Dubai and its wonders
The city of Dubai, the emirate's capital, is famous for its hundreds of tourist attractions and its large area of skyscrapers, including the Burj Dubai, and blocks of buildings on Sheikh Zayed Road, located in the business district of Dubai.
The emirate recently been built skyscrapers, among which is the Burj Dubai, and has become a very important door for the West, becoming a major global financial center in an area that did not have such infrastructure, strategically located between the financial capitals of London and Singapore. In addition, many conventions are held and international conferences, and one of its major sources of income is tourism, especially the luxury. Among the major projects of urbanization and tourism, and housing estate, Palm Islands are, with three different environments: in Palm Jumeirah, which is the first project, in Palm Jebel Ali, which is the second (50% larger) and Palm Deira, three times higher than the first. Also, surrounding the Palm Jebel Ali is the development of the Waterfront with its crescent-shaped covers the entire left side of the second palm tree and the western coastal territory to it, serving as a port of entry to the Arabian Canal, which consists of a network channels that connect to internal developments in the desert replicating the success of the old Creek. Another mega project is The World, consisting of 300 artificial islands of sand, to be occupied by residences, malls and hotels, five stars.
Moreover, Dubai is held every year the Dubai World Cup, the international competition of horse racing that delivers the biggest prizes in the world.
Laura Carolina Laborde Kermes