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City Guide Dubai - Accommodation, Sightseeing Tours, Activities, Attractions
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Dubai is the quintessential home of sand, sun and shopping. A century ago,
it was a tranquil town whose coral-and-gypsum huts housed Bedouin traders
and pearl divers. Today the merchants have gone international and
science-fiction skyscrapers stand alongside the mosques and wind towers of
Old Dubai.
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Emirates' current daily service will escalate to nine flights per week, making it ...
Sharjah City Sightseeing Tour - The Pearl of the Gulf
This tour will take you to Sharjah, the "Pearl of the Gulf". One of the many landmarks to see during the tour is King Faisal Mosque, one of the largest mosques in the Emirates.
You will visit the renovated Fort of Sharjah, former residence of the ...
Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai
Experience pure 5-star luxury, warm and exclusive design, a perfect location, and outstanding facilities at the Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai. The hotel?s beautiful rooms, suites and apartments will not disappoint you.
Located 1 km from World Trade ...
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Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai
Experience pure 5-star luxury, warm and exclusive design, a perfect location, and outstanding facilities at the Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai. The hotel?s beautiful rooms, suites and apartments will not disappoint you.
Located 1 km from World Trade ...
Atlantis The Palm, Dubai
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The audacity of the city's rulers is breathtaking. Running out of
coastline to build hotels? Build vast artificial islands with 120km (74.5mi)
of new beachfront. Need better connections with the world? Build up an
award-winning international airline in 15 years.
Need some publicity? Stage the world's richest horse race, million-dollar
lotteries, international tennis and golf tournaments, and a month-long
shopping festival. Need a few landmarks for people to recognise? Up goes the
world's tallest and most lavish hotel, perched on an artificial platform,
and a city skyline to boggle the eye.
 Pearl
Residence Hotel Apartments Dubai 
Pearl Residence is conveniently located, just off the Bank Street, in Bur
Dubai, the main business district in the Emirates. The property is 10
minutes from the Dubai World Trade Centre, stones throw from the Bur Juman
shopping mall as well as all the commercial and shopping centres are within
a 3-kilometre radius.
Pearl Residence has 56 one-bedroom apartments and 28 studios that are
well-furnished, spacious and tastefully decorated. The on-site 24-hour
coffee shop serves Arabic, Asian and European cuisine. Guests can relax in
the rooftop swimming pool or work out in the fully equipped gymnasium or
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Orientation
Dubai is really two towns merged into one and divided by Dubai Creek (Khor
Dubai), an inlet of the Gulf. Deira lies to the north and Bur Dubai to the
south. Both districts are home to traditional architecture and bustling
souqs, but the old city centre is in Deira. Glittering new office buildings
along Sheikh Zayed Rd (known as Trade Centre Rd) in Bur Dubai threaten to
supplant it as the city's real centre of gravity.
The focal point of Deira's hustle and bustle is on Baniyas Rd, which runs
along Dubai Creek; Baniyas Square, which used to be called Al-Nasr Square
and is still generally referred to as such; Al-Maktoum Rd and Al-Maktoum
Hospital Rd; and Naif Rd. On the Bur Dubai side, the old souq area runs from
Al-Ghubaiba Rd to the Diwan (Ruler's Office) and inland as far as Khalid bin
al-Waleed Rd.
There aren't really any street addresses in Dubai. People refer to the
main roads by name, but the smaller, numbered streets remain largely
anonymous. If someone offers you directions like 'It's in the white villa,
next to the big tree, across from the Avari Hotel,' don't fret. Your taxi
driver will know the way.
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Montgomerie Dubai features a Scottish links style golf course designed by Colin
Montgomerie and Desmond Muirhead with 14 lakes, over 70 bunkers and the world’s
largest green, all combining to create a very distinctive golfing experience in
the United Arab Emirates.
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Shopping
Dubai Attractive modern shopping plazas are conveniently located
throughout the city, housing a wide range of shops, boutiques, supermarkets,
restaurants and fast food outlets. Leading malls in the Deira district
include Al Mulla Plaza, the Inter.Continental Plaza, Abu Hail Shopping
Centre, The Galleria, Al Ghurair Centre, The City Centre, The Al Manal
Centre, The Center and Hamarain Centre. On the Dubai side of the Creek, the
Wafi Mall,
Bur Juman Centre, and Holiday Centre are among the largest complexes.
The Jumeirah district has Magrudy's Shopping Mall, Markaz Al Jumeirah and
The Beach Centre. In addition, there are many top class department stores
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