Dubai from a small village to an international modern city

Dubai has quickly become one of the top touristic destinations in the World.

Tourism is a major resoces of Dubai economic, the city has been provided with many factors wich are attracted by number of people from the varius part of the world.

When talking about Dubai we should consider speaking firstly about Emirates (United Arabic Emirates) which is a federation of seven emirates located in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf. With a population of 4.6 million and land area of approximately 30,000 square miles, UAE’s seven states (called emirates) include: Abu Dhabi (the capital emirate), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain.1 The nation borders Oman and Saudi Arabia and shares sea borders with Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. Compared to its neighbors, UAE is small in land mass and population.

Basically when we want to speak about Emirates the first thing that comes into the mind is the Oil which played a great role in the establishment of Emirates. The country’s landscape shifted dramatically in the early 1960s, when oil was discovered in Abu Dhabi. By 1962, it became the first emirate to export oil, and these natural resources virtually transformed the nature of the region’s economy and society.

So, coming back to the main topic of our subject today which is tourism, we should generally take a look at Dubai’s location. So it is located on the southern shore of the Gulf in the south-eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. It lies between 55o16 North. The total area of the Emirates is 3,885 sq. km. Despite that the location of Dubai is not that interest but during about 20 years the country achieve a great success in many fields not only in tourism.

Looking back at the very beginning of the appearance of tourism in 1998 there weren’t even hotels in Dubai; visitors had no choice but to stay with their hosts or colleagues.

The following two decades Dubai saw a great development so there was appearance of the basic facilities for travelers. The event that almost changes the structure of tourism there was the establishment of the international airport in 1959. Spurred by the discovery of oil in 1966, a number of small hotels began to open to serve the needs of Dubai’s growing economy.

After that date it wasn’t so hard for the country to continue working on tourism especially while internationally this field was so important and stole all people’s attention. Thus Dubai’s tourism began to grow even faster than other countries.

Looking up today we can see that Dubai is one of the world’s most growing city. Thanks to many establishments like the highest and finest hotel Burj Al Arab, the highest building is also ready now, some of the world’s biggest shopping malls. Man made palm shaped beaches, which have apartment build over. The world biggest airport is also in Dubai.

Let us not to forget that Burj Al Arab today is in the international competition between many tall buildings and remarkably it is the tallest one. 

History of Dubai

History of Dubai

The heritage of Dubai is rich even if the creation of the Emirate itself is much more recent. The most important developments in the history of Dubai have occurred since the discovery of oil fifty years ago.

3000 AC: We can say that this is when the story of Dubai began. Archaeological research has highlighted the human presence since at least the Bronze Age.

5th to 7th century AD. JC: Jumeirah is a step on the road of trade caravans linking Oman to what we call now Iraq. People live on fishing, boat building and collecting pearls.

16th century: the European influence began with the interests of Portugal for the commercial lines in the region.

1793: the Bani Yas tribe took political power and came to Abu Dhabi. Dubai later becomes an addiction. This period in the history of Dubai is marked by many tribal wars.

1820: Britain negotiated the first of many maritime treaties with the local authority. This is the area the nickname Coast treaty.

1833: Maktoum Bin Butti of the Bani Yas tribe settled on the Shindagha peninsula at the very beginning and declared the independence of the city of Abu Dhabi. His dynasty is still at the head of Dubai today.

1870 Dubai became the principal port on the Gulf Coast, so the city's prosperity has mainly to collect beads

1902: Following the introduction of heavy taxes on the port Lingeh in Iran, many Iranian traders and Arab immigrants migrate to Dubai where they are warmly welcomed. The expansion of business activities in Dubai has never ceased.

The successful national and international trade and Dubai has the largest Arabian souks.

1950: oil was discovered in the states of Trier.

1960: Indian and Pakistani people in Dubai are growing and breathing new life into the textile market and trade with the Indian subcontinent.

1966: a sensitive step in the history of Dubai when discovering Oil in Dubai Fateh oil field.

1971: United Arab Emirates are based in the interests of mutual security and prosperity and join the Arab League. Opening of the Dubai International Airport

1979: opening of the port of Jebel Ali The World Trade Centre Dubai opens - it is the highest skyscraper in the city, paving the way for a series of ambitious architectural projects.

1985: Emirates airline is based. The Jebel Ali Free Zone is opened and attracts significant foreign investments

1996: Dubai World Cup is organized for the first time. The Dubai Shopping Festival is created.

1999 : Burj Al-Arab was established and selected as the only seven stars hotel in the world.

2002: Sheikh Mohammed launched Internet City and Media City and private property for the benefit of foreigners, laying thus the foundations of the "New Dubai".

2003 : ambitious projects were launched , particularly that tallest tower in the world, and that of 200 artificial islands.

2003 : Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum was pronounced as the leader of Dubai and the vice president of UAE

2009: Emirates Terminal 3 and the metro are launched to serve the demands of a growing air and road traffic.

2010 : Burj Khalifa was selected as the tallest human establishment in the world.