Heippa, Steemians today i am talking about
Dubai
is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf with a population of 2,327,000 residents (at the end of 2014), Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
In addition to being a leading global city, Dubai is one of the seven emirates that make up the country known as the United Arab Emirates or simply the “Emirates”. The seven emirates of UAE are Abu Dhabi (which serves as the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. Each emirate is governed by an absolute monarch; together the monarchs make up the Federal Supreme Council. One of the seven monarchs is selected as the President of the United Arab Emirates.
Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the only two of the seven emirates to have veto power over critical matters of national importance in the United Arab Emirates legislature.
Although English is widely used, Arabic is the official language of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates.
Islam is the official religion of Dubai and the UAE.
UAE nationals, called Emiratis, make up only 10-15 percent of the Dubai population. The other 85 percent of residents are expatriates, many of whom either have been in the country for generations or were born in the UAE. Approximately 85 percent of the expatriate population is Asian, Indian (51%), Pakistani (16%), Bangladeshis (9%) and Filipinos (3%.)
City of Dubai, UAE at night, made in September, 2009 image from NASA.
Dubai is approximately 52 feet above sea level..
The currency of Dubai is the dirham. Currently, 1 USD equals 3.67 United Arab Emirates Dirham.
Burj Khalifa,
the world’s tallest building, is located in Dubai, UAE. Photo by Donaldytong.
(I actually made separate post about Burj Khalifa, you can find it here
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa – rising to a height of 2,722 feet – is the world’s tallest building. Burj Khalifa was designed by Adrian Smith. Opened in 2010 as part of the new development called Downtown Dubai, the Burj Khalifa building was named in honor of the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Visitors
to Burj Khalifa can pay to visit one of two outdoor observation decks. At the Top, opened on January 5, 2010 on the 124th floor at 1,483 ft., making it the highest outdoor observation deck in the world. (When it opened)
After Cloud Top 488 opened a deck at 1,601 ft on the Canton Tower in China, Burj Khalifa opened the 148th floor SKY level at 1,821 ft., once again giving it the claim of having the world’s highest observation deck. Visits to At the Top Sky booked in advance cost 500 AED, or approximately $136 U.S. dollars.
Dubai lies directly within the Arabian Desert. The flat sandy desert gives way to the Western Hajar Mountains, which run alongside Dubai’s border with Oman at Hatta.
As a desert climate, most days in Dubai are sunny year round. During January, the coldest month, daytime high temperatures average 75 °F while overnight low temperatures average 57 °F. Summers in Dubai are extremely hot, windy, and humid, with high temperatures averaging 106 °F and overnight lows around 86 °F in August.
Thank you for listening, this post was a bit longer than other posts this week.