About Dubai - Part 2

Facts About Dubai

Situated on the banks of the Dubai Creek, Dubai is an emirate that occupies an area of 3885 kilometers and is the second largest member of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Howevere, the term Dubai is used in context of "Dubai city", a part of the emirate. Dubai Creek is a natural inlet of water which divides the city into two parts - Diera district, to its north, and Bur Dubai, on its south.



Interesting Facts about Dubai:

• Dubai is the second largest member of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
• It is the most important port and the commercial capital of UAE.
• Dubai is the fastest growing city in the world.
• Dubai has one of the highest per capita incomes
• In Dubai, there are no taxes on income and there are no personal taxes either.
• In Dubai Emirates Mall, you can ski indoors while shopping, measuring 400 meters and using 6000 tons of snow.
• Burj Khalifa (formerly known as Burj Dubai) is the world's tallest building, along with the world's tallest man-made structure, when it is completed.
• 80% of the residents of Dubai are foreigners.
• Dubai is the Middle East supply hub for the jewelry market.
• Dubai is the world's second largest distributor of bullion. It imports 360 tonnes and re-exports almost all of it (350 tonnes).
• No matter in which part of Dubai you are in, you will hear calls to prayer at least five times a day. Even in shopping malls, the calls to prayer are put out over the speakers, to remind Muslims that it is time to pray.
• Dubai shares legal, political, military and economic functions with the other emirates, within a federal framework.
• Dubai has the largest population of all the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
• Apart from Abu Dhabi, Dubai is the only emirate to have veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country's legislature.
• Since 1833, Dubai has been ruled by the Al Maktoum dynasty.
• Trade, real estate and financial services provide Dubai with majority of its revenues.
• Revenues from petroleum and natural gas contribute less than 6 percent to the economy of Dubai.

Source: lifestyle.iloveindia.com