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Downtown Dubai or The Dubai Downtown is a large-scale, mixed-use complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It was developed by the Emaar real estate development company. Before 2000 this place called was Umm Al Tarif [2] It is home to some of the city's most notable landmarks, including Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall, [3] and The Dubai Fountain.
Deira Clocktower (Arabic: دوار الساعة ديرة), originally referred to as the Dubai Clock Tower, is a roundabout in Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Daily Telegraph newspaper listed the Dubai Clock Tower among the 17 of the world's most beautiful clock towers .
MBC Group (Arabic: مجموعة إم بي سي, romanized: Majmūʿat ʾIm Bī Sī), formerly known as Middle East Broadcasting Center (مركز تلفزيون الشرق الأوسط, Markaz Tilifizyūn al-Sharq al-ʾAwsaṭ), is a Saudi media conglomerate based in the Middle East and North Africa region.
A view of the Dubai Creek from a harbour. The sandy desert surrounding the city supports wild grasses and occasional date palms. Desert hyacinths grow in the sabkha plains east of the city, while acacia and ghaf trees grow in the flat plains within the proximity of the Western Al Hajar mountains.
The Franklin Center is a 60-story supertall skyscraper in the Loop neighborhood of downtown Chicago.Completed in 1989 as the AT&T Corporate Center to consolidate the central region headquarters of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T), [2] it stands at a height of 1,007 ft (307 m) and contains 1.7 million sq ft (160,000 m 2) of floor space. [3]
Mercato Shopping Mall is a shopping centre in the Jumeirah area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The mall is designed to look like a Mediterranean town during the European Renaissance in Italy . Opening in 2002, [ 3 ] the name "mercato" comes from the Italian word meaning "market."
The pearl diving business was a key industry prior to the discovery of oil reserves. According to a source about pearling, the Persian Gulf was the best location for pearls. [16] The pearl industry boomed from the late 19th century through to the second decade of the 20th century, however it is believed to date back around 7,000 years.
Central Park Towers is a complex of two towers in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The complex comprises the Office Tower which is 45 floors and 219.9 m (721 ft) tall, [1] and the Residential Tower which is 47 floors and 243 m (797 ft) tall.