A glittering sapphire poised in the middle of the Arabian Desert, the Emirate and city of Dubai is much more than a simple oasis in the desert. It's an urban eden. Dubai bears the unique status of being a multi-dimensional cultural crossroads. The city is grounded in Islamic and Bedouin culture, but is also deeply affected by its diverse tourist culture. A myriad of languages, customs, ethnicities, and lifestyles cavort about the city's streets, and those visiting will no doubt encounter the engaging heterogeneity.
This cosmopolitan metropolis housed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a grandiose dedication to all things superlative. It features the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, with 163 floors, reaching 2,722 feet high, also the world's largest shopping mall, spanning over 5.4 million square feet and housing 1,200 shops. There is a reason why Dubai is the Middle East's symbol for ingenuity and the future. And that reason is only partly the fact that they have an unfathomable amount of oil money to spend on cool stuff.
Its status as an international tourism and business hub promotes wide-scale innovation. Between its man-made islands in the Persian Gulf, towering skyscrapers, and over 70 shopping centers, Dubai is certain to leave tourists with dazzling memories, heavier luggage, and likely lighter wallets.
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