The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) is a business complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, built by H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al Maktoum. The complex is comprised of the original tower (built in 1979), eight exhibition halls, the Dubai International Convention Centre, and residential apartments. Dubai or Dubayy (in Arabic: دبÙÙ, IPA , generally in English) refers to either one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Arabian Peninsula, or that emirates main city, sometimes called Dubai City to distinguish it from the emirate. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Dubai International Convention Centre, which is considered one of Dubais premier landmark proper and business locations, was built in 1979 by the late H.H. Sheikh Zayed Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. ...
The 39-storey office tower stands 184 metres (604 feet) tall and a majority of the floors are let commercially. The building is featured on the 100 Dirham banknote.
The DubaiWorldTradeCentre (DWTC) is an organisation with over 27 years of expertise in managing venues, events, property, and hotels; organising exhibitions and providing catering services.
DWTC’s first properties were the DubaiWorldTradeCentre Tower and its adjacent Exhibition Halls.
DWTC annually hosts over 60 international exhibitions covering a variety of sectors such as health, oil and gas, construction, interior design, fashion, consumer electronics, travel and tourism and education.
The town of Hatta is a segregated portion of the emirate of Dubai and borders Wajajah, Oman.
Dubai is distinct from other members of the UAE -- it has been called the "Singapore" or "Hong Kong" of the Middle East -- mostly because of economics.
Dubai is fairly unique in that its population consists mainly of expatriates, with UAE Nationals (Emiratis) constituting the minority.