The history of Dubai development shows that when a major chunk of revenue obtained from oil reserves started to flow in , Dubai started developing rapidly. Vast sums of cash were thrown into the picture, and major infrastructure like schools and hospitals started developing swiftly. Over the years, it transformed Dubai into the glam and glitzy hub we know today. Flip the following images to see what Dubai looked like decades ago and how massively it has transformed over the years. Image Source. Image 2 Source.
The construction of this massive road had begun back in , and it took over nine long years to complete it. Known as the Defence Road back in those days, this road network is now bounded by various important buildings and areas of Dubai, including the Emirates Towers, Palm Jumeirah , and Dubai Marina.
Image 1 Source. Dubai Marina is an artificial canal city located on a 3 km stretch of the Persian Gulf shoreline. It was constructed by bringing in water from the gulf into the designated site of Dubai Marina and creating a man-made waterfront.
This handsome addition to the landscapes of Dubai was expected to be the biggest waterfront and man-made establishment in the world. The Dubai Waterfront project is essentially an amalgamation of canals as well as an artificial archipelago. The construction of this 8-kilometer long waterfront that runs parallel to the Persian coastline had begun back in February , but had to suspended midway owing to the financial crisis that hit Dubai during that time.
Dividing the city into its two major sections — Deira and Bur Dubai, the Dubai Creek serves as a major part of the history of Dubai. It was the first element that drew the Bani Yas tribe, the first ever inhabitants of Dubai, to settle down here. They had built their civilization near the Bur Dubai creek area in the 19th century, giving rise to the Al Maktoum dynasty in the city.
Back then it had a mere 1, meter runway built out of compacted sand. According to the history of Dubai, an asphalt runway and a fire station were added to the airport premises later. Today, it is one of the busiest airports in the world. In the year , about a quarter of the cranes in the world were occupied in building the massive structures we see in Dubai today.
The history of Dubai tourism shows that more and more tourists started pouring into the city once these towering and glistening buildings were up and running.
And once the Burj Khalifa joined the party, Dubai shot to fame as being the home of the tallest man-made structure in the world, bringing in a huge influx of travelers from all over the world to see this massive beauty.
This impressive structure stands at the very gateway of Maktoum Bridge that in turn serves as an essential link between Bur Dubai and Deira. While it may have been surrounded merely by sand and undeveloped structures at that time, this area has now transformed into one of the most happening hubs of Dubai where youngsters like to hang out.
This storey building was known as the Sheikh Rashid Tower back in those days and played a crucial role in shaping the economic history of Dubai. It will be difficult to know because we don't have a lot of documents in this area.
But we should find more historical documents and I pose this challenge to our young generation - to look into the past, do researches and investigate historical documents - to know more of our roots. We have a lot of archaeological sites like Saruq Al-Hadid but there were no writings and we could only find daggers or swords 1, to 2, years ago," Bukhash said. Bukhash added: "Civilisation in Dubai started around 12, years ago or 2, years BCE before the common era , but the first recorded mention of Dubai appeared in a book by Al Bhakri from Andalusia around 1, years ago.
Bukhash underlined: "It is very important to study these historical documents to know the political, economic, social, cultural and even the personal relationships of people before. By looking into the past, people will know how the various emirates got their names: like Abu Dhabi, which means gazelle; Sharjah for the east; Fujairah, which came from the word fajr which means dawn in Arabic and Ras Al Khaimah, which means head of the tent.
People will learn the meaning of the areas where they live like Al Barsha which means 'small grass'," Bukhash emphasised. Ahmed Obaid Al Mansoori, founder of Crossroad of Civilizations Museum, noted the important collaboration among the private sector, academicians and the government in pursuing historical researches. We will have a better, bigger and much beautiful picture of history if there is active collaboration from all sectors," Al Mansoori noted. Meanwhile, siblings Shaikha Al Kaabi, 22, and Mooza Al Kaabi, 20, who are studying IT security and general studies respectively at Zayed University said: "By looking at the past, we get to know and understand how our forefathers lived.
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