10 Amazing Facts About Dubai – the City of Luxury

Dubai must be one of the most pompous cities of the world, they choose the biggest, the highest, the brightest, the most expensive stuff to make each of us stunned. Here we present 20 more amazing facts about Dubai for your entertainment.
1. The Dubai police fleet includes a Lamborghini, Ferrari and Bentley. This is to allow them to catch speeders who can outrun other cars.
Do not be surprised if you see a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as a police car on the streets of Dubai.


2. Dubai is the city of the most rapid changes.
Just compare two images of Dubai dated 1991 and 2013.


 3. Dubai is building a 50,000,000 square foot climate-controlled indoor city from scratch.
Air conditioners are everywhere in Dubai, even outside – everything for your comfort!




4. There are several cases of foreign women visiting Dubai for business, being raped, and then being jailed after reporting the rape.
One of the vivid examples is the case of Marte Deborah Dalelv from Norway who brought charges against her colleague and was sentenced to sixteen months of prison herself.




5. In Dubai you can see wild animals from a passenger seat.
Too scared? Well your seat could be occupied by a cheetah!




6. A journalist from Dubai named Omar Borkan Al Gala was told to leave Saudi Arabia for being considered “too handsome”.
The authorities thought the UAE delegate could corrupt impressionable women at the annual Janadriyah Festival.




7. Dubai’s artificial Palm Islands imported enough sand to fill 2.5 Empire State Buildings.
Palm Islands were constructed from 94 million m3 of sand. 37 million m3 was required by the Empire State Building.



8. One out of every five cranes is located in Dubai.
Today the city has 909 finished high-rises and the number is growing on.




9. Sales of oil constitute only 6% of Dubai’s economy.
The local economy is mainly based on real estate and tourism.




10. The Burj Al Arab uses enough gold inside to cover 46,265 Mona Lisa paintings.
1,790 m2 of 24-carat gold leaf is covering the interior of the Burj Al Arab.