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Doubaï1 Dubai is the most populous of the United Arab Emirates (across the federal capital Abu Dhabi). Located on the Persian Gulf, it is capital of the emirate of Dubai, and has over one million inhabitants (however, with the cities of Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain, themselves capitals of their respective emirates it forms a metropolitan area exceeding 2.3 million in 2010). Dubai is also the largest port in the country.

Founded in the eighteenth century, Dubai remains a modest and isolated town in the world that lives mainly pearl diving in the late nineteenth century. At that time, as the emirate surroundings, they become important in participating in the creation of the Trucial States (Trucial States in English) in 1853.
Through a difficult period during the inter-war years, before entering the full force of modernity in the second half of the twentieth century, Dubai participated in the creation of the current UAE in 1971 with the emir is vice -présidence.

Although not the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai has become the most famous city of the federation.
This reputation is largely due to the media coverage of its tourism projects such as the Burj Al Arab, the most luxurious and the most "star" of the world, the gigantic building projects like the Palm Islands, artificial peninsula shaped palm, the World, an artificial archipelago that replicates the map of the world, the Dubai Marina and disproportionate to the particular architecture, not to mention the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa.

These projects claimed by the government, are presented as a way to become in a few years the world's top destination for luxury tourism and become one of the world centers of family tourism, business, shopping, etc.

The road network consists of broad avenues and highways, including Sheikh Zayed Road is the best known example. This creates a mesh network linking the various residential areas, work and travel in the metropolitan area of Dubai. To allow the crossing of Khor Dubai, the tunnel Shindanaga submarine was built in the sea. Dubai also has the reputation of being the city of the rich country with the most accidents and deaths on the roads. It is estimated that there is an accident every three minutes in Dubai, which contributes to the gridlock. To finance road infrastructure, toll, the salik was established on 1 July 2007.

The sixth crossing of the Khor Dubai, a bridge 12 lanes circulation14 (2x6 lanes), 1.7 km long, 205 m high with a width of 64 m is under construction (March 2008). The bridge, the largest in the world, will open up the Al Jaddaf area. The project will take four years to an estimated $ 817 million (556 million euros).

To alleviate gridlock, the bus network, made ​​up of 59 lines used by 200,000 passengers a week, can reduce three subway lines are under construction, were opened partially in 2009 and fully in 2012 .

The green line in the shape of a "U" around the Khor Dubai Deira and Bur Dubai will link the city center while the red line will connect Jebel Ali in Dubai International Airport. These two lines will measure 70 km and 43 stations count (33 underground and surface ten). Recently, the construction of another line of 47 kilometers (purple) was announced. It would connect the new airport under construction (the Dubai World Central International Airport) in Jebel Ali.

A Streetcar whose construction started in 2009 and with 14 km of line for 19 stations, should also be put into operation in 2014 Finally, to complete these networks transport in own site, it is planned to build seven monorails to to connect to different sites such as Dubailand, Jumeirah Palm, etc. Taxis are numerous in Dubai and it's everywhere. They are the means of non-personal use by most Emiratis transport.