The United Arab Emirates is one of the most attractive tourist destinations of today boasting of its natural physical features and the manmade infrastructures that has always left a feeling of awe to any tourist. The country prides on its magnificent geographical landscapes which include mountains like al-Hajar ranges that has an approximate altitude of 2500 meters and stretches southeastward for about 150 kilometers to the Gulf of Oman, the salt pans in the coast of Persian Gulf and the mountains of al Hajar al Gharbi among the few in the country.
The country boost of its man made attraction sites. The city of Dubai which is one of most beautiful cities in the world is found in the United Arab Emirates. Dubai is a cosmopolitan metropolis and has grown to become a global city, a business and cultural hub of the Middle East and the Persian Gulf region. Its well built transport infrastructure has made the city to become a major conduit of goods and passengers. Through many innovative infrastructures the city has attracted the world attention with its large and tall sky scrappers with the world’s tallest building-Burji kharlifa being found in this city in addition to ambitious development projects including some huge shopping malls, hotels and islands that are manmade. The architectural designs of the buildings in the city are more of a marvel. It is a combined pattern of the ancient and modern Islamic architecture that have been innovatively not only supported by the Arab’s architectural and engineering design firms but also by the New York and Chicago.
Although the city doesn’t have a natural river or an oasis it does have a natural inlet-the Dubai creek that has been dredged to enhance large vessels to go through.
The Dubai’s economy initially depended mainly on oil but today the tourism and service industry has become the top earner in the economy of the city and their returns has far exceeded the returns on oil.
The Dubai city and the country at large have been recognized for its outstanding human rights that has been deeply entrenched in its constitution and which all visitors and the citizens has to adhere to. Racial discrimination is not found in this country. There are rights for life evidenced by great emphasis on good health care services provided by the government by building good hospitals. The right for worship has also been given a priority unlike many of the Arab countries that have little tolerance for other religions. Christianity, Buddhism and Islam are few among others that are found in this country. Security has been given a highest priority in the country. This has been the main drive for the influx of tourists from all over the world to the United Arab Emirate. The government has put measures in place to ensure security for its citizens and the visitors. For example there was a wide outcry and various diplomatic strife followed between the government of UAE and the Israel when the Israel secret intelligent-the Mossad assassinated Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh on 19th of January, in a Dubai hotel room. Other countries like the Britain also reacted by expelling an Israeli diplomat after it was found that Israel had forged the British passports.
The country climatic conditions are that of a desert. The climate is hot and dry almost through out the year apart from the little rain experienced in the month of January and February. Tourist from western countries and Europe during winter period in their country flies to the UAE because the climate in UAE is hot unlike their country where the temperatures can plunge to devastating level like negative 4- negative 10 degrees centigrade.
The country’s entertainment scene has also undergone great changes and diversification from the ancient khalij tradition. Today Hollywood and Indian movies are found in Dubai and the country in general. Above it all is the Dubai international film festival that is held annually to showcase the Arabs’ film making talent. There are various sports that are undertaken in the country and Dubai in particular. Football and crickets are among the popular sports. It also has the traditional rugby tournaments that are held annually. Dubai has also expressed interest in hosting the 2020 Olympics games.
Education in Dubai and UAE in general has been given high priority. The medium of instruction in most of the public schools is Arabic with English being the second language, but most of the private schools and some public schools use English as a medium of instruction.
There is a considerable freedom of media in the UAE and Dubai. Various media houses have been set up in Dubai. There is also a heavy presence of foreign media like Reuters in the country. The government owned media houses are used by the government to censor various news that the government considers to violate the set rules of the country, the culture, security and the stability of the country.
Having been endowed with the equitable society, the natural sites and the most innovative manmade sites and infrastructures, UAE and Dubai in particular remains to be one of the most attractive safe and secure place to live in and to visit. No wonder it is a dream land for many in the generation of today.
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