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Encyclopedia > Sheikh Zayed road

Skyscrapers on Sheikh Zayed road on January, 2007
Skyscrapers on Sheikh Zayed road on January, 2007
Dubai's Skyline
Dubai's Skyline
Skyscrapers on Sheikh Zayed road on May, 2006
Skyscrapers on Sheikh Zayed road on May, 2006
Sheikh Zayed road around 1999; erection of the Emirates Towers to the left
Sheikh Zayed road around 1999; erection of the Emirates Towers to the left
Traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road at night
Traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road at night

Sheikh Zayed Road (in Arabic: شارع الشيخ زايد) (E11) is a highway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, running parallel to its coastline from Trade Centre Roundabout to the border with the emirate of Abu Dhabi, in the area of Jebel Ali. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 524 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 671 pixel, file size: 310 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Sheikh Zayed Road with its many skyscrapers. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 524 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 671 pixel, file size: 310 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Sheikh Zayed Road with its many skyscrapers. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 600 pixel, file size: 498 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 600 pixel, file size: 498 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1215x830, 1041 KB) Licensing Photo was taken from English Wikipedia where the author had released all rights. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1215x830, 1041 KB) Licensing Photo was taken from English Wikipedia where the author had released all rights. ... Image File history File links Caption: Codrington, Stephen. ... Image File history File links Caption: Codrington, Stephen. ... The Emirates Towers; Left: Office Tower, Right: Hotel The Emirates Towers complex contains the Emirates Office Tower and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel skyscrapers, respectively the 12th (355 m, 1163 ft) and the 29th (309 m, 1014 ft) tallest currently-standing structures in the world[1], and a 9,000 m... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 541 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 692 pixel, file size: 297 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 541 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 692 pixel, file size: 297 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Coordinates: , Emirate Dubai Government  - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1]  - Metro 4,114 km² (1,588. ... Etymologically an emirate or amirate (Arabic: إمارة Imarah, plural: إمارات Imarat) is the quality, dignity, office or territorial competence of any Emir (prince, governor etc. ... Abu Dhabi or Abu Zaby (Arabic language: أبوظبي) is the largest of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and was also the largest of the former Trucial States. ... 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. ...


The road was formerly known as the Trade Centre Road. In the 1990s the highway was overhauled and renamed after the late president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan. The first stretch of the highway between Centre Roundabout and Interchange 2 is home to most of Dubai skyscrapers including Burj Dubai, currently under construction, and Emirates Towers. The highway also connects to other new developments such as The Palm Jumeirah.The road will soon have most of the Red Line of Dubai Metro running parallel to it. Sheikh Zayed Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic:الشيخ زايد بن سلطان أل نهيان)‎, (1918 — 2 November 2004), the principal architect of the seven United Arab Emirates, was the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE for over 30 years (1971-2004). ... The Burj Dubai (Arabic: Dubai Tower) is a supertall skyscraper currently under construction in the New Downtown of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... The Emirates Towers; Left: Office Tower, Right: Hotel The Emirates Towers complex contains the Emirates Office Tower and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel skyscrapers, respectively the 12th (355 m, 1163 ft) and the 29th (309 m, 1014 ft) tallest currently-standing structures in the world[1], and a 9,000 m... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Dubai Metro The Dubai Metro will be a driverless, fully automated metro network under construction in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. ...

Contents

Buildings Along Sheikh Zayed Road*

Northwest Side Southeast Side
Etisalat Tower 2 World Trade Centre
The Monarch Office Tower World Trade Centre Residence
The Monarch Hotel & Convention Centre Dubai World Trade Centre Apartments 1
Sama Tower World Trade Centre Apartments 2
The Fairmont Dubai World Trade Centre Apartments 3
API World Tower Emirates Office Tower
Park Place Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel
Acico Office Tower The Tower
Nikko Hotel Dubai Al Yaquob Tower
White Crown Tower Capricorn Tower
Saeed Tower 1 Latifa Tower or Maze Tower or Al Rostamani Maze Tower
Grosvenor House Commercial Tower Al Ghadier Tower
Crowne Plaza Apartment Tower Al Attar Business Tower or Kendah House
Crowne Plaza Hotel Tower Jumeira Tower
Crowne Plaza Office Tower Sky Tower
Al Durrah Tower Al Attar Tower
City Tower 2 Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower
City Tower 1 Ghaya Residence
Al Wasl Tower Rose Tower
Khalid Al Attar Tower Oasis Tower
Khalid Al Attar Tower 2 21st Century Tower
Al Safa Tower Rolex Tower
Zabeel Tower Damas Tower 1
Al Moosa Tower 1 Damas Tower 2
Al Moosa Tower 2 Al Kawakeb 1
Sahara Tower Al Kawakeb 2
Al Rostamani Tower B Al Kawakeb 3
Al Rostamani Tower A Al Kawakeb 4
Saeed Tower 2 Al Kawakeb 5
Four Points by Sheraton Dusit Dubai
Union Tower Millennium Tower
Al Sondos Tower Al Tayer Tower
Towers Rotana Hotel Falcon Tower
Sheikh Marwan Tower Dubai Tower
Al Hawai Tower Nuaimi Tower
Chelsea Tower
Sheikh Essa Tower
Number One Tower Suites
Ahmad Abdulrahim Ahmad Al Attar Tower
Dr. Khalifa Tower
Sheikh Ahmed Tower
Al Meraikhi Tower
Shangri-La Hotel
Al Manara Tower

*Buildings in order from Trade Centre Roundabout towards Jebel Ali to Interchange 2 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 Emirates Office Tower is a 54 floor office building in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. ... Hotel during the day The Emirates Towers Hotel, also referred to as Emirates Tower Two is a 56 floor five-star business hotel in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... The Tower is a 243 meter tower located on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE. This skyscraper was finished in 2002 and stands next to the famous Emirates Towers. ... The Al Yaquob Tower is a supertall skyscraper currently under construction in Dubai. ... The Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower is a supertall skyscraper currently under construction in Dubai. ... The Rose Tower is a 333 metre, 72 story tower currently under construction on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE. This skyscraper, whose construction began in 2004, was to be 380 m high, but its projected height was reduced in further design modification. ... 21st Century Tower is the worlds second tallest residential building, after the Q1 building in Australias Gold Coast, standing at 269 meters. ... For other buildings with the same name see Millennium Tower (disambiguation page) The Millennium Tower is located on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... Chelsea Tower is a 250 meter tower located in Sheik Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE. Chelsea Tower is the fifth tallest tower in Dubai. ... Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai is a five-star hotel located at Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ...


Interchanges

Sheikh Zayed Road has several interchanges to enable traffic to go on and off the highway. These interchanges commonly lead to roundabouts (rotaries) to enable traffic to exit or to go to the other side of the highway. As of 2007, the interchanges are:

BurJuman is a shopping mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... Dubai skyscrapers from Safa Parks largest lake Safa Park (in Arabic: حديقة الصفا) is a 64 hectare (158. ... The Mall of the Emirates is a shopping mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... The sun setting over Dubai Marina Dubai Marina is a district in the heart of what has recently become known as new Dubai, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Dubai Media City is located in Dubai at the crossroads of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. ... The Microsoft sign at the entrance of the Dubai Microsoft campus, Dubai Internet City. ...

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External Links

Coordinates: 25°13′7″N, 55°16′48″E Gulf News is an English language newspaper published from Dubai, United Arab Emirates with a daily readership of 91,000. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Sheikh Zayed road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (212 words)
Sheikh Zayed Road is a highway in western Dubai, United Arab Emirates running parallel to its coastline from Trade Centre Roundabout to the border with the emirate of Abu Dhabi, in the area of Jebel Ali.
The road was formerly known as the Trade Centre Road.
In the 1990s the highway was overhauled and renamed after the late president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan.
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