Dubai - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Dubai Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,506,437,221 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Dubai

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.07 sec.

Dubai

Also known as Dubayy, one of the United Arab Emirates; population (2004 est) 1,272,000. Following the discovery of substantial oil reserves offshore in 1966, Dubai became very prosperous; developments included the building of modern hotels, an international airport, a new deepwater harbour, and a dry dock for supertankers.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
While Zaha Hadid designs the Dubai Opera House and Rem Koolhaas contemplates another extraordinary urban intervention, dumb architecture dominates the scene.
View by Finch, Paul / The Architectural Review
Tokyo, Japan, Nov 8, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced today that it intends to open the NTT Communications Dubai Representative Office in Dubai Internet City (DIC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates by mid-December this year.
NTT Com to Establish Representative Office in Dubai by JCN Newswires
Too bad Anthony Shadid's excellent article about the mighty aspirations of Dubai ["The Towering Dream of Dubai," front page, April 30] didn't appear during the Dubai Ports World squabble--especially the part about "little official corruption, less political instability" and high rankings in surveys "on rule of law and regulatory quality.
The power to change the Arab world by Keefer, Janet Hill / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.