10 Incredible Facts about Dubai You Have Probably Never Heard Before!
‘Dubai- hot on heels in terms of luxurious, the biggest, the tallest& the brightest that life can offer!’
Discussing Dubai has become the most loved subject of the time for most of the people. Are you among them? We are guessing you are!
But, how much do you know about the country? About the Dubai city in particular! Do you think that knowing it’s posh & sophisticated in its architectural beauty is enough?
We need to accept the fact that we only know a considerable amount of Dubai, Let’s dig it further!
The work has been carried out for you to let you know about the 10 shocking facts of Dubai which I am sure you have never heard before.
So without lingering it further, let’s take a look at the key findings:
1) LARGEST GOLD CHAIN:
Have you ever seen a gold chain that is 5km long &has over 4 million links? Yes, you read that right! The world’s largest hand-made gold chain is in Dubai known as “DUBAI CELEBRATION CHAIN” was produced in 45 days and took 100 craftsmen.
Did you know: Dubai has a traditional market for gold known as a gold Souk. The Gold souk is home to nearly 300 retail shops. Research says that at a given point of time 10 tons of gold can be witnessed.
2)CITY HOSTS ROBOT CAMEL RACING:
Robot Camel racing? Surprisingly, YES!The city does not involve only in the traditional way of racing like we usually rent a car Dubai & participate in racing but in Dubai, Camel Racing is an aged game which was empowered by the country’s ruling Sheiks. It was, for the most part, used to commend wedding celebrations and other basic events.
Did you know:To keep the matured social traditions alive, camel racing transformed into an approach where the proprietor of winning camel was honored by cash prizes.
3)LARGEST FLOWER GARDEN:
Have you ever confronted 45 million flowers at a spot? I wonder how can they be even grown together!
Your dream can be fulfilled in Dubai where we have Miracle garden and it has got 45 million flowers in stunning designs with the color combination achieved by 45 variety of flowers.The garden doesn’t only capture eyes but also takes away the heart.
Did you know:Miracle Garden has a record of largest flower wall stamped in Guinness book. Flowers are grown using drip irrigation.
So if you have landed in UAE, you need to find best luxury car rental Dubai company to visit the garden rather than being a couch potato!
4) CRIME FREE CITY (0% Crime):
If you have finally decided to take a break from work &spend your holidays with your loved ones, then I would suggest you to visit Dubai. It’s not only because of its beauty but also in terms of security.
Did you know: Dubai is considered as one of the safest cities on the planet as the crime rate is virtually 0% across the city.
Low crime rates are due to:
● Implementation of Sharia law.
● The city is inhabited primarily by foreigners, so if they commit any crime, they will be deported immediately. Undoubtedly, no one wants that!
● The Dubai police car fleet includes Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini so that the police force catch speeders. So all the hoodlums take a note: ‘’Finish fast, Dubai Police is faster than you”.
5) DUBAI POPULATION:
Over 85% of Dubai’s populace (around 2.5 million) out of the total (3 million) are foreigners belonging to third world countries Source.
Did you know: Another intriguing certainty is that about 100,000 new occupants land here every year. In a stunning truth, half of the population is Indian.
6) BUILDING CITY WITHIN CITY:
Constantly on the quest to impress the rest of the world with its extravagance, Dubai is in the process of building a climate-controlled city within itself. As of yet unnamed city will be within Dubai’s and will feature air-conditioned walkways that get you from street to street and building to building.
In other words, you’ll be able to shop, eat, walk around and explore without having to be bothered by the sweltering desert heat.
7) GOLD VENDING MACHINE:
Nowadays it seems like, whatever is compact can be dispensed out from vending machines, even if it’s gold.
The first gold administering machine ‘GOLD TO GO’ opened in Abu Dhabi in 2010. Since its introduction in UAE, these little machines have sprung up far and wide.
The ‘Gold to Go’ machine transmits the data by following the market cost of gold progressively and updates the cost at regular intervals.
So, you don’t have to carry cash along with you all the time as the machine in Dubai dispenses yellow metal in the form of 1, 5 & 10-gram gold bars as well as gold coins.
8) DUBAI PEOPLE PETS:
Dubai is the place where people are fun loving and thrilling. Have you ever heard that the pets of people can be wild animals? Maybe not! But in Dubai, wild animals are kept as pets, and the owners drive alongside with their pets sitting on the passenger seat.
Researches find that now it’s illegal in Dubai to keep wild animals like cheetahs, lions, so on as pets. So, now maybe you will have little chance to see wild animals like white tigers playing on the beach or lions riding speedboats.
9) TAX-FREE CITY:
Spending hard earned cash on taxes was never liked by people. So feel lucky as you have an open door in Dubai, where you can become wealthy because you are not supposed to pay personal income tax.
The government doesn’t impose any duty on people or to organizations (in terms of taxes), and for that reason, you can earn a lot of cash & save it.
10) TALLEST SKYSCRAPER:
Did you know: BurjKhalifa Tower has highest mosque, the highest restaurant with highest outdoor observation.
So, if you are already in Dubai then what are you waiting for? Rent a car Dubai & sooth your eyes!
I would recommend you to visit Dubai if you want to see the most beautiful and high rise man-made structure on the planet i.e: BurjKhalifa (in the past known as Burj Dubai), the wellspring of motivation for all of us.The structure was officially opened on 4 Jan 2010 with the height of 2717 ft.
Did you know: Back in 1991, the Dubai World Trade Centre was the only skyscraper in the city. But now the city is home to more than 400 skyscrapers. Strange yet factual.