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Havenyou ever seen pictures of Dubai?
Havenyou ever seen pictures of Dubai?n
nIt’snpretty famous as a ultra-modern, mega-rich city of skyscrapers andnsports venues – such as the indoor ski park pictured below!
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nDidnyou know that the city of Dubai is in the country called United ArabnEmirates (UAE)? It is the most populous city and emirate in thennation. Size-wise, it is the second largest emirate – only thencapital, Abu Dhabi, is larger.
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nSo,nyou may be wondering what an emirate is. It is basically the samenthing as a principality—a territory ruled by an emir (in the casenof the UAE) or prince (in the case of European principalities). Emirsnand princes are, as you know, hereditary positions—you have to benborn a prince; the people do not elect you to the position! n
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nThenUAE is a federation of seven emirates, and the seven emirs form thenFederal Supreme Council for the entire nation. Together, they electnone of the seven to serve as the President of the UAE.
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nThisnnation is pretty wealthy because of its petroleum and natural gasnreserves. However, unlike many of its neighbors on the Arabiannpeninsula, the UAE has quite a bit of economic diversity and angrowing tourism industry. Dubai attracts businesses, business travel,nand travel-for-pleasure.
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nInwas surprised to read that Emirati citizens make up only 17% – lessnthan one-fourth! – of the population. Most of the citizens arenSouth Asian (Indian, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi) – thatngroup accounts for almost 60%. n
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nHerenare some of the more unusual things that visitors to Dubai can try:
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Goingn to a bar made of ice! It’s called Chillout Bar. Guests are givenn warm coats to wear.n
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n Stayingn in an underwater hotel room! Or staying in the tallest hotel room inn the world, on the 69th floor!
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n Eatingn in non-operational vintage cars with sawn-off roofs in a restaurantn called Garage.n
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n Strollingn through a huge world market with 160 kiosks with wares from 65n different nations.n
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- Attendn the world’s highest theatre on the 43rd floor. Or checkn out “6-D” cinema – which combines 3-D movie clips, movingn seats, and wind effects. (Apparently there are other cool experiences called 5-D cinemas and 7-D cinemas. I’m not sure why any of them are supposed to be extra-dimensional…but they do look fun!)
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nAlsonon this date:
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nArtist Georges Seurat’s birthday
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nNationalnMutt Day
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nLiquefynDay
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nAtomicnNews Day
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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