12 Facts About Dubai That Make It Stand Out From The Rest Of The World!

by Aswathy Gopinath9 years ago
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7 License plates in Dubai are a symbol of prestige and status, with them being bought and sold for over $14 million – with 1-digit-numbers being the most desired, followed by 2-digits, and so on.

dubai number plate
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We barely spend any time dwelling on our license plates. More often that not, we take what we get and make do with it. In Dubai, however, license plates sometimes symbolise your status, resulting in a large number of people going in for fancy number plates that signify something to them; the higher the number of digits, the cheaper the license plate.(source)

8 Some ATMs in Dubai dispense gold bars.

Gold atm machines in dubai
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Yes, Dubai has an ATM that pays in 24-carat gold – be it bars, coins, or wearable jewellery. All that the customer needs to do is make their selection and pay via cash or credit card, and the machine – dubbed Gold to Go – spits out whatever it is that you want. Located in the Dubai Mall, the machine has become quite the sensation, so much so, that it needs to be replenished twice a week.(source)

9 About one-third of Dubai’s GDP comes from its airport, which contributes around $22 billion to its GDP.

The Dubai International Airport
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Oil only constitutes 2% of Dubai’s GDP, contrary to popular belief; the bulk of its revenue comes from transportation, commerce, trading, financial services, retail, and tourism.

It does not come as a big surprise, then, that their airport – Dubai International, plays such an important role in the Dubai economy is an important contributor to the Dubai economy: it employs over 90,000 people, and supports over 400,000 jobs. Its total contribution to the economy stands at over US$26.7 billion, i.e., 27% of Dubai’s GDP, and 21% of the total employment of the city.(source)

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10 Dubai is building a 50,000,000 square foot climate-controlled indoor city from scratch.

indoor city dubai
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The Mall of the World, as it will be called, will be a giant, 50 million sq ft urban center is a climate and temperature-controlled environment that has taken inspiration from London’s Oxford Street to New York’s Broadway, all of which will be indoors, covered by massive domes. This ambitious project will allow 20,000 hotel rooms, parking space for over 50,000 vehicles, and house the world’s largest shopping mall, and is being developed in a bid to increase the tourist thoroughfare to Dubai.(source)

11 There are thousands of luxury cars left abandoned in Dubai.

Ferrari Enzo abandoned in Dubai
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It’s a pity: take a walk around Dubai’s parking lots, and you will see thousands of luxury and sports cars – from BMWs and Mercedes, to Ferraris and Porsches – lying in careless abandon. The BBC reported that a Ferrari Enzo worth more than $1 million was found abandoned in a parking lot of a Dubai airport. One of the central reasons for this is speculated to be the Sharia law, that states that if you fall behind on your car payments, you go to prison, and these abandoned cars were possibly the property of citizens who preferred fleeing the country over staying back and counting prison bars.(source)

12 Although illegal, keeping exotic animals as pets is something of a fashion statement in Dubai.

Tiger in car, dubai
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Yes, wild animals are scary, not to mention incredibly dangerous, but do buyers care? Not really. Buyers in UAE have always shown a growing interest in owning exotic pets such as tigers and cheetahs, all of which are, incidentally, illegal. Owing to the increased interest among people, however, these animals are easily available over the internet, after being smuggled in from their natural habitats. Talk about an expensive choice!(source)

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