Dubai

This is Dubai, the instant city in a desert
Dubai is located in the central-to-northern part of the United Arab Emirates
It is home to the world's tallest building, with a height of 828m, and by 2030-2035, this city will be home to additional 4-5 megatalls including Meydan Dubai One, Uptown Dubai Tower 1, Dubai Creek Tower
as well as LT Tower Business Bay, and Alpha Towers
It has a metro system with 2 lines, which is red, and green, with a length of 110km+
and by 2030-2035, it will be extended up to 420-500 km+, including purple, blue, pink, and gold line as additions, as well as extensions of Red Line to both Sharjah, as well as Abu Dhabi border, and green line to International City Station
20-30 years ago, Dubai didn't have any skyscrapers, and it was a desert village with Dubai World Trade Center as its only skyscraper (My dad works here)
But now, it is a city in a desert with skyscrapers, metro lines, parks and highways
It is also the financial hub of Middle East, and belongs to Top 20 Financial Cities in the World
Because there is so many banks including Dubai International Financial Center, that rivals financial centers of Asia like Hong Kong, Singapore, and Shanghai
During the height of construction boom in mid-2000s decade, it has home to a quarter of world's crane
But now, the world's crane share of Dubai is decreasing, because the skyscraper construction boom is shifting to China, with more than a quarter of world's crane
It has also the world's fastest police car with luxury brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, and ETC. running on its highway called Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai is also home to 11 guinness world records
including Burj Khalifa, its police car, and tallest hotel
about 16M tourists visit Dubai each year
The most visited places for tourists are: Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab and its beach, Dubai Marina, Dubai Mall, Ain Dubai Ferris Wheel, Dubai Desert Safari, Dubai Frame, Palm Jumeirah, and Dubai Creek
While hotels most stayed by tourists in Dubai are: Gevora Hotel (world's tallest hotel), Future Ciel Tower (next world's tallest hotel if completed by 2023), Jumeirah Beach Hotel, JW Mariott Marquis Hotel, Atlantis The Palm, Atlantis The Royal, and even Dusit Thani Dubai
It is also home to Palm Jumeirah, the world's largest artificial island outside of China, it's construction started in 2001, and completed in 2006
and last but not the least, at least 3/4 or 75-85% of the population of this city are foreigners and expats, mostly from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africas who seek better lives from poor countries
== See Also ==
*Abu Dhabi
*Riyadh
*Jeddah
*Cairo
*Jerusalem
*Beirut
Category:Cities