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Coordinates: 25°09′26″N 55°20′47″E / 25.15725°N 55.34637°E / 25.15725; 55.34637
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== Organisation of locality ==
== Organisation of locality ==
Nad Al Sheba comprises four sub-communities:{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
Nad Al Sheba comprises four sub-communities:{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
* Nad Al Sheba 1 (community 618)
* Nad Al Sheba 1
* Nad Al Sheba 2 (community 615)
* Nad Al Sheba 2
* Nad Al Sheba 3 (community 616)
* Nad Al Sheba 3
* Nad Al Sheba 4 (community 617)
* Nad Al Sheba 4


The housing was built by [[Nakheel Properties]] and includes over 1,500 mediterranean and moroccan styled villas with four and five bedrooms.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The internet is convinced this picture of Dubai is fake |url=https://www.esquireme.com/news/50084-the-internet-is-convinced-this-picture-of-dubai-is-fake |website=Esquire}}</ref>
The housing was built by [[Nakheel Properties]] and includes over 1,500 mediterranean and moroccan styled villas with four and five bedrooms.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The internet is convinced this picture of Dubai is fake |url=https://www.esquireme.com/news/50084-the-internet-is-convinced-this-picture-of-dubai-is-fake |website=Esquire}}</ref>

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Nad Al Sheba
ند الشبا
Community
Aerial view of Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
Map
Coordinates: 25°09′26″N 55°20′47″E / 25.15725°N 55.34637°E / 25.15725; 55.34637
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateDubai
CityDubai
Area
 • Total60.1455 km2 (23.2223 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)[1]
 • Total680
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Community number615–618

Nad Al Sheba (Arabic: ند الشبا) is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Situated south of the Dubai Creek, Nad Al Sheba is best known for its racecourse, the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, which hosted the Dubai World Cup annually until 2009.[citation needed]

Organisation of locality

Nad Al Sheba comprises four sub-communities:[citation needed]

  • Nad Al Sheba 1
  • Nad Al Sheba 2
  • Nad Al Sheba 3
  • Nad Al Sheba 4

The housing was built by Nakheel Properties and includes over 1,500 mediterranean and moroccan styled villas with four and five bedrooms.[2]

Community facilities include a five kilometre cycling and running track, a community clubhouse, a restaurant, a sports center, a swimming pool and a gymnasium.[2] A shopping mall us under construction.[2]

The racecourse is located in Nad Al Sheba 1, while the stables that bred racehorses such as Dubai Millennium and Essence of Dubai are located in Nad Al Sheba 2. The Nad Al Sheba palace of Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is located in Nad Al Sheba 1.[citation needed]

Nad Al Sheba is bordered to the north by Al Markada, Bu Kadra and Ras Al Khor Industrial Areas, and to the west by Al Quoz.

Notable events

On 3 September 2010, UPS Airlines Flight 6 crashed near the camp, killing both the crew members.

References

  1. ^ Existing Population and Future Holding Capacities in Dubai Urban Area. Dubai Healthcare City. 2000
  2. ^ a b c "The internet is convinced this picture of Dubai is fake". Esquire.