Dubai

==Architecture==
{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Dubai|Developments in Dubai}}
[[File:Dubai skyline 2015 (crop).jpg|thumb|Skyline of Downtown Dubai from a helicopter in 2015]]
[[File:Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Unsplash pyX20r3Z-1Y).jpg|thumb|Interior of a [[Dubai Metro]] station]]
[[File:Museum of the Future 12.jpg|thumb|[[Museum of the Future]]]]
Dubai has a rich collection of buildings and structures of various [[architectural styles]]. Many modern interpretations of [[Islamic architecture]] can be found here, due to a boom in construction and architectural innovation in the Arab World in general, and in Dubai in particular, supported not only by top Arab or international architectural and engineering design firms such as [[Al Hashemi]] and [[Aedas]], but also by top firms of New York and Chicago.<ref name="hist_karim"/> As a result of this boom, modern Islamic – and world – architecture has literally been taken to new levels in skyscraper building design and technology. Dubai now has more completed or topped-out skyscrapers higher than {{convert|2/3|km|ft|abbr=on}}, {{convert|1/3|km|ft|abbr=on}}, or {{convert|1/4|km|ft|abbr=on}} [[List of cities with most skyscrapers|than any other city]]. A culmination point was reached in 2010 with the completion of the [[Burj Khalifa]] (Khalifa Tower), now by far the world's tallest building at {{convert|829.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The Burj Khalifa's design is derived from the patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture, with the triple-lobed footprint of the building based on an abstracted version of the desert flower [[hymenocallis]] which is native to the Dubai region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burjkhalifa.ae/language/en-us/the-tower/design.aspx |title=Design of Burj Khalifa |publisher=Burjkhalifa.ae |access-date=20 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228235427/http://www.burjkhalifa.ae/language/en-us/the-tower/design.aspx |archive-date= 28 February 2011}}</ref>

The completion of the Khalifa Tower, following the construction boom that began in the 1980s, accelerated in the 1990s, and took on a rapid pace of construction during the decade of the 2000s, leaves Dubai with the world's tallest skyline {{as of|2010|January|4|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=World's Ten Tallest Cities In 2012, the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai opened and is the World's tallest hotel, standing at 72 stories (1,165 ft).|work=Ultrapolis Project|access-date=3 November 2010|url=http://www.ultrapolisproject.com/ultrapolis_world_tallest_skylines_cities.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609163127/http://www.ultrapolisproject.com/ultrapolis_world_tallest_skylines_cities.htm|archive-date=9 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ultrapolisproject.com/Tallest_25_Skylines_Cities.htm |title=Calculated Average Height of the Twenty-five Tallest (CAHTT) |publisher=Ultrapolisproject.com |date=4 January 2010 |access-date=20 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502130623/http://ultrapolisproject.com/Tallest_25_Skylines_Cities.htm |archive-date=2 May 2013}}</ref> At the top, Burj Khalifa, the world's second highest observatory deck after the [[Shanghai Tower]] with an outdoor terrace is one of Dubai's most popular tourist attractions, with over 1.87 million visitors in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Burj Khalifa records over 1.87 million visitors in 2013 |url=http://khaleejtimes.com/business/local/burj-khalifa-records-over-1.87-million-visitors-in-2013 |publisher=khaleejtimes.com |access-date=23 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224053154/http://khaleejtimes.com/business/local/burj-khalifa-records-over-1.87-million-visitors-in-2013 |archive-date=24 February 2017}}</ref>

The [[Dubai Creek Tower|Creek Tower]] had been planned in the 2010s to keep Dubai atop the list of [[List of tallest towers|tallest buildings]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-09-03 |title=Dubai Creek Tower (The Tower) project timeline and all you need to know |url=https://constructionreviewonline.com/project-timelines/dubai-creek-tower-the-tower-project-timeline-and-all-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=Construction Review Online}}</ref> However, construction was placed on indefinite hold during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]] and no date has been announced for the project to continue.<ref>{{cite news |title="We don't build anymore": Emaar confirms suspension of new construction in Dubai |url=https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/we-dont-build-anymore-emaar-confirms-suspension-ne/ |work=Global Construction Review |date=9 December 2020}}</ref>

===Burj Al Arab===
{{Main|Burj Al Arab}}
The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, ''Tower of the Arabs''), a [[luxury resort|luxury]] [[hotel]], is frequently described as "the world's only [[hotel rating|7-star]]", though its management has never made that claim but has claimed to be a "five-star deluxe property." The term "7-star hotel" was coined by a British journalist to describe their initial experience of the hotel.<ref name="NationalBAA">{{cite web|last=Rebecca|first=Bundhun|date=14 July 2009|title=Hotel star ratings standards long overdue|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/travel-and-tourism/hotel-star-ratings-standards-long-overdue-1.491056|access-date=31 January 2021|website=The National|archive-date=24 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624235044/http://www.thenational.ae/business/travel-tourism/hotel-star-ratings-standards-long-overdue|url-status=live}}</ref> A Jumeirah Group spokesperson is quoted as saying: "There's not a lot we can do to stop it. We're not encouraging the use of the term. We've never used it in our advertising."<ref name="NationalBAA" /> The hotel opened in December 1999.

===Burj Khalifa===
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[[File:Dubai Police Agusta A-109K-2 in flight at sunset.jpg|thumb|Dubai Police Agusta A-109K-2 in flight near Burj Khalifa]]
Burj Khalifa, known as the Burj Dubai before its inauguration, is a {{convert|828|m|ft}} high<ref>[http://www.go-gulf.ae/blog/dubai-numbers/ "Dubai In Number"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404074223/http://www.go-gulf.ae/blog/dubai-numbers/ |date=4 April 2015}}, go-gulf.ae, 23 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.</ref> skyscraper in Dubai, and the tallest building in the world. The tower was inspired by the structure of the desert flower ''[[Hymenocallis]]''. It was constructed by more than 30 contracting companies around the world with workers of a hundred nationalities. It is an architectural icon, named after Sheikh [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/world/middleeast/sheikh-khalifa-uae-ruler-is-dead-at-73.html|title=Sheikh Khalifa, U.A.E. Ruler, Is Dead at 73|access-date=13 May 2022|website=The New York Times|date=13 May 2022 |last1=Hubbard |first1=Ben}}</ref> The building opened on 4 January 2010.<ref>[http://www.capturedubai.com/burj-khalifa/ "Iosif Stalin-2"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411003129/http://www.capturedubai.com/burj-khalifa/ |date=11 April 2015}}, capturedubai.com, 29 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.</ref>

===Palm Jumeirah===
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[[File:Dubai Wingsuit Flying Trip (7623566780).jpg|thumb|The [[Palm Jumeirah]]]]
The Palm Jumeirah is an [[Artificial island|artificial]] [[archipelago]], created using [[land reclamation]] by [[Nakheel]], a company owned by the Dubai government, and designed and developed by Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock/Architects, Inc. It is one of three planned islands called the [[Palm Islands]] which extend into the Persian Gulf. The Palm Jumeirah is the smallest and the original of three Palm Islands, and it is located on the [[Jumeirah]] coastal area of Dubai. It was built between 2001 and 2006.<ref name="thepalmae">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepalm.ae/ |publisher=Nakheel |title=The Palm Jumeirah |year=2006 |access-date=11 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217094653/http://thepalm.ae/ |archive-date=17 February 2007}}</ref>

===The World Islands===
{{Main|The World (archipelago)}}
The World Islands is an [[archipelago]] of small artificial islands constructed in the shape of a world map, located in the waters of the Persian Gulf, 4.0 kilometres (2.5&nbsp;mi) off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=4 October 2007|title=Dubai's Palm and World Islands – progress update|url=http://www.ameinfo.com/133896.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011022845/http://www.ameinfo.com/133896.html|archive-date=11 October 2007|access-date=|website=}}</ref> The World islands are composed mainly of sand dredged from Dubai's shallow coastal waters, and are one of several artificial island developments in Dubai.

===Dubai Miracle Garden===
{{Main|Dubai Miracle Garden}}
On 14 February 2013, the Dubai Miracle Garden, a {{convert|72,000|m|ft|adj=mid|abbr=off}} flower garden, opened in [[Dubailand]]. It is the world's largest flower garden. The garden displays more than 50 million flowers with more than 70 species of flowering plants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miraclegardenblog.com/50-million-flowers-dubai-miracle-garden|title=50 Million Flowers at Dubai Miracle Garden|last=Masood|first=Usman|website=www.miraclegardenblog.com|access-date=9 February 2020|archive-date=6 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206121840/https://www.miraclegardenblog.com/50-million-flowers-dubai-miracle-garden|url-status=live}}</ref> The garden uses retreated waste water from city's municipality and utilises drip irrigation method for watering the plants. During the summer seasons from late May to September when the climate can get extremely hot with an average high of about {{convert|40|°C|0|abbr=on}}, the garden stays closed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/travel/dubai-miracle-garden-20130305 |title=World's Largest Natural Flower Garden Opens in Dubai |date=13 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308110534/http://www.weather.com/travel/dubai-miracle-garden-20130305 |archive-date=8 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The World's most beautiful garden-In Dubai|url=http://gulfnews.com/xpress/the-world-s-most-beautiful-garden-in-dubai-1.1148995|publisher=Xpress|date=20 February 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105043136/http://gulfnews.com/xpress/the-world-s-most-beautiful-garden-in-dubai-1.1148995|archive-date=5 January 2016}}</ref>

===Dubai Marina===
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[[File:View from the Torch - 64th floor.jpg|thumb|[[Dubai Marina]]]]
Dubai Marina is an artificial canal city, built along a 3-kilometre (2&nbsp;mi) stretch of Persian Gulf shoreline. {{As of|2018}}, it had a population of 55,052.<ref>{{cite web|title=UAE: Division of Dubai (Sectors and Communities) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uae/dubai/admin/|access-date=13 April 2021|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413111443/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uae/dubai/admin/|url-status=live}}</ref>
When the entire development is complete, it will accommodate more than 120,000 people in residential towers and villas.<ref name="designbuild-network.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/dubai-marina/ |title=The Dubai Marina in Dubai Designed by Architects HOK Canada Inc |publisher=Design Build Network |access-date=2010-10-15}}</ref> It is located on Interchange 5 between [[Jebel Ali Port]] and the area which hosts [[Dubai Internet City]], [[Dubai Media City]], and the [[American University in Dubai]]. The first phase of this project has been completed. Dubai Marina was inspired by the [[Concord Pacific Place]] development along [[False Creek]] in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, BC]], Canada.<ref>[https://charterclick.com/blog/false_creek Brody, Trevor (2006). False Creek, Dubai.]</ref> There have been many instances of marine wildlife (especially whales and sharks) entering the marina because of its proximity to the open sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/environment/whale-shark-spotted-in-dubai-marina-1.1574249 |title=Whale shark spotted in Dubai Marina |publisher=GulfNews.com |date=2015-08-27 |access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref>

===Address Beach Resort and Address Beach Residences===
The structure is a set of two towers connected at the bottom and with a [[sky bridge]] at the top which connects the 63rd through to the 77th levels. The sky bridge houses luxury apartments on the world's highest occupiable sky bridge floor, at 294.36 metres.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} Known as Jumeirah Gate, it opened in December 2020 and is situated along the beach. The towers have the world's highest [[infinity pool]] in a building, on the roof, at a height of 293.906 metres.<ref>{{cite news|author=By Maureen O'Hare|title=Address Beach Resort: The world's highest infinity pool has opened in Dubai|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/dubai-infinity-pool-highest/index.html|access-date=2021-05-18|website=CNN|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517071921/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/dubai-infinity-pool-highest/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>