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  2. Dubai Metro - Wikipedia

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    1⁄2 in) standard gauge. Electrification. Third rail, 750 V DC [1] Top speed. 95 kmph (59 mph) The Dubai Metro ( Arabic: مترو دبي) is a rapid transit rail network in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently operated by a consortium of the French company Keolis and Japanese company MHI ( Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ), as ...

  3. Dubai - Wikipedia

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    Dubai (/ d uː ˈ b aɪ /, doo-BY; Arabic: دبي, romanized: Dubayy, IPA:, Gulf Arabic pronunciation:) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates.

  4. United States presidential visits to the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    Ten United States presidents have made presidential visits to the Middle East. The first trips by an incumbent president to countries in (or partly within) the Middle East were those by Franklin D. Roosevelt, and were an offshoot of Allied diplomatic interactions during World War II. To date, 16 visits have been made to Egypt, 12 to Saudi ...

  5. Met Office - Wikipedia

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    The Met Office is one of only two World Area Forecast Centres or WAFCs, and is referred to as WAFC London. The other WAFC is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and known as WAFC Washington. WAFC data is used daily to safely and economically route aircraft, particularly on long-haul journeys. The data provides details of wind speed and direction ...

  6. Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum - Wikipedia

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    Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum ( Arabic: راشد بن سعيد آل مكتوم, romanized : Rāšid bin Saʿīd Āl Maktūm; 11 June 1912 – 7 October 1990) was an Emirati royal, politician and a founder of the United Arab Emirates. Al Maktoum was the first vice president and second prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, and was the ...

  7. Princess Tower - Wikipedia

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    957. The Princess Tower ( Arabic: برج الأميرة) is a 101-story, 413.4 m (1,356 ft) [1] tall residential -only skyscraper located in the Marina district of Dubai, UAE. [4] As of September 2022, Princess Tower is the third tallest building in Dubai, after the Burj Khalifa and Marina 101 and the 36th tallest building in the world. [5]

  8. Government of Dubai - Wikipedia

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    Dubai Court of Cassation. The Government of Dubai ( Arabic: حكومة دبي) is the subnational authority that governs the Emirate of Dubai, one of the seven constituent monarchies which make up the United Arab Emirates. The executive authority and head of the government is the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

  9. Emirate of Dubai - Wikipedia

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    AE-DU. Religion. Islam (the official state religion of the UAE) The Emirate of Dubai ( Arabic: إمارة دبيّ, romanized : ʾImārat Dubayy) is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. [5] It is the most populous emirate of the UAE. The capital of the emirate is the eponymous city, Dubai .