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Powerful. Captivating. Surprising. The new playground of international jet-setters and power players has emerged and its name is Dubai. Located at the crossroads of Asia, Europe, and Africa, within the United Arab Emirates, it's where the traditions of the Middle East meet the comforts of the West, and both are married in luxury and style. Anticipation marks every moment, even before landing in Dubai. Pristine beaches, championship golf courses, and the sprawl of the manmade Palm Island create an aerial view that has already become iconic. Only in Dubai are there ski slopes and sand dunes begging to be ridden in the same day, Bedouin villages mixed with modern enterprise, and other incredible juxtapositions of past and future. A cosmopolitan global city in the heart of the Persian Gulf, Dubai is a place of innovation and grandeur, home to the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa hotel, and largest flower garden, and mall—aptly so, since shopping is a way of life for visitors to this elegant city of opulence. The Gold Souk literally dazzles as the precious metal overflows its stalls, and the authentic food and markets of the Bastakia Quarter give experiential travelers access to culture only beginning to bloom to the Western world. Equally exciting, Arabian nights come alive with a decadent, over-the-top nightlife that has become celebrated by the elite—just one more reason to add to the growing list of why Dubai's fast becoming an international favorite. Persian Gulf U N I T E D A R A B E M I R AT E S O M A N O M A N Dasah Aradah Dhafir Tarif Abu Dhabi Al-Ain Buraimi Fujairah Dubai Dhaid Umm Al-Qaiwain Ras Al-Khaimah Sharjah 7 11 11 11 11 22 88 18 0 50 miles 0 50 km 82 Welcome to Dubai WELCOME TO DUBAI