Author Topic: [Travel] All About Dubai (Read 13019 times)

Jhanda_Amli · « **on:** June 12, 2010, 11:07:51 PM »

Dubai in 1990

Dubai in 2003

Dubai in 2008

Dubai in 2009

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Dubai is said to currently have 15-25% of all the world's cranes

Read More: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/burj-cranes-of-dubai-1.236699

Palm Islands

The Dubai Waterfront. When completed it will become the largest waterfront development in the world.
All of this was built in the last 5 years, including that island that looks like a palm tree.
The Palm Islands in Dubai. New Dutch dredging technology was used to create these massive man made islands. They are the largest artificial islands in the world and can be seen from space. Three of these Palms will be made with the last one being the largest of them all.

More Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_waterfront

Punjabi Janta Forums - Janta Di Pasand · « **on:** June 12, 2010, 11:07:51 PM »

R.C.G · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2010, 11:17:28 PM »

Dubai looks like desert beside all the buildings..i mean we hardly see grass there...i seen loads of pics of dubai..most of look like desert area.

R.C.G · « **Reply #2 on:** June 12, 2010, 11:21:51 PM »

i'm not sure but i think Shahrukh khan bought a flat in Palm Tree island

Jhanda_Amli · « **Reply #3 on:** June 12, 2010, 11:26:14 PM »

The World Island

The World Islands. 300 artificially created islands in the shape of the world. Each island will have an estimated cost of $25-30 million.

Some sources have said that world Island has started to sink after the work was halted due to the finical crisis.
The world is almost 90% completed.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_(archipelago)

Burj Al-Arab Hotel

Number of Rooms: 202

The Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai. The worlds tallest hotel. Considered the only '7 star' hotel and the most luxurious hotel in the world. It stands on an artificial island in the sea.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Al_Arab

R.C.G · « **Reply #4 on:** June 12, 2010, 11:32:24 PM »

WHOLI SMOKEE I WOULDN'T MIND WORKING AS RECEPTIONIST AT Burj Al-Arab Hotel

Jhanda_Amli · « **Reply #5 on:** June 12, 2010, 11:37:52 PM »

Quote from: Gja Gi on June 12, 2010, 11:32:24 PM

WHOLI SMOKEE I WOULDN'T MIND WORKING AS RECEPTIONIST AT Burj Al-Arab Hotel

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Post your resume of their website Bro :pagel:

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More on Dubai Later, to be cont. :

Kudi Nepal Di · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2010, 12:09:12 AM »

Quote from: BAJUKA SINGH on June 12, 2010, 11:17:28 PM

Dubai looks like desert beside all the buildings..i mean we hardly see grass there...i seen loads of pics of dubai..most of look like desert area.

1990 mera to ik saal pehla da
i ll show u more pic now uae...
now its not like derest je fir keha ta mardu tenu

Jatt Yamla · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2010, 12:12:09 AM »

Quote from: » ∂єѕι נαттι « on June 13, 2010, 12:09:12 AM

1990 mera to ik saal pehla da
i ll show u more pic now uae...
now its not like derest je fir keha ta mardu tenu

tera othe kon rehanda aa...katal karan te utar ayi aaa..actually i agree wid him...sareya pics vekh oh green lagda kise v pic ch...beside the last one

Dad Di Bibbi Dhee · « **Reply #8 on:** June 13, 2010, 12:14:26 AM »

ya phela m dubia ch rahi c...like whn i was 6 yrs old
nice nd peacful place aa

Kudi Nepal Di · « **Reply #9 on:** June 13, 2010, 05:18:07 AM »

deria city centre

dubai city centre mall

dubai festival

festival city

Nav Braich · « **Reply #10 on:** June 13, 2010, 05:48:54 AM »

One I wuLd Luv tp PAy a visit ..to Dubai ... i jst luv this COuntry for its beauty, infrastructure ... and everythng ..they got ...

really a awesum county

Nav Braich · « **Reply #11 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:19:42 AM »

Jumeirah Mosque

Jumeirah Sunset

Dubai Golden Sky

ALqarhood Bridge

Dubai Airport

Emirates Towers,Dubai

Ilha de Michael Schumacher

VIP Villa in The World Islands - Dubai

Future Home ... :

the world island under construction

Atlantis, the Palm, Dubai

LondonPunjabi · « **Reply #12 on:** June 14, 2010, 08:49:39 AM »

I hate to ruin your love affair with Dubai. I ahve been there twice, once on the way back from India and once through work.
I don’t know if you are aware that 17 Sikh men have been sentenced to hang in Dubai. I was on a march which took place here in London to present the Brittish Prime Minister with a petition for help in saving these men.
Here is what Amnesty International has to say.

UAE MUST INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF TORTURE OF INDIAN MEN ON DEATH ROW

“23 April 2010
Amnesty International has condemned abuses and torture said to have been meted out to 17 Indian men facing the death penalty in the United Arab Emirates for the murder of a Pakistani national.

The migrant workers, sentenced to death on 29 March, are alleged to have been tortured by police over nine days while in custody in a bid to make them ‘confess’ to the crime.

The men were beaten with clubs, subjected to electric shocks, deprived of sleep and forced to stand on one leg for ‘prolonged periods’, say Lawyers For Human Rights International (LFHRI), an Indian NGO campaigning on behalf of the men.

Navkiran Singh, of the LFHRI says that a month after their arrest they were taken to the scene of the killing and forced to re-enact it. They were made to beat up a policeman posing as the dead man. The scene was videotaped and later presented at their trial as genuine CCTV footage of the killing.

“This is a mockery of justice. These 17 men have been tortured, forced to confess, and sentenced to death based on a fake video”, said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa.

Amnesty International is calling on the UAE authorities to investigate the allegations of torture and abuse and to ensure the 17 men receive a fair trial on appeal, and without recourse to the death penalty.

They must be protected from further torture and other ill-treatment, and any evidence obtained using such methods should not be used in court.

The workers, all from the Punjab region and aged between 21 and 25, were arrested in January 2009, after a Pakistani man died and three more were injured in a fight, believed to be between rival gangs for control of an illegal alcohol business in the emirate of Sharjah.

According to the LFHRI, officials in Sharjah Jail forcibly removed religious bracelets and necklaces worn by the men, all but one of whom are Sikhs, and made the prisoners stamp on them, saying "Who is your God? Call him. We would like to meet him."

According to the information available to Amnesty International, the trial was conducted in Arabic then translated from Arabic into Hindi, neither of which the 17 men understand. They were provided with an Emirati lawyer, who could not speak their native language, Punjabi, and did not refer to the alleged torture in court.

The men were held for months before the Indian government was told they had been arrested. On 29 March the lower court in Sharjah sentenced them to death but the verdict was not made known to them until 14 April. An automatic appeal was filed on 8 April and the men will appear in court next on 19 May.

“The authorities must investigate these reports of torture and ensure that the results are made public and those allegedly responsible are held to account,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui.

Sharjah is one of the seven semi-autonomous emirates that make up the UAE. In the UAE, a total of 3,113,000 foreign, migrant workers of over 200 nationalities work in 250,000 enterprises and as domestic workers. Migrant workers make up some 80 per cent of the total resident population of the UAE; UAE nationals around 20 per cent.

In 2009 at least three people were sentenced to death by courts in Dubai and Sharjah but no executions were reported. In June 2009, the Supreme Court set aside the death sentence imposed on a US national, Shahid Bolsen, because he had not had access to a lawyer at his lower court trial in Sharjah.

There appears to be a surge in the use of the death penalty in the UAE in 2010. In the month before the 17 Indian nationals were sentenced to death, according to a 22 February article in Abu Dhabi's newspaper The National, at least eight men had been sentenced to death in the UAE.”

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/uae-must-investigate-allegations-torture-indian-men-death-row-2010-04-23

Here are some further links.
http://article.wn.com/view/2010/03/29/17_sentenced_to_death_in_UAE_for_murder_report/

You should go to this site to ask for help getting justice for the condemned men. It is the site of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Please fill the little form. The suggested text just needs cut and pasted into the Sheikh’s site. Your help can save their lives, please act now..[/size]

http://uaejustice.wordpress.com/
http://www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=4f455c1090cc4110VgnVCM1000007064a8c0RCRD

Jhanda_Amli · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2010, 01:37:30 AM »

My whole point of posting this topic was to admire the architecture in Dubai ..

But I guess it getting controversial here cause of the act of the Political people.. Now i dont know if I should appreicate the Engineering and Architecture of the country :|

BTW have heard about the incident and thanks for the links mate

Y "BB" · « **Reply #14 on:** June 15, 2010, 07:05:49 AM »

8->

ÐèṤἷḷ¡ · « **Reply #15 on:** June 20, 2010, 10:49:17 AM »

kool u have 2 much knowledge of dubai ...
hm i m living here i know all this places :happy: but jida khande a har chamakdi cheej sona nahi hunda same thing is here its looks like kool but inside they have nthing left ...

Steppenwolf · « **Reply #16 on:** November 09, 2010, 02:38:02 PM »

Better get you trip in before January 2, 2011. Canadians will require a VISA to enter the UAE. I say ban the Sheiks from Canada. Buncha cry babies.

҂ ȿḉặᵰɗἷἧäѷїѧҋ↔ᶀɍǐȶĩṧӊ ₰ · « **Reply #17 on:** November 19, 2010, 05:29:43 PM »

Old stuff. We studied about dubai last year.

_FaTeH_ · « **Reply #18 on:** December 29, 2010, 02:24:43 AM »

look at them and our india :sad: :sad:

҂ ȿḉặᵰɗἷἧäѷїѧҋ↔ᶀɍǐȶĩṧӊ ₰ · « **Reply #19 on:** December 29, 2010, 04:40:34 AM »

Quote from: _FateH_ on December 29, 2010, 02:24:43 AM

look at them and our india :sad: :sad:

:Laugh: :Laugh:

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