Dubai & Abu Dhabi 7 - Full PDF eBook

The uae Marriage Fund, set up by the federal gov- ernment in 1994 to facilitate mar- riages between uae nationals, provides gran ...

The Dubai government has been quite active in preserving and pub- licly displaying many local sights and traditions that provide ...

When visiting Dubai, you might hear expats talking about ‘wasta’. The term translates loosely as ‘influence high up’ and having ...

The Environment The transformation of dubai and abu dhabi from small towns to major metropolises in the space of a few decades h ...

The Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants and Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula, both by Sa Ghazanfar, are good illus- trated g ...

To avoid causing offence, you must not refer to the body of water off the coast of Dubai as the ‘per- sian Gulf’. This is an exc ...

local mentality – is so urbanised, it will take some effort to entice UAE nationals or expatriates to work in the agricultural s ...

Architecture & the Arts The combination of traditional arabian architecture and extraordinary futuristic structures is the m ...

also traditional in Dubai and throughout the Gulf, although sadly few examples of this type of house survive today. It’s essenti ...

Top Contempo- rary Art Galleries Third Line (p81) Gallery Isabelle Van Den Eynde (p80) Courtyard (p82) JamJar (p81) Modern Archi ...

Popular Emirati Musicians Mohammed al-Mazem Fayez al-Saeed Ruwaida al-Mahrooqi Aida al-Manhali Mehad Hamad Eda bin Tanaf al-Manh ...

contEmporary muSic Emiratis have always acknowledged the importance of music in daily life. Songs have been traditionally compos ...

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GeTTinG To dubai & abu dhabi Most visitors to Dubai arrive by air with convenient flights from most major international citi ...

Bus Well-maintained minibuses or buses operated by the Dubai- based roads & Transport authority (rTa; http://www.rta.ae)) tr ...

between 4pm and 5� 30 pm when most drivers end their shifts and have to deliver their cars to their partners� Taxi companies car ...

̈ Seatbelts are compulsory and it is illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone while driving. ̈ There’s a zero-tolerance policy on ...

route b 1 – bur Dubai Station (Map p210) to al-Sab- kha Station (Map p206) route b 2 – Dubai old Souq Station (Map p210) to bani ...

Business Hours Reviews in this guidebook won’t list business hours un- less they differ from the fol- lowing standards� The unit ...

Embassies & Consulates Generally speaking, an embassy will not be much help in emergencies if the trouble you’re in is your ...