imam Hussein Mosque) located in Satwa, Dubai, is a Shia mosque founded by the Iranian community . It is located on Al Wasl Road, a short distance from the Jumeirah Mosque. Its architecture is inspired by quasi- Fatimid and Persian influences, with its facade and dome covered in traditional blue tiles, much ...
D 90 ( Arabic: د ٩٠ ), also known as Al Satwa Road, Al Multaqa Street or Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Street is a route in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The road begins in the old Al Bastakiya area of Bur Dubai and runs roughly parallel to D 92 and D 94. The road was referred to as Al Mankhool Road when passing through the locality ...
Dhows on the Dubai Creek. Historically it was the most important commercial center of the emirate alongside its twin across the creek, Dubai City (Independent of Deira at the time), It reached its peak during the pearl fishing period before pearls started to be cultivated on a large scale in the early 1930s by the Japanese. The ferrying of ...
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it is the largest seaborne invasion in history.
The Blue Line is a planned rapid transit line of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It will be the third metro line in the city, after the Red and Green lines, [1] with a total length of 30 kilometres and 14 stations, connecting the neighbourhoods of Ras Al Khor Industrial Area, Al Warqaa, Mirdif, Dubai Creek Harbour, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai Academic City, and Dubai ...
Al Rigga (Dubai Metro) C9 Satwa Stn. - Al Qiyadah MS. Al Rigga (Arabic: الرقة) is a rapid transit station on the Red Line [1] of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, UAE, serving the Al Rigga area of Deira. [2][3] The station opened as part of the Red Line on 9 September 2009. It is close to Deira Clock Tower, [4] the Delta Centre, and many hotels. [5]
Normandy is the chief oyster -cultivating, scallop-exporting, and mussel-raising region in France. Normandy is a major cider -producing region (very little wine is produced). Perry is also produced, but in less significant quantities. Apple brandy, of which the most famous variety is calvados, is also popular.