Dubai Sports City is the world's first purpose-built sports city. Dubai Sports city will incorporate state-of-the-art sporting venues and academies along with residential and commercial developments.
Dubai Sports City offer a world class venue for sports events and activities at all levels with a residential lifestyle unrivalled in the region and possibly the world.
Dubai Sports City is under construction and is expected to complete by late 2007. Dubai Sports City is inspired by the greatest cities in the world with over 500 million square feet of sporting venues, academies, exceptional hones, cultural activities and retail opportunities. Development will be located along the Emirates Road next to the Dubai Autodrome (MotorCity).
Dubai Sports City is being developed by a consortium of leading UAE business men in two phases. The first phase, which takes two years to complete, involves construction of all infrastructure, including stadia, a sports-themed mall, world-renowned sports academies and an 18-hole championship golf course. The second phase will involve additional residential, commercial, retail and public facilities and will be completed over a further two year period.
Dubai Sports City represents the latest attempt by Dubai's royal family to prepare for the day its oil reserves run out. Dubai Sports City will be the perfect retirement spot for burned out sport stars needing to spend their fortune at the age of 28.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
What to See in Dubai - Jumeirah Mosque
The Jumeirah Mosque is a dominant landmark of Dubai city. Built in the medieval Fatimid tradition, this stone structure is a tribute to modern Islamic architecture. While strolling through the Mosque at sunset, you will be washed in shadows by this elegant formation.
The Jumeirah Mosque is built in the medieval Fatimid tradition combined with modern building materials. Considered to be one of the most attractive mosques in Dubai, the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding organizes visits to the Jumeirah Mosque for non-Muslims, aimed at promoting cultural understanding and first-hand experience as an insight to the Islamic religion.
Visiting Time of Jumeirah Mosque:-
Jumeirah Mosque Tours is conduct on every Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 10am, children must be 5yrs+ in the morning for the tourists and residents, they gather outside the ornate Jumeirah Mosque for a conducted tour of the Mosque and a better understanding of Islam. Fee is 10Dhs per person. Organized by the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding, a non-profit organization, the purpose of the tour and the Centre itself, is to bring down the barriers between different cultural groups residing in the UAE.
Rules of Jumeirah Mosque:-
No prior booking is needed. You will have to assemble at the rear of the mosque (Jumeirah Mosque) at 10.00am on Thursday (every week). Ladies need to be covered - long skirts/trousers, long sleeves, hat/scarf for the head. Gentlemen need to wear trousers - Tshirt or shirt and not a vest. You need to take off your shoes before entering the mosque. Information about Islam is put up at the rear of the mosque. From mid-september onwards, the tour is conducted twice a week on Sunday and Thursday. The tour lasts approx. for an hour and a half and the good news is photography is allowed!
Holy Jumeirah Mosque:-
The Arabic word for mosque is `masjid', i.e. place of prostration. The holy day of the Islamic week is Friday, `yaum al jum'a', on which day all adult Muslim men are commanded to go to the Jumeirah Mosque for prayer (women can perform their prayers at home). The Jumeirah Mosque where Muslims gather especially for the Friday prayer is the `masjid jum'a', the Grand Mosque.
Inside Architecture of Jumeirah Mosque:
Qibla wall of Jumeirah Mosque, the wall, which faces Mecca, as this is the direction (Qibla), which a Muslim has to face while he is praying.
Mihrab, prayer niche in the center of the Qibla wall indicating the exact praying direction. It is also the `holiest' place in the Jumeirah Mosque.
Minbar in Jumeirah Mosque , a platform to the right of the Mihrab from where the `imam', the one who leads the prayer, delivers the `khutba', the Friday sermon, which can deal with religious, social and political subjects.
Lord in Jumeirah Mosque:-
In the Jumeirah Mosque Islam is forbid to create any pictures of living beings except plants, which could be worshipped. Accordingly, it is very rare to find pictures in Mosques at all. Instead, the interior is usually decorated with rich ornamental patterns and Arabic calligraphy. Before entering the Jumeirah Mosque for Prayer, the ritual cleansing (wudu') has to be performed. It starts with washing the right and left hand (3x), then the mouth (3x), the nose (3x), the face (3x), the right and left arm (3x), the head, the ears, and finally the right and left foot (3x).
Brief History of Jumeirah:-
Before a long time Arabs were live in the Jumeirah areas where fishermen, pearl divers and traders lived. But after1960 Jumeirah was the principal area for western expatriate residences of rich persons, but the huge expansion of the emirate since year 1995 has seen a growth in housing developments across Dubai.
Jumeirah is generally agreed to be one of the most exclusive parts of Dubai and this has led to the use of the Jumeirah name as a brand which signifies exclusivity e.g. the "Jumeirah Beach Hotel" and the "Jumeirah Beach Club etc. The ruling family of Dubai has called their up market hotel chain "Jumeirah" was formerly known as "Jumeirah International".
The Jumeirah Mosque is built in the medieval Fatimid tradition combined with modern building materials. Considered to be one of the most attractive mosques in Dubai, the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding organizes visits to the Jumeirah Mosque for non-Muslims, aimed at promoting cultural understanding and first-hand experience as an insight to the Islamic religion.
Visiting Time of Jumeirah Mosque:-
Jumeirah Mosque Tours is conduct on every Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 10am, children must be 5yrs+ in the morning for the tourists and residents, they gather outside the ornate Jumeirah Mosque for a conducted tour of the Mosque and a better understanding of Islam. Fee is 10Dhs per person. Organized by the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding, a non-profit organization, the purpose of the tour and the Centre itself, is to bring down the barriers between different cultural groups residing in the UAE.
Rules of Jumeirah Mosque:-
No prior booking is needed. You will have to assemble at the rear of the mosque (Jumeirah Mosque) at 10.00am on Thursday (every week). Ladies need to be covered - long skirts/trousers, long sleeves, hat/scarf for the head. Gentlemen need to wear trousers - Tshirt or shirt and not a vest. You need to take off your shoes before entering the mosque. Information about Islam is put up at the rear of the mosque. From mid-september onwards, the tour is conducted twice a week on Sunday and Thursday. The tour lasts approx. for an hour and a half and the good news is photography is allowed!
Holy Jumeirah Mosque:-
The Arabic word for mosque is `masjid', i.e. place of prostration. The holy day of the Islamic week is Friday, `yaum al jum'a', on which day all adult Muslim men are commanded to go to the Jumeirah Mosque for prayer (women can perform their prayers at home). The Jumeirah Mosque where Muslims gather especially for the Friday prayer is the `masjid jum'a', the Grand Mosque.
Inside Architecture of Jumeirah Mosque:
Qibla wall of Jumeirah Mosque, the wall, which faces Mecca, as this is the direction (Qibla), which a Muslim has to face while he is praying.
Mihrab, prayer niche in the center of the Qibla wall indicating the exact praying direction. It is also the `holiest' place in the Jumeirah Mosque.
Minbar in Jumeirah Mosque , a platform to the right of the Mihrab from where the `imam', the one who leads the prayer, delivers the `khutba', the Friday sermon, which can deal with religious, social and political subjects.
Lord in Jumeirah Mosque:-
In the Jumeirah Mosque Islam is forbid to create any pictures of living beings except plants, which could be worshipped. Accordingly, it is very rare to find pictures in Mosques at all. Instead, the interior is usually decorated with rich ornamental patterns and Arabic calligraphy. Before entering the Jumeirah Mosque for Prayer, the ritual cleansing (wudu') has to be performed. It starts with washing the right and left hand (3x), then the mouth (3x), the nose (3x), the face (3x), the right and left arm (3x), the head, the ears, and finally the right and left foot (3x).
Brief History of Jumeirah:-
Before a long time Arabs were live in the Jumeirah areas where fishermen, pearl divers and traders lived. But after1960 Jumeirah was the principal area for western expatriate residences of rich persons, but the huge expansion of the emirate since year 1995 has seen a growth in housing developments across Dubai.
Jumeirah is generally agreed to be one of the most exclusive parts of Dubai and this has led to the use of the Jumeirah name as a brand which signifies exclusivity e.g. the "Jumeirah Beach Hotel" and the "Jumeirah Beach Club etc. The ruling family of Dubai has called their up market hotel chain "Jumeirah" was formerly known as "Jumeirah International".
Monday, September 14, 2009
Green Line:[17]
Al Qusais 2 Station (T3)
Al Qusais 1 Station (T2)
Airport Free Zone Station (T2)
Al Nahda Station (T2)
Stadium Station (T2)
Al Quiadah Station (T2)
Abu Hail Station (T2)
Abu Baker Al Siddique Station (T2)
Salahuddin Station (U)
Union Square Station (UT, connecting to Red Line)
Baniyas Square Station (U)
Palm Deira Station (U)
Al Ras Station (U)
Al Ghubaiba Station (U)
Saeediya Station (U)
Khalid Bin Waleed Station (UT, connecting to Red Line)
Oud Metha Station (T2)
Health Care City Station (T2)
Jeddaf 1 Station (T2)
Jeddaf 2 Station (T2)
The train depot is located at Al Qusaias just before the Al Qusais 2 Station
Al Qusais 1 Station (T2)
Airport Free Zone Station (T2)
Al Nahda Station (T2)
Stadium Station (T2)
Al Quiadah Station (T2)
Abu Hail Station (T2)
Abu Baker Al Siddique Station (T2)
Salahuddin Station (U)
Union Square Station (UT, connecting to Red Line)
Baniyas Square Station (U)
Palm Deira Station (U)
Al Ras Station (U)
Al Ghubaiba Station (U)
Saeediya Station (U)
Khalid Bin Waleed Station (UT, connecting to Red Line)
Oud Metha Station (T2)
Health Care City Station (T2)
Jeddaf 1 Station (T2)
Jeddaf 2 Station (T2)
The train depot is located at Al Qusaias just before the Al Qusais 2 Station
Red Line: [16]
Rashidiya Station (Depot)
Emirates Airlines Station
Airport Terminal 3 Station - For all Emirates Flights
Airport Terminal 1 Station - For all Non-Emirates Flights
Al Garhoud Station (GICCO station)
Deira City Centre Station
Al Rigga Station
Union Square Station (Interchange, connecting with Green Line)
Khalid bin Al Waleed Station (Interchange, connecting with Green Line)
Al Karama Station
Al Jaffiliya Station
World Trade Centre Station
Emirates Towers Station
Financial Center Station
Burj Dubai / Dubai Mall Station
Business Bay Station
Al Quoz Station
First Gulf Bank Station
Mall of the Emirates Station
Sharaf DG Station
Dubai Internet City Station — future interchange to Palm Jumeirah Monorail
Nakheel Station
Dubai Marina Station
Jumeirah Lake Towers Station
Nakheel Harbor and Towers Station
Ibn Battuta Station
Energy Station
Jebel Ali Industrial Station
Jebel Ali / Jafza Station
Main Depot for the trains will be at Rashidiya just before the Rashidiya Station, while an auxiliary depot is located at Jebel Ali Port.
Emirates Airlines Station
Airport Terminal 3 Station - For all Emirates Flights
Airport Terminal 1 Station - For all Non-Emirates Flights
Al Garhoud Station (GICCO station)
Deira City Centre Station
Al Rigga Station
Union Square Station (Interchange, connecting with Green Line)
Khalid bin Al Waleed Station (Interchange, connecting with Green Line)
Al Karama Station
Al Jaffiliya Station
World Trade Centre Station
Emirates Towers Station
Financial Center Station
Burj Dubai / Dubai Mall Station
Business Bay Station
Al Quoz Station
First Gulf Bank Station
Mall of the Emirates Station
Sharaf DG Station
Dubai Internet City Station — future interchange to Palm Jumeirah Monorail
Nakheel Station
Dubai Marina Station
Jumeirah Lake Towers Station
Nakheel Harbor and Towers Station
Ibn Battuta Station
Energy Station
Jebel Ali Industrial Station
Jebel Ali / Jafza Station
Main Depot for the trains will be at Rashidiya just before the Rashidiya Station, while an auxiliary depot is located at Jebel Ali Port.
DUBAI METRO List of stations
Dubai Metro are composed of at-grade (G), elevated Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 (T1, T2 and T3, respectively), underground stations (U) and underground transfer station types (UT). Type 1 is the regular at-grade concourse station, Type 2 will be a regular elevated concourse station, and Type 3 will be an elevated special track station with an extra track to hold a non operational train. Underground transfer stations will be both accommodating the Red and Green lines for easy transfers.
Besides these differences, there will also be four themes to be used in the interiors of all stations: earth, water, fire and air. Earth stations will have a tan-brown colour effects; water will have blue-white colour effects; fire will get orange-red colour effects; and the air will have green colour effects
Besides these differences, there will also be four themes to be used in the interiors of all stations: earth, water, fire and air. Earth stations will have a tan-brown colour effects; water will have blue-white colour effects; fire will get orange-red colour effects; and the air will have green colour effects
DUBAI METRO PROPOSED
Proposed
Purple Line: 49 kilometres (30 mi) Dubai International Airport to Al Maktoum International Airport, along Al Khail Road.[13] Construction commenced in March 2009 and be operational by 2012. It will have about eight stations on the route, three with check in facilities. However The Dubai Airports claimed that this was unfeasible as it did not pass through many localities. They however suggested opting for a "central terminal" similar to ones in the US where trains leave from inside the airport to the other airport with trains also leaving to the city. The RTA have taken this into consideration.
Blue Line: 47 kilometres (29 mi) Dubai International Airport to Al Maktoum International Airport, along Emirates Road.[13]. This was originally proposed for construction starting along with the Purple Line and completion in 2012. Due to the recession it was taken under reconsideration and the RTA have fixed a deadline of 2014 for completion of this line.
Yellow Line: Announced in April 2008[14]
The Dubai Metro will be operated by Serco under contract to the Dubai Roads & Transport Authority.[15] Dubai Municipality Public Transport Department expects the metro to carry 1.2 million passengers on an average day, 27,000 passengers per hour for each line, and 355 million passengers per year once both lines are fully operational. It is planned to transport 12% of total trips in Dubai.There are plans to built a total of 318 km of Metro lines by 2020, the purple line is expected to be operational in 2012.[14] Apart from this the 268 km Light rails are also being planned to built, which will serves as a feeders to Dubai Metro. The Al Sufouh Tram is one of the light rail plans. [14]
One issue for the new system will be how to reliably and comfortably get riders to their final destination if it is not at a metro station. The RTA has changed and added " feeder bus routes" which act like shuttles to and from major locations in and around the station area. There are bus and taxi lay byes constructed as well as drop off zones at each station for ease of passenger access
Purple Line: 49 kilometres (30 mi) Dubai International Airport to Al Maktoum International Airport, along Al Khail Road.[13] Construction commenced in March 2009 and be operational by 2012. It will have about eight stations on the route, three with check in facilities. However The Dubai Airports claimed that this was unfeasible as it did not pass through many localities. They however suggested opting for a "central terminal" similar to ones in the US where trains leave from inside the airport to the other airport with trains also leaving to the city. The RTA have taken this into consideration.
Blue Line: 47 kilometres (29 mi) Dubai International Airport to Al Maktoum International Airport, along Emirates Road.[13]. This was originally proposed for construction starting along with the Purple Line and completion in 2012. Due to the recession it was taken under reconsideration and the RTA have fixed a deadline of 2014 for completion of this line.
Yellow Line: Announced in April 2008[14]
The Dubai Metro will be operated by Serco under contract to the Dubai Roads & Transport Authority.[15] Dubai Municipality Public Transport Department expects the metro to carry 1.2 million passengers on an average day, 27,000 passengers per hour for each line, and 355 million passengers per year once both lines are fully operational. It is planned to transport 12% of total trips in Dubai.There are plans to built a total of 318 km of Metro lines by 2020, the purple line is expected to be operational in 2012.[14] Apart from this the 268 km Light rails are also being planned to built, which will serves as a feeders to Dubai Metro. The Al Sufouh Tram is one of the light rail plans. [14]
One issue for the new system will be how to reliably and comfortably get riders to their final destination if it is not at a metro station. The RTA has changed and added " feeder bus routes" which act like shuttles to and from major locations in and around the station area. There are bus and taxi lay byes constructed as well as drop off zones at each station for ease of passenger access
DUBAI METRO LINE
When completed, Dubai Metro will have 70 kilometres (43 mi) of lines, and 47 stations (including nine underground stations).[11] Two lines are under construction, and three more are planned. The Roads and Transport Authority's masterplan includes 320 km of metro lines and 270 km of tram lines up to 2020 to cater to the expected 3.3 million population of the city. There are plans for 268km of light rail tracks to act as a feeder system for the Metro. The fate of this entire network – which would reportedly be divided into Yellow, Orange, Magenta and Black lines – is now dependent on an economic recovery and private investment.[12]
Map of Dubai Metro. Stations in black ■ are open, stations in white □ are not. Dashed lines are under construction, dotted lines are planned.Line Terminals Opened Length Stations
Red Line Al Rashidiya - Jebel Ali 9 Sep 2009 50.0 km 29
Green Line Al Qusais - Al Jaddaf June 2010 (est.) 20.0 km 18
Blue line Dubai International Airport - Al Maktoum International Airport 2014 (est.) 47.0 km n/a
Purple line Dubai International Airport - Al Maktoum International Airport 2012 (est.) 49.0 km 8
Total: 166 km 57
DUBAI METRO COUNSTRUCTION
Planning of the Dubai Metro began under the directive of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who expected other projects to attract 15 million visitors to Dubai by 2010. The combination of a rapidly-growing population (expected to reach 3 million by 2017) and severe traffic congestion necessitated the building of an urban rail system to provide additional public transportation capacity, relieve motor traffic, and provide infrastructure for additional development.
In May 2005 a AED 12.45 billion/US$ 3.4 billion design and build contract was awarded to the Dubai Rail Link (DURL) consortium made up of Japanese companies including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corporation, Obayashi Corporation, Kajima Corporation and Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi.[6] The first phase (worth AED 15.5 billion/US$ 4.2 billion) covers 35 kilometres (22 mi) of the proposed network, including the Red Line between Al Rashidiya and the Jebel Ali Free Zone set for completion by September 2009 [7]and the Green Line from Al Qusais 2 to Al Jaddaf 1. This is to be completed by June 2010.[8] A second phase contract was subsequently signed in July 2006 and includes extensions to the initial routes. The Red Line will partially open on 9 September 2009 though according to an RTA official some of the stations will not open due to delays of the project. The construction cost of the Dubai Metro project has shot up by about 80 per cent from the original AED 15.5 billion/US$ 4.2 billion to AED 28 billion/US$ 7.6 billion. The authorities said the cost of the project did not overshoot. They attributed the increase in expenditure to the major changes in the scope and design of the project. The authorities also expects to generate AED 18 billion/US$ 4.9 billion in income over the next 10 years. But they speculate that the Metro would not be a profit-making enterprise since the fares would be subsidised.
Work officially commenced on the construction of the metro on March 21, 2006.[9] Still in February 2009, a top RTA Rail Agency official said "The $4.2 billion Dubai Metro project would be completed on schedule despite global crisis,"[10] however, two weeks before the planned opening the RTA had to admit that only 10 out of 29 metro station of the red line will be ready to open in time and the project plan slipped embarrassingly
In May 2005 a AED 12.45 billion/US$ 3.4 billion design and build contract was awarded to the Dubai Rail Link (DURL) consortium made up of Japanese companies including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corporation, Obayashi Corporation, Kajima Corporation and Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi.[6] The first phase (worth AED 15.5 billion/US$ 4.2 billion) covers 35 kilometres (22 mi) of the proposed network, including the Red Line between Al Rashidiya and the Jebel Ali Free Zone set for completion by September 2009 [7]and the Green Line from Al Qusais 2 to Al Jaddaf 1. This is to be completed by June 2010.[8] A second phase contract was subsequently signed in July 2006 and includes extensions to the initial routes. The Red Line will partially open on 9 September 2009 though according to an RTA official some of the stations will not open due to delays of the project. The construction cost of the Dubai Metro project has shot up by about 80 per cent from the original AED 15.5 billion/US$ 4.2 billion to AED 28 billion/US$ 7.6 billion. The authorities said the cost of the project did not overshoot. They attributed the increase in expenditure to the major changes in the scope and design of the project. The authorities also expects to generate AED 18 billion/US$ 4.9 billion in income over the next 10 years. But they speculate that the Metro would not be a profit-making enterprise since the fares would be subsidised.
Work officially commenced on the construction of the metro on March 21, 2006.[9] Still in February 2009, a top RTA Rail Agency official said "The $4.2 billion Dubai Metro project would be completed on schedule despite global crisis,"[10] however, two weeks before the planned opening the RTA had to admit that only 10 out of 29 metro station of the red line will be ready to open in time and the project plan slipped embarrassingly
Dubai Metro
The Dubai Metro (in Arabic: مترو دبي) is a driverless, fully automated metro network in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The Red Line is partly operational, the Green Line is still under construction, and further lines are planned. These first two lines run underground in the city centre and on elevated viaducts elsewhere.[2] All trains and stations are air conditioned with platform edge doors to make this possible.
The Dubai Metro is currently operated by a joint organisation of the Roads and Transport Authority and the Serco Group.
The first section of the Red Line, covering 10 stations, was ceremonially inaugurated at 9:09:09 PM on September 9, 2009, by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai,[3] with the line opening to the public at 6 AM on September 10.[4] The Dubai Metro is the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula.[5]
Once the 20 km Green line opens in June 2010, the Dubai Metro will overtake the title of longest automated metro network from the Vancouver Skytrain, surpassing it by 3 km
The Dubai Metro is currently operated by a joint organisation of the Roads and Transport Authority and the Serco Group.
The first section of the Red Line, covering 10 stations, was ceremonially inaugurated at 9:09:09 PM on September 9, 2009, by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai,[3] with the line opening to the public at 6 AM on September 10.[4] The Dubai Metro is the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula.[5]
Once the 20 km Green line opens in June 2010, the Dubai Metro will overtake the title of longest automated metro network from the Vancouver Skytrain, surpassing it by 3 km
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