The Development roadmap for Dubai’s structure.

• The Development of Dubai started with the discovery of oil in 1966.
• The United Arab Emirates was formed in 1971 after gaining independence.
• Dubai Downtown project placed the City on the Global map for multiple reasons including building the tallest structure in the world, Burj Khalifa.

Ever since the discovery of oil, in 1966 the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum began the development of the Emirate of Dubai.

Dubai gained its independence in 1971, forming the United Arab Emirates with Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah and adopting the Dirham as its currency two years later.

In 2001, the construction of the palm Jumeirah began, which is a cluster of artificial islands on the Persian Gulf’s shore in the UAE.

The islands have an estimated population of 10,000 as of 2017 and extend Dubai’s total shoreline by 520 km.

To diversify the economy away from Oil exportation, the Downtown Dubai project started, which is a large-scale complex in the heart of Dubai, with Burj Khalifa in the center of it.

The Downtown covered an area of 2 square kilometers with an estimated cost of $20 billion, the complete project was completed in 2017 and had a population of 13,201.

In 2004 the construction of the world’s tallest skyscraper, Burj Khalifa started, with a total height of 828 meters.

Dubai Metro opened in 2009, spanning nearly 90km, it’s a fully automated transportation system around the city.

The metro has two main lines spanning the seven zones across the city which are:

• Green
• Red

The tower was completed in 2010 with the exterior being finished in 2009, it claimed the title of the world’s tallest structure away from the previous title holder, Taipei 101.

In 2021 the UAE geared up to celebrate the 5^th year of the Union and hosted Expo from October 1^st 2021 to March 31^st 2022.