The Dubai Land Department has given new names to 28 areas in the Emirate of Dubai. The most prominent Sheikh Zayed Road area of the city will now be known as ‘Burj Khalifa’.
This is an area with many buildings. The area where houses will be built for the natives will be named ‘Madinat Latweefa’. The area is named after Sheikha Latweefa bint Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, mother of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
But although the name change has been announced, it is not clear when it will be implemented. Dubai recently announced a new system for naming roads. In the first phase of the initiative, roads in the Al Khawaneej 2 area were named after local trees and flowers. Al Gaff Street is named after the most famous tree found locally. Similarly other streets were named Al Sidr, Basil, Al Faghi, Al Samar and Al Sharish.
Name Changed Places (old name in brackets)
- Al Tawai (Al Khawaneej-3)
- Al Thania Second (Al Madmar)
- Madinat Dubai Al Malahiya (Al Mina)
- Althania First (Al Safuh Thad)
- Al Souq Al Kabir (Al Souq Al Kabir Dubai)
- Sheikh Shuaib-2 (Industrial City First)
- Seyh Shuaib-3 (Industrial City Second)
- Seyh Shuaib-4 (Industrial City Thade)
- Althania Fifth (Emirates Hills First)
- Althania Third (Emirates Hills Second)
- Althania Fourth (Emirates Hills Third)
- Al Kheeran (Festival City Second)
- Al Hibiya Fifth (Golf Club)
- Jebel Ali Industrial First (Jebel Ali Industrial)
- Jebel Ali First (Jebel Ali Village)
- Al Barsha South First (Jumeirah Village First)
- Al Barsha South Fifth (Jumeirah Village Second)
- Al Hibya First (Motor City)
- Wadi Al Safa-6 (Ranges)
- Burj Khalifa (Sheikh Zayed Road)
- Al Hibya Fourth (Sports City)
- Al Hibya Second (Sports City First)
- Madinat Hind-1 (Ummu Nahad-1)
- Madinat Hind-2 (Ummu Nahad-2)
- Madinat Hind-3 (Ummu Nahad-3)
- Madinat Hind-4 (Ummu Nahad-4, Al Yufra-2, Al Yufra-3)
- Gabir Al Tayr (Al Ghose Second)
- Madinat Latweefa (Islal).
