Showing posts with label visit dubai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label visit dubai. Show all posts

12/07/2009

Where is dubai city located?

Interested visiting Dubai? Well it is located between 25 ° 16 'N and 55 ° 16' East. Dubai, United Arab Emirates northeast. It stretches over 115 km along the Gulf Coast and reach the old village of Hatta is about 120 km east. You will see the placement of Dubai, the world is such a thing as climate, proximity to the sea, the desert of time relative to GMT (Gulf Standard Time is 4 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time), etc.

Area

Dubai covers an area of 3885 square kilometers. You may know it ranks second among the seven emirates of UAE in terms of the largeness its area.

Dubai is constructing four artificial groups of islands causing further expansions in its area. Three groups of islands that go under the name-The Palm- cover areas of 80 square kilometers, 7 million square meters and around 14 million square meters. The fourth group of islands-The World- covers an area of 9 kilometers in length and 6 kilometers in width.

The Boundaries

Dubai is situated along the Trucial Coast of the UAE and is bound on the other side by the great Arabian Gulf. Sharjah is located just beside Dubai on one side while Mina Jebel Ali is situated alongside Dubai on the other side.

There are quite a few emirates that are close to Dubai, Sharjah, also known as Ash Shariqah, being the closest on one side. The emirate on the other side of Dubai is Abu Dhabi. However, Abu Dhabi is far from Dubai and you will not find other emirates between them.

10/07/2009

Visiting to Dubai is simply

Visiting to Dubai is simply because the location of Dubai makes it easily accessible, since all major cities in Europe, Africa and Asia, offering direct flights. Dubai International Airport is considered the world's top 10 airports and now has a passenger handling capacity of 14 million U.S. dollars per year. It is planned to take this on to 70 million. Dubai airport has two terminals. These are located on opposite sides of the airport, offers car rentals, hotels and services for cash. Duty-free shops are located in both arrival and departure halls. The Dubai National Airline Travel Agency (DNATA) building hosts most airline offices in Dubai. Call DNATA at +9714-2951111 with inquiries, to retrieve information, or to reserve tickets. Car Rentals in Dubai Driving in Dubai is relatively simple. There is an excellent road network, usually with two to four lanes and all road signs are in English and Arabic. Driving on a license from most countries or on an international license is permitted, but only for rented vehicles. Make sure to leave all license information with the rental agency. Cars may also be hired with a driver. Getting Dubai Taxis Most taxis in Dubai are metered, relatively cheap and very comfortable. Taxis are plentiful in the city and hailing one rarely takes more than a few minutes. Getting Dubai Buses There are over 30 bus routes serving the main residential and commercial areas. Buses run at regular intervals from 6am to around 11pm.