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Encyclopedia > Port Rashid
A view of Port Rashid, Dubai
A view of Port Rashid, Dubai

Mina' Rashid (Port Rashid) is the man made, commercial, deep-water port of Dubai. Named after Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Mina' Rashid provides passenger and Ro-Ro facilities to supplement the port of Jebel Ali, which is further from the commercial centre of Dubai. Adjacent to Mina' Rashid is the only large dry dock facility in the Persian Gulf. Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area    - City 4,114 km² Population  - City 1,321,453[1]  - Density 293. ... Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1912 - October 7, 1990) (Arabic: راشد بن سعيد آل مكتوم) was the prime minister of United Arab Emirates from 1979 to 1990 and ruler of Dubai. ... 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. ...


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Port Rashid has no approach channel but entry should be made between the breakwaters from the N. Dubai approach buoy lies in position Lat 2521'N, Long 05514'E which is 3.7nm from Port Rashid entrance buoy RW.Fl.10secs.
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