Camel-racing,
a traditional sport, is extremely popular in the Emirates.
It was originally staged in an informal setting, at weddings
or special festivals, but now customized tracks have been
built throughout the country where race meetings are held
in the winter months from October to April, culminating
in the annual camel race festival at Al Wathba which attracts
entrants from all over the world.
Sheikh Zayed's sponsorship of the Zayed Grand Prize camel
races, also held at Al Wathba racetrack to celebrate UAE
National Day, is an indication of the special focus and
encouragement given to the revival of heritage sports and
camel-racing festivals as an occasion for the gathering
of UAE citizens.
Dubai Horse Racing
The
World famous Dubai world cup is held in Dubai annually at
the Nad Al Sheba club which boasts of a 2000- metre turf
course. The evening features the Dubai World Cup, the world's
richest horse race, supported by the UAE Derby and the Dubai
Kahayla Classic for Purebred Arabians. The Dubai Duty Free,
Dubai Sheema Classic, Dubai Golden Shaheen and Godolphin
Mile complete a night of history. This is also a rare opportunity
for ladies to wear hats to the occasion.
Dubai Autodrome
Dubai
Autodrome is the first fully integrated automotive and motor
sports facility in the Middle East region, incorporating
a world class FIA sanctioned 5.39 km motor racing track,
international standard pit lane complex with a "state-of-the-art"
grandstand accommodating over 7,000 spectators as well as
providing modern hospitality suites for corporate customers.
Providing a "real home" for the automotive industry
in the Gulf with a comprehensive business park being developed
around the racetrack, it will also feature an international
and local racing calendar will be established on the Autodrome
to include Single Seater Racing, Touring Cars, Motor Bikes,
Sports Cars and Karting.
Dragon Mart
Dragon
Mart, the largest trading hub for products from China being
developed outside the Chinese mainland, is taking its final
shape at the International City development of Nakheel, in
the Al Warsan area in Dubai. The 1.2 km long dragon shaped
structure is a permanent exhibition space comprising showrooms
and business facilities including: post offices, meeting and
negotiation rooms, full commercial and general services and
will assemble the most exhaustive collection of Chinese products
under one roof. The project is also a realisation of the longstanding
relationship between the Chinese government, the expatriate
Chinese community and the UAE.
Knowledge Village
Dubai
Knowledge Village (KV) is a vibrant, connected learning community
that will develop the region's talent pool and accelerate
its move to the knowledge economy. KV was set up to develop
Dubai into a destination for education for both regional and
international learners. This new education and training hub
is also set up to complement the Free Zones other two clusters:
Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media City by providing the
facilities to train the clusters' future knowledge workers.
Dubai Knowledge Village provides the infrastructure for developing,
sharing and applying knowledge. In addition, Dubai Knowledge
Village has expanded to include the mega-campus Dubai Knowledge
Universities, the first stage of which will be completed in
2006.
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Camel-racing,
a traditional sport, is extremely popular in the Emirates.
It was originally staged in an informal setting, at weddings
or special festivals, but now customized tracks have been
built throughout the country where race meetings are held
in the winter months from October to April, culminating
in the annual camel race festival at Al Wathba which attracts
entrants from all over the world. 
The
World famous Dubai world cup is held in Dubai annually at
the Nad Al Sheba club which boasts of a 2000- metre turf
course. The evening features the Dubai World Cup, the world's
richest horse race, supported by the UAE Derby and the Dubai
Kahayla Classic for Purebred Arabians. The Dubai Duty Free,
Dubai Sheema Classic, Dubai Golden Shaheen and Godolphin
Mile complete a night of history. This is also a rare opportunity
for ladies to wear hats to the occasion.
Dubai
Autodrome is the first fully integrated automotive and motor
sports facility in the Middle East region, incorporating
a world class FIA sanctioned 5.39 km motor racing track,
international standard pit lane complex with a "state-of-the-art"
grandstand accommodating over 7,000 spectators as well as
providing modern hospitality suites for corporate customers.
Dragon
Mart, the largest trading hub for products from China being
developed outside the Chinese mainland, is taking its final
shape at the International City development of Nakheel, in
the Al Warsan area in Dubai. The 1.2 km long dragon shaped
structure is a permanent exhibition space comprising showrooms
and business facilities including: post offices, meeting and
negotiation rooms, full commercial and general services and
will assemble the most exhaustive collection of Chinese products
under one roof. The project is also a realisation of the longstanding
relationship between the Chinese government, the expatriate
Chinese community and the UAE.
Dubai
Knowledge Village (KV) is a vibrant, connected learning community
that will develop the region's talent pool and accelerate
its move to the knowledge economy. KV was set up to develop
Dubai into a destination for education for both regional and
international learners. This new education and training hub
is also set up to complement the Free Zones other two clusters:
Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media City by providing the
facilities to train the clusters' future knowledge workers.
