Nad Al Sheba Explained

Nad Al Sheba
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United Arab Emirates
Subdivision Type1:Emirate
Subdivision Name1:Dubai
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Dubai
Established Date:565654664
Area Total Km2:60.1455
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:680
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Community number
Blank Info Sec1:615–618

Nad Al Sheba (Arabic: ند الشبا) is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Situated south of the Dubai Creek, Nad Al Sheba is best known for its racecourse, the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, which hosted the Dubai World Cup annually until 2009.

Organisation of locality

Nad Al Sheba comprises four sub-communities:

The housing was built by Nakheel Properties and includes over 1,500 mediterranean and Moroccan styled villas with four and five bedrooms.[2]

Community facilities include a five kilometre cycling and running track, a community clubhouse, a restaurant, a sports center, a swimming pool and a gymnasium. A shopping mall is under construction.

The racecourse is located in Nad Al Sheba 1, while the stables that bred racehorses such as Dubai Millennium and Essence of Dubai are located in Nad Al Sheba 2. The Nad Al Sheba palace of Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is located in Nad Al Sheba 1.

Nad Al Sheba is bordered to the north by Al Markada, Bu Kadra and Ras Al Khor Industrial Areas, and to the west by Al Quoz.

Notable events

See main article: UPS Airlines Flight 6. On 3 September 2010, UPS Airlines Flight 6 crashed near the camp, killing both the crew members.

Notes and References

  1. http://cpq.dhcc.ae/PDF%20Bank/Healthcare%20in%20Dubai/PopulationDistribution.pdf Existing Population and Future Holding Capacities in Dubai Urban Area
  2. Web site: The internet is convinced this picture of Dubai is fake . Esquire.