The Top 12 Interesting Facts About Dubai

Dubai is the main commercial city of the United Arab Emirates. It has become the commercial hub of the Middle-East. It's a world class city with magnificent skylines. The city is best known for its outstanding architecture. Dubai is an example of the greatest engineering feats. It is also known as the modern city of superlatives, as it has almost every superlative things in the world. Here are some of the most interesting facts about the city of Dubai:

1. It is the fastest growing mega-city in the world

Dubai is a modern metropolitan city in the Middle-East. Dubai is comparatively a very new city, as the massive construction boom only started in the last decade of the 20th century in the city. Dubai's construction spree is so massive that almost one fourth of all the construction cranes in the world are found only in Dubai. Dubai's infrastructure is one of the best in the world.

2. It is a tax free city

Dubai is one of the few tax-free city in the world. This is one of the main reasons why so many multinational companies are shifting their business headquarters to the city. It also attracts millions of international employees and labours to the city. There are more than 30 tax-free zones operating in Dubai. Most of the free zones in Dubai offer trading, services and industrial licenses to investors looking to set-up their business here in the city. Some of the tax-free zones in Dubai are Dubai Airport Free Zone, Dubai Media City, Dubai Healthcare City, Jebel Ali Free Zone etc.

3. Dubai is home to the only seven star hotel in the world

Dubai has numerous international chain hotels, resorts, spa's and restaurants. As it is one of the top tourist destination in the world so it has thousands of hotels within the city. It is home to the Burj-Al-Arab, the only seven star hotel in the world. It is also home to JW Marriot Marquis, the tallest hotel in the world. Some of the other prominent hotels in the city are Atlantis The Palm, Palace Downtown etc.

4. It has the tallest building in the world

Almost every building in Dubai are tall and are unique in its design and style. No two buildings looks the same in Dubai and this is what the speciality of Dubai's skylines. It's skylines are the tallest in the Middle-East and one of the tallest in the world. It is home to the tallest building in the world, 'The Burj-Khalifa',which has a height of 828.18 meters and is situated in the Downtown, Dubai.

5. It has the largest shopping mall in the world

Dubai has become one of the top shopping capital of the world for its availability of numerous world class shopping centers. It has the largest mall in the world The Dubai Mall, which has 1200 stores. You will find every major brands outlet here in this mall. It has the largest aquarium in the world and also there is a underground ski in the mall. It has become the main attraction of the tourists who visits to Dubai. And also it has become the prime shopping destination of different renowned personalities including many Bollywood and Hollywood stars.

6. It has the largest man made Island in the world

Dubai is a city with modern architectural marvels. Some of the greatest engineering feats can be seen only in Dubai. Dubai has the largest man made Island in the world, the Palm Island, which is considered as the 8th wonder of the world. The Island is built on the Persian Gulf, which has thousands of high standard villas, residential apartments, office buildings and some of the best international hotels and resorts of the world. One of the main interesting fact about this Island is that it has its own railway service, The Palm Monorail System.

7. It has the largest flower garden in the world

Dubai is home to Miracle Garden, which is the largest flower garden in the world. It's really a miracle to have such a large flower garden in the midst of the desert. It spreads across an area of about 72000 square meters and an estimated 45 million flower blooms in the garden. The garden has a very spectacular design so as to multiply the beauty of the flowers.

8. It has the best road infrastructure in the world

Rainfall in Dubai is very less. On an average, it rains for only five days a year in Dubai. This is what the biggest advantage for the road infrastructure of Dubai. Dubai has the best road infrastructure in the world, according to the report published in 2017 by World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland.

9. It has the best skylines in the Middle-East

Dubai has one of the best skylines in the world and is the tallest in the Middle-East. Its skylines are very tall and no two skyscrapers looks the same in the city. Every building of the city has a unique design and style and this is what makes the city's skylines look amazing. One can have a very spectacular view of its skylines from the top of Burj-Khalifa. In the night time the skylines looks stunningly beautiful as all the buildings glows with LED lights in the night.

10. Dubai's streets are often seen flooded with sports cars

Dubai has the largest number of super cars in the world. Dubai's peoples are so rich that most of them owns a super car. Even the cops in Dubai patrols the streets with super cars. Because of this, many a times, we can see the streets of Dubai flooded with super cars.

11. Dubai Police drives super cars

The Dubai Cops drives sports cars for patrolling the streets. They have almost every kind of best super cars for their uses. Their fleet includes the fastest car in the world, the Buggati Veyron. Other prominent super cars of Dubai Police are The Lamborghini's, the Ferrari's, Mclaren's, Aston Martin's, Bmw's, Audi's, Mercedes-Benz's etc.

12. It has the third largest number of skyscrapers in the world

Dubai has one of the best and the tallest skylines in the world. Dubai's skylines looks very beautiful. Currently, Dubai is home to the third largest number of skyscrapers in the world after Hong Kong and New York. Presently, it has 148 skyscrapers and there are hundreds other under construction phase. The king of its skylines is the Burj-Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, situated in the Downtown, Dubai.