Emirate of Dubai and special things in Dubai

As one of the kingdoms of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai is famous for skyscrapers, a resort that is sought by the most famous and wealthy figures in the world.

Geographical location

Dubai is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf of the UAE and near sea level (altitude 16m above sea level). The Emirate of Dubai borders the border with Abu Dhabi to the south, the Northeast borders Sharjah and the Southeast is the Sultanate of Oman. Hatta, a small part separated from Dubai, is surrounded by Oman and the emirate Ajman (in the west) and Ras Al Khaimah (in the north). The Persian Gulf region borders Dubai's west coast. Dubai is located at 25 ° 16′11 ″ B 55 ° 18′34 ″ D and covers an area of ​​4,114 km², as a result of a significant expansion from 3,900 km ² originally due to land reclamation from the sea.

Dubai is located right in the Arabian desert. However, the topography of Dubai is especially different from the southern regions of the UAE because of Dubai's landscape that stands out from the sandy desert type, while the south of Dubai is mostly rocky desert. Coral sand and crushed shells are very beautiful, clean and white. To the east of the city, coastal salt fields, called sabkha, have been replaced by long sand dunes in the north-south direction. Farther east, sand dunes spread wider and tinged with the red of iron oxide.

Climate

Dubai has a very arid climate. Summer in Dubai is extremely hot, windy and dry, average summer day temperatures are around 40 ° C and nighttime drops to about 30 ° C. Most days are sunny all year round. Winter is cold and short with an average daytime temperature of 24 ° C and at night about 14 ° C. However, in the past few decades rainfall has increased. Annual cumulative rainfall measured is about 88mm.

Featured destinations

As one of the kingdoms of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai is famous for skyscrapers, a resort that is sought by the most famous and wealthy figures in the world. If you have the opportunity to come here once, you should prioritize exploring the 9 destinations below in hundreds of other destinations.

1. The world's largest 7-star hotel Burj Al Arab

This hotel is located on an artificial sea island, 280 meters from the shore.

Burj al-Arab is not inland but on an artificial sea island, 280 meters from shore. Outside, a team of white Rolls Royce cars is always ready to serve customers in need. Fireworks will be shot from the bridge to the hotel to inform VIP guests.

2. World's longest water music stage on Lake Burj Dubai

Performance of the world's longest water music stage on Lake Burj Dubai.

More than 6,600 lights and 25 color projectors are installed to make it easy for visitors to enjoy the colorful magic performances of this 275m-long water music stage from a distance of many kilometers! Nearly every tourist can't take his eyes off the high sparks of Arabian music and the world .

3. The world's longest fully automated tram system

With a length of more than 40km. Unmanned tram trains are correctly programmed and arrive on time as well as automatically stop when an incident occurs. The station is also designed as a magnificent hotel enough to make it a stop on trips to Dubai!

The world's longest unmanned train system in Dubai.

4. The world's tallest tower Burj Khalifa

Along with the height of 828m, it was put into use in early 2010, gaining the most number of things such as the most multi-storey building (164 floors), with a view of the world's tallest city (on level 124), elevator run the fastest in the world (reach 64km / hour) .

5. Candylicious confectionery store

Large Candylicious confectionery shop in Dubai.

The 1,000m ² wide area located in the Dubai Mall of Candylicious Candy Company, Dubai, is the place to sell the world's largest confectionery, which is also an interesting discovery point.

6. Dubai cuisine

This is the city of super-rich and super-poor. You can enjoy a meal at the highest place on the 5-star hotel in the style of a "king" . Around you are the richest people thanks to the economic boom in Dubai. A meal here costs about 140 USD.

If you want a cheap meal, you can go to Al Dhiyafah street. The restaurants here serve middle-class people with dishes from Lebanon, Iran and India. Or at Al Dhiyafah street at Par Iranian Kitchen you will enjoy nutritious lamb and fresh seafood. Opposite Pars is a Pakistani-style Ravi restaurant.

7. Gold market, jewelry

Dubai is also known as a place to buy gold at a cheap price, but you have to bargain when buying to get the best price. If you intend to buy or even not buy, you should also take a stroll through Gold Souk - the famous gold trading area. Not only gold, shops here also sell platinum, diamond and silver. The government strictly controls the quality of the goods here so you can not buy fake goods. But also need to pay attention to street vendors with ' real counterfeit goods'. Another place, though, is not the same as the Gold Souk but the cheaper ones are Gold & Diamond Park. Here tourists can find unique items or jewelry that can be reworked according to their own needs at a constant price.

8. Champagne Brunch

Under the law of Muslims, alcohol can only be served within the scope of hotels. If you come here on Friday (considered the first day of Muslim weekends) you will witness many surprises around drinking. The most sacred day of the Muslim week, but there are many hotels open to serve Champagne Brunch. In Dubai, if you join the Champagne Brunch party you can eat buffet and drink unrestricted. You can go to Le meridien's Yalumba to drink a delightful champagne, with tables filled with food. If you like a picnic, it's no better than Mina A 'Salam Brunch.

9. Desert

The easiest way to explore the sand dunes outside this city is to drive 4 wheels. This is a popular tour, but it depends on your health, because you will have to go to the desert with a jeep, eat in the desert . If you manage with that, Viet Global will arrange for you a delegation explore or travel with many other tourists. You can also move by balloon to discover new things, fly on hot sand strips under the sun. If you just want to see desert sand without dizziness or vomiting you can go to Bab Al Shams to sit on the top floor and enjoy a cocktail watching the sun shining over the dunes. The easiest way to explore the sand dunes outside this city is to drive a 4WD terrain

Or visitors can experience these camels

Belly dance is not to be missed when coming to Dubai