Dubai Creek

The Dubai Creek ( Khor Arab خور دبي Dubayy, Dubayy Hawr DMG ) is a natural inlet of the Persian Gulf, which divides the city of Dubai in the districts of Bur Dubai and Deira. It is 14 km long and has a width of 115 meters at the mouth up to 1400 meters at its end.

History

The creation and development of the city Dubai is due to the existence of the Dubai Creek. The first buildings built along the creek. At first it consisted primarily huts of fishermen and pearl divers, but increased with the settlement of merchants and seamen the importance of the creek as a port continuously. In the 1970s, the creek was deepened and strengthened and made usable for larger ships. Nowadays, the importance of the sea arm has subsided since the "big" international ship traffic is handled almost exclusively in the two international ports.

Location

About the Creek are currently conducting three bridges, the Business Bay Bridge ( opened since September 2007), the Al Maktoum Bridge and the al - Garhud Bridge, other bridges are planned. On the western shore of the Dubai Creekside Park, which offers various themed gardens such as "Flowers", the park gradually in the Dubai Children 's City on a in 2002, the " city within a city ". The natural outlet of the Creek is a wooded lagoon. It is protected as Ras al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary and is home from time to time about 20,000 migratory birds.

The traditional water taxi ( Abra ) allow the crossing from Deira ( an eastern suburb ) to Bur Dubai and a few trips to some of the sights. About a kilometer inland from the mouth is located on the western banks of the river old town. On the Bur - Dubai - shore from Schindagha, the former residence of Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum, which is open to the public today. Along the creek there are always ancient port facilities.

Economic Importance

The creek was once the center of the city and main port. The inlet was up to the emergence of the oil industry, the main engine of economic development. This is due to its very central location, due to its easy accessibility from all parts of the city and the natural protection of the creek bank. The meaning of "small" shipping traffic has decreased dramatically since the Creek envelope greatly lost relative to the total turnover in the two major ports in importance.

Construction projects

Dubai is known for its large and ambitious construction projects such as the Palm Islands, Dubai Waterfront, The World and the world's tallest skyscraper Burj Khalifa. Also along the Dubai Creek is currently working on major construction projects. They devote themselves to increase visibility and marketing each with a theme, which is indicated in the name of the district. In addition, the Dubai Creek will be extended.

Dubai Creek extension

The Dubai Creek is currently being extended from the north starting Endufer around 12 km through a channel-like sequel to the Persian Gulf. This extension is mainly used to improve the landscape design located in the catchment area of ​​desert-like " bleak " construction areas. The new water areas shall have a minimum width of 100 m, ausbuchtend 200 to 500 m and 6 m deep in places. Thus, water vehicles (especially yachts but also transport and utility boats ) can be used up to 60 m length. The road and pedestrian bridges across the channel to a clear height of 8.5 meters obtained to ensure even boats with superstructures free ride. For this it is necessary to raise the approximately seven major road junctions in the channel course accordingly. The canal banks are walking and biking trails receive and designed with side green. Planned are three major marinas in bays and numerous private and public piers.

The first section ( 7.8 km, partially completed from 2008 through flooded by Creek entrance 2011) is an extension to the North Bay Business. The second section with a length of 2.2km is the structurally elaborate and expensive, because his bed usually has to rely on already built-up terrain. He was initially started in December 2007 and is scheduled to be lifted on the 600 meters in length Sheikh Zayed Road crossing, runs narrow slightly curved in the northern Safa Park or at the edge of the park along and. Carried the district of Al Wasl to the coast by the Jumeirah Beach Park In April 2009, a further rescheduling this time-consuming section has been announced, its completion date thus shifts considerably. Then shall the extended finally Creek 26.2 km Total distance resend the Persian Gulf. He is once the new Dubai City south to the Burj Khalifa enclose and make the entire Bur Dubai district to a 15 -square-mile island.

Above all, from the previous impasse Dubai Creek and an inner-city navigable waterway with double-sided sea port to serve the other tourist use. The Navy Agency for Road and Transport Agency (RTA ) was commissioned to plan the future closed Creek Waterway in a water transport system to be developed for Dubai. The objective now is to systematically expand the entire Dubai's capacity to navigable waterways, both inland and on the coast, as an alternative to road transport and to supplement the public transport. Even with the planned canal system of the projected large settlement Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, there will be a further connection once.

The project costs the equivalent of 85 million euros, 11 million cubic meters of excavation is produced which is used for landscape modeling.

The Lagoons

The Lagoons is a project of the company Sama Dubai to around 7 sq km area on the south bank. The costs will amount to about 12 billion euros. The project provides an enlarged Creek water surface and embedded in seven separate islands. At the southwestern edge of a rehabilitated mangrove area is provided.

A domestic sand dunes reinvented opera house with 2500 seats (architect: Zaha Hadid ) to be built on one of the islands, it should be the first on the Arabian peninsula, ahead of the planned opera Abu Dhabi. After the failure of this plan in late 2008, the German former Kulturbeauftagte Schindhelm said: "Because the culture was used as a marketing tool for the real estate industry, the Opera, the museums, the theater - the whole cultural project at Dubai Creek should ultimately help a huge construction project to. finance. " This in Dubai primarily encountered primacy of the economy has made the Opera House project back into the distance, the open commercially oriented mentality of the investors currently allows no room for the necessary subsidies of high-quality cultural facilities. Instead of the opera house a parking garage will be built.

Otherwise, the surfaces with numerous canals and lagoons, many with the popular shore connection are traversed, where land for residential development, hotels, etc. are available. The ground motion work began in 2006, the infrastructure Beiten expected to be completed in 2012. Currently ( May 2011) a commencement of construction works is not yet clear. Even in most favorable course of the project could not be completed before 2016; it will add to Dubai Creek further 40 km artificial shoreline.

Culture Village

The Culture Village is a project of Dubai Properties. The project is realized on the northwest side of the creek between the Al Garhud Bridge and Business Bay Crossing Bridge. It is primarily built in the ancient Arabic style, with the center of the central residential area but is made ​​of a modern building complex; surmounted the urbanization of glass -clad skyscraper "D1" with 284 meters height. Through the area is a three-armed " Venetian " channel lead of around 1,500 meters in length and some modeled peninsulas provide sufficient riverside areas. Currently completed is the channel are bridges, the first buildings being worked on. Culture Village will cost about 9.5 billion euros and cover an area of 3.7 km ², ie after all, about 60 % of the area of the historical center of Venice.

Dubai Festival City

The Dubai Festival City is the most advanced project at Dubai Creek. It provides a more " city within a city " is and will be completed on an area of 4.6 km ² in around 3 kilometer area between the Al Garhud Bridge and the north end of The Lagoons. Thematically, it is aimed at organizers of popular - cultural and sporting events: numerous indoor and Aufenthaltsbauten with all related infrastructure. Construction began in 2003 and will be completed due to the modular addition in 2015. Already completed are the core of Marsa Plaza with parts of the marina, Festival Tower, InterContinental Dubai Festival City, Festival Waterfront Centre, first sections of the Canal Walk and parts of the golf course.

Business Bay

The Business Bay is another very large project starting at the end of the Dubai Creek to the Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Properties realized by the company. The result is a mixed office and residential city crossed by the new creek channel and further lateral water areas. The project is a logical continuation of the emerging part of the city at the Burj Khalifa. It is 2011 in the construction and includes over 230 buildings solitary, mostly high-rise buildings with average heights ( 40-200 m), but also some high and striking skyscrapers such as the 500 meter high Burj Al Alam or the writhing striking Dancing Towers.

The first buildings were completed in early 2009 (eg Executive Towers ), the last at the earliest 2014. Due to the economic crisis, investors have shut down some projects postponed or already under construction.

The major project covers an area of 6 square kilometers and will get its own golf course. Of interest is the location of the district along the new waterway Creek channel, which will make many of the plots can also be reached by boat.

Jewel of the Creek

Jewel of the Creek is a smaller construction project on the east side of the Dubai Creek. It will be located between the Al Maktoum Bridge and Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club on the former refinery area. The cost will amount to 570 million euros in a project size of 62.2 acres. It offers 20 office buildings with a height of 20 to 23 storeys.

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• Geography (Dubai )
• Persian Gulf