Top 10 unknown things about Dubai - The symbolic city of wealth

Referring to Dubai, people always think of an extremely luxurious city with many interesting differences .

Dubai is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is a famous global tourist city. When mentioning Dubai, people immediately think of super cars, villas, skyscrapers or even the hobby of keeping tigers as pets of the people here. Behind the glamor of this "golden city" is a lot of interesting things.

1. Dubai was founded in 1833

This kingdom was founded in June 1833.

The rich emirate has a rather short history when it was founded in June 1833. Initially, it was just an idyllic fishing village with about 800 inhabitants from the Bani Yas tribe. It was not until the 1970s that Dubai began to transform into a desert metropolis. In 1930, Dubai had only 20,000 inhabitants. By 2020, Dubai's population has surpassed 3 million.

2. Only 13 cars were registered in 1968

 Currently, there are nearly 3 million cars registered across the UAE.

It may seem unbelievable that today we see six lanes of cars one after another on Sheikh Zayed Road, but just over 50 years ago, the whole city had only 13 cars. Currently, there are nearly 3 million cars registered across the UAE. In 1991, there was only one high-rise building in the whole city. These numbers show the rapid development of Dubai in a short time.

3. Palm Jumeirah artificial island can be seen from space

Dubai's Palm Jumeirah is home to lavish luxury villas.

The world's largest man-made island, Dubai's Palm Jumeirah is home to lavish luxury villas, long stretches of white sand and luxury hotels. When building it, it took 10.5 million sand trucks to create it.

4. There are 2.3 men to 1 woman in Dubai

Dubai's male to female ratio is among the top in the world. According to data published in 2019, there are about 2.3 males for every female in Dubai.

Besides, nowadays Dubai's population is mostly foreigners. Only 15% of citizens are indigenous. Immigrants are mainly from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

5. Dubai has been awarded more than 130 Guinness World Records

Dubai has countless unique buildings and special records.

Only Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, has 11 records. Dubai has countless unique buildings and special records such as the fastest police car in service, the most crowded mass balloon skydiving festival or the live radio show under the water. longest water.

6. Cheap fuel prices

Dubai is rich in oil, so it is not surprising that here, gasoline is also very cheap. As of November 2021, the price of a liter of 95 petrol in Dubai is AED 2.69 (about 17 thousand VND). Meanwhile, the price of a 1.5 liter water bottle is 1.65 AED (more than 10 thousand VND).

7. Approximately 1,790 square meters of Burj Al Arab interior inlaid with 24-carat gold leaf

Dubbed the world's first 7-star hotel, the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab is located on a private island, accessed by a private bridge. To affirm the luxury, people have used gold leaf to cover about 1790 square meters of the interior.

8. Dubai has an ATM that dispenses gold

 Gold is so popular here that you can buy it from an ATM.

About 40% of the world's gold comes from Dubai and it is one of the best markets to shop for this precious metal. Gold is so popular here that you can buy it from an ATM.

9. More than 1/3 of the Burj Khalifa is uninhabitable

The famous skyscraper Burj Khalifa - the symbol of Dubai is vacant up to a third. In the building is a complex of hotels, commercial centers, offices and even apartments.

The famous skyscraper Burj Khalifa was left empty for up to a third.

10. Dubai's prosperity is not solely due to oil

The UAE is an oil power, but with the emirate of Dubai, its wealth and development does not only come from this "given" source. Before the oil industry, the people of Dubai made money from diving for pearls as well as "earning money". Dubai's pearls come from the Persian Gulf, considered the most beautiful, bright and valuable pearls.