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Encyclopedia > Mina' Jabal 'Ali
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Jebel Ali (جبل علي in Arabic) (also sometime written "Mina Jabal Ali") is a port ("Mina" in Arabic) town, located thirty-five kilometres southwest of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Jebel Ali is the world's largest man-made harbor and the biggest port in the Middle East. It is located 24°N & 55°02'E. Arabic (العربية al-arabiyyah, or less formally arabi) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 A port is a facility at the edge of an ocean, river, or lake for receiving ships and transferring cargo and persons to them. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dubai or Dubayy (in Arabic: دبيّ, 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. ... A harbor (AmE), harbour (CwE) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 A port is a facility at the edge of an ocean, river, or lake for receiving ships and transferring cargo and persons to them. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...


The Jebel ali free zone, established in 1985, is the industrial area surrouding the Jebel Ali port. Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ) is located in the emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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