Al Sufouh
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Al Sufouh
الصفوح | |
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Community | |
| Coordinates:25°07′08″N55°11′01″E/ 25.11894°N 55.18355°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Dubai |
| City | Dubai |
| Boroughs | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 7.6 km2(2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,337 |
| • Density | 440/km2(1,100/sq mi) |
Al Sufouh(Arabic:الصفوح) is a locality inDubai,United Arab Emirates(UAE). Located in western Dubai, Al Sufouh contains many new real estate developments and is home to several free economic clusters such asDubai Knowledge VillageandDubai Internet City.Al Sufouh lies along Dubai'sPersian Gulfcoast and comprises two sub-communities:
- Al Sufouh 1begins at the intersection of routesD 63(Umm Saqeem Street) andD 94(Al Sufouh Road) nearMadinat Jumeirah.Dubai Police Academy,Wellington Schooland Mina A'Salam are located in Al Sufouh 1.
- Al Sufouh 2is located south ofPalm Jumeirah.Several free zone economic clusters such asDubai Internet City,Dubai Knowledge VillageandDubai Media Cityare located in Al Sufouh 2. Additionally, the area housesDubai College,theInternational School of Choueifat,theAmerican University of DubaiandHard Rock Cafe, Dubai.The Dubai portion of the soon to be developedLogo Islandwill be part of the Al Sufouh 2 locality.[2]
ThePalm Jumeirahlies to the north of Al Sufouh. It is bounded to the south byEmirates HillsandAl Barsha.In September 2016, H.E.Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,theRuler of Dubai,ordered that Al Sufouh Street, a major street in the district, be renamed King Salman Street after KingSalman bin Abdulaziz Al SaudofSaudi Arabia.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Existing Population and Future Holding Capacities in Dubai Urban AreaArchived2008-09-11 at theWayback Machine.Dubai Healthcare City. 2000.
- ^Census Based Map Year 2000Archived2008-07-03 at theWayback Machine.GIS Center. Dubai Municipality. 2007.
- ^Government of Dubai Media Office broadcast published on You TubeKing Salman Street in Dubai
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