Dubai Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Expo 2020=== {{See also|Expo 2020}} [[File:Dubai Expo Sign.jpg|thumb|Sign of Expo 2020 Dubai UAE at [[Dubai International Airport]]]] On 2 November 2011, four cities had their bids for Expo 2020<ref name=":6" /> already lodged, with Dubai making a last-minute entry. The delegation from the Bureau International des Expositions, which visited Dubai in February 2013 to examine the Emirate's readiness for the largest exposition, was impressed by the infrastructure and the level of national support. In May 2013, Dubai Expo 2020 Master Plan was revealed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2013/05/22/dubai-expo-2020-master-plan/ |title=Dubai Expo 2020 Master Plan |publisher=dubaichronicle.com |date=22 May 2013 |access-date=23 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622152423/http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2013/05/22/dubai-expo-2020-master-plan/ |archive-date=22 June 2013}}</ref> Dubai then won the right to host Expo 2020 on 27 November 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kerr|first=Simeon|title=Jubilant Dubai wins bid to host 2020 World Expo|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/648e8632-5781-11e3-b615-00144feabdc0.html|work=Financial Times|date=27 November 2013|access-date=7 March 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219082238/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/648e8632-5781-11e3-b615-00144feabdc0.html|archive-date=19 February 2014}}</ref> The main site of Dubai Expo 2020 was planned to be a 438-hectare area (1,083 acres), part of the new ''Dubai Trade Centre Jebel Ali'' urban development, located midway between Dubai and Abu Dhabi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inexhibit.com/case-studies/expo-dubai-2020-a-preview/ |title=EXPO Dubai 2020 β a preview |work=Inexhibit magazine |access-date=9 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217022200/http://www.inexhibit.com/seed/expo-dubai-2020-a-preview |archive-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> Moreover, the Expo 2020 also created various social enlistment projects and monetary boons to the city targeting the year 2020, such as initiating the world's largest solar power project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfbusiness.com/dewa-launches-worlds-largest-concentrated-solar-power-project/|title=Dubai launches world's largest concentrated solar power project β Gulf Business|date=2 June 2016|publisher=gulfbusiness.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602184917/http://gulfbusiness.com/dewa-launches-worlds-largest-concentrated-solar-power-project/|archive-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> The Dubai Expo 2020 was scheduled to take place from 20 October 2020 until 10 April 2021 for 173 days where there would be 192 country pavilions featuring narratives from every part of the globe, have different thematic districts that would promote learning the wildlife in the forest exhibit too many other experiences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maintenance.expo2020dubai.com/|title=Expo 2020, Maintenance Page|website=maintenance.expo2020dubai.com|access-date=23 September 2019|archive-date=13 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713211353/https://maintenance.expo2020dubai.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the impact of [[COVID-19]] the organisers of Expo 2020 postponed the Expo by one year to begin in 2021 (the new dates are 1 October 2021 β 31 March 2022).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/politics-economics/444082-expo-2020-dubai-set-to-be-postponed-by-one-year-report|title=Expo 2020 Dubai to seek one-year postponement|website=Arabian Business|date=30 Mar 2020 |access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=31 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331160951/https://www.arabianbusiness.com/politics-economics/444082-expo-2020-dubai-set-to-be-postponed-by-one-year-report|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Abbas|first=Waheed|title=Dubai Expo confirms new dates: Oct 1, 2021 until Mar 31, 2022|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-pandemic/expo-2020-dubai-dates-set-to-be-postponed |date=4 May 2020 |access-date=15 January 2021|website=Khaleej Times|archive-date=4 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504180053/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-pandemic/expo-2020-dubai-dates-set-to-be-postponed|url-status=live}}</ref> Dubai has targets to build an inclusive, barrier-free and disabled-friendly city, which opened as [[Expo City Dubai]]. The city has already brought in changes by introducing wheelchair friendly taxis, pavements with slopes and tactile indicators on the floor for the visually impaired at all the metro stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/dubai/dubai-inches-closer-to-becoming-worlds-best-city-for-the-disabled-1|title=Dubai inches closer to becoming world's best city for the disabled|access-date=3 August 2019|work=Khaleej Times |first1=Saman |last1=Haziq |date=3 Aug 2019 |archive-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803055658/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/dubai/dubai-inches-closer-to-becoming-worlds-best-city-for-the-disabled-1|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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