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Dubai-Al Ain Road (E 66) 2 E 311 (Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road; formerly known as Emirates Road) 87.3 mi (140.5 km) 2001 Jebel Ali Al Habab Oud Metha Ras Al Khor 3 E 44: 73.3 mi (118 km) Al Madam Roundabout Dubai-Al Ain Road E 311 E 77: 4 E 66: 79.3 mi (127.7 km) Wafi Interchange Bu Khadra Interchange
A vast sea of sand dunes covers much of southern Dubai and eventually leads into the desert known as The Empty Quarter. Seismically, Dubai is in a very stable zone—the nearest seismic fault line, the Zagros Fault, is 200 kilometres (124 miles) from the UAE and is unlikely to have any seismic impact on Dubai. [4]
The United Arab Emirates is situated in the Middle East and West Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is at a strategic location along the northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil. [2]
The general speed limit in Abu Dhabi is 140 km/h whereas in the Northern Emirates and Dubai Speed Limit is 120km/h. Every Emirate with the exception of Abu Dhabi also has a speed buffer, allowing motorists to drive 20 km/h above the posted speed limit without any fines.
A Dubai interchange The interchange between E 311 and E 66. Because of the growing population, commuters in Dubai experience a high amount of traffic congestion. The city has become the most congested city in the Middle East. [1] Professionals working in Dubai spend an average of 1 hour and 45 minutes commuting to and from work.
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Dubai also took delivery of over $15 million worth of watches and over 5 million ounces of silver. The 1967 price of gold was $35 an ounce but its market price in India was $68 an ounce – a healthy markup. Estimates at the time put the volume of gold imports from Dubai to India at around 75% of the total market. [49]
Jebel Ali port is located 35 km southwest of Dubai, in the Persian Gulf.The port is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast to the south via the southern tip of India to Mombasa, from there through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the northern Italian hub of Trieste with its rail connections to Central Europe ...