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Palm<br />
Jebel<br />
Ali<br />
Shifting Sands<br />
In a single generation Dubai exploded from a humble<br />
settlement with modest oil reserves to a sprawling,<br />
car-centric metropolis fueled by tourism, real estate, and<br />
aviation—it has the world’s third busiest airport and is<br />
building another. For a more secure, sustainable future, it’s<br />
investing in solar energy, green building, and mass transit.<br />
The World<br />
Islands<br />
JEBEL ALI<br />
PORT<br />
JEBEL<br />
ALI<br />
Dubai Electricity and<br />
Water Authority<br />
M-Station<br />
DUBAI<br />
MARINA<br />
7<br />
EMIRATES<br />
HILLS<br />
Palm<br />
Jumeirah<br />
Jumeirah<br />
Central<br />
Mall of the<br />
Emirates<br />
Al Barsha<br />
Pond Park<br />
AL BARSHA<br />
4<br />
3<br />
Jumeirah<br />
Beach<br />
Dubai Metro Red Line<br />
SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD<br />
AL QUOZ<br />
Dubai<br />
Water<br />
Canal<br />
JUMEIRAH<br />
Safa<br />
Park<br />
The<br />
Green<br />
Planet<br />
Dubai Opera<br />
6<br />
To Masdar City 44 mi (71 km);<br />
Abu Dhabi 53 mi (85 km)<br />
DUBAI<br />
SOUTH<br />
Expo<br />
2020<br />
site<br />
DUBAI<br />
INVESTMENTS<br />
PARK<br />
JUMEIRAH<br />
VILLAGE<br />
CIRCLE<br />
DUBAI<br />
SPORTS<br />
CITY ARABIAN<br />
RA<strong>NC</strong>HES<br />
NAD AL<br />
SHEBA<br />
Al Maktoum<br />
International<br />
Airport<br />
THE<br />
SUSTAINABLE<br />
CITY<br />
CITY OF<br />
ARABIA<br />
DUBAI<br />
SILICON<br />
OASIS<br />
N<br />
0 mi 4<br />
0 km 4<br />
EUROPE<br />
AFRICA<br />
ASIA<br />
U.A.E.<br />
INDIAN<br />
OCEAN<br />
Persian OMAN<br />
Gulf<br />
Dubai<br />
Abu Dhabi<br />
UNITED<br />
ARAB OMAN<br />
EMIRATES<br />
SAUDI<br />
ARABIA<br />
To Mohammed bin Rashid<br />
Al Maktoum Solar Park<br />
19 mi (31 km)<br />
BUILDING AN ICONIC SKYLINE<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
1787<br />
Al Fahidi Fort<br />
<br />
building<br />
1979<br />
Sheikh Rashid Tower<br />
<br />
<br />
1997<br />
Jumeirah Beach Hotel<br />
<br />
<br />
1999<br />
Burj Al Arab<br />
<br />
is sail shaped.<br />
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