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About Dubai

Dubai or Dubayy refers to either One of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Arabian Peninsula, or That emirate's main city, sometimes called "Dubai City" to distinguish it from the emirate.

Dubai is the second largest emirate in the federation after Abu Dhabi. The emirate is located on the Persian Gulf, southwest of Sharjah and northeast of Abu Dhabi.

Dubai's enormous constructions and developments in various industries through innovative real estate projects, sports events, shopping festivals and conferences has attracted world-wide attention for Dubai City, establishing it as the world's leading business hub.

Dubai is distinct from other members of the UAE in that revenues from oil account for only 10% of its gross domestic product. A majority of the emirate's revenues are from the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ) and now, increasingly, from tourism.

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Weather / Climate
Dubai is unusual in that its population comprises mainly expatriates, with UAE nationals (Emiratis) constituting the minority. The vast majority of these expatriates come from South Asia and the South East Asia. The summer months, from June to September, are too hot for comfort. Mid-day temperatures range from 350C to 420C, and occasionally top 490C at the height of summer. During this period there is a sharp drop in night time temperatures, with these falling to roughly half the midday readings, i.e. 200C to 280C.

Religion

The official language is Arabic, but English and Urdu are also widely spoken Language, along with other languages like Persian, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, and Tagalog. Islam is the official religion of all of the emirates. A vast majority of the locals are Sunnis. There are foreign minority Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians as well. Dubai is the only emirate that has Hindu temples and a sikh gurudwara.

The Meena Bazaar area of the city has Religious Temples of Shiva and Krishna. Both are believed to be sanctioned by the late ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

Dubai Currency

Dirham is the currency unit in Dubai. Currency code is Dh. or AED. Dirham notes come in an array of denominations which range from Dh 5 to Dh1000. One Dirham is divided into units of 100 fils.

In Dubai the Currency Board found its origin on May 19, 1973 with the purpose of primarily issuing the Dirham and for maintaining the parity. Initially the Dirham was valued at 3.94737 Dirham against the US dollar and the margin could vary by one per cent.

Coin denominations are 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 fils and 1 dirham. However, coins with a denomination below 25 fils are rarely used.

Getting there

Getting to Dubai is easy because Dubai's location makes it easily accessible, as most major cities in Europe, Africa and Asia provide direct flights. Dubai International Airport is ranked in the world's top 10 airports and now has a passenger handling capacity of 14 million per year. The plan is to take this up to 70 million.

Dubai airport has two terminals. These are located on opposite sides of the airport and offer car rentals, hotel reservations, and cash exchange services. Duty Free shops are located in both arrival and departure halls.