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Al Garhoud

Coordinates: 25°14′24″N 55°21′1″E / 25.24000°N 55.35028°E / 25.24000; 55.35028
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Al Garhoud
Arabic: ٱلْقَرْهُوْد
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This is a photo showing the New Al Garhoud Bridge, crossing Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 18 October 2007
This is a photo showing the New Al Garhoud Bridge, crossing Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 18 October 2007
Al Garhoud is located in Dubai
Al Garhoud
Al Garhoud
Location of Al Garhoud in the UAE
Al Garhoud is located in United Arab Emirates
Al Garhoud
Al Garhoud
Al Garhoud (United Arab Emirates)
Al Garhoud is located in Persian Gulf
Al Garhoud
Al Garhoud
Al Garhoud (Persian Gulf)
Al Garhoud is located in Middle East
Al Garhoud
Al Garhoud
Al Garhoud (Middle East)
Al Garhoud is located in West and Central Asia
Al Garhoud
Al Garhoud
Al Garhoud (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates: 25°14′24″N 55°21′1″E / 25.24000°N 55.35028°E / 25.24000; 55.35028
Country United Arab Emirates
Emirate Dubai
CityDubai
Area
 • Total
4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)[1]
 • Total
4,466
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Community number214

Al Garhoud (Arabic: ٱلْقَرْهُوْد, Al-Qarhūd), or simply Garhoud, is a commercial and residential zone in Dubai, the U.A.E. It is bounded by Port Saeed to the west, Umm Ramool to the east, Dubai Airport to the north and Al Kheeran to the south.

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The Emirates Airline/Emirates Group head office, Emirates Aviation College and Dubai Airport terminals 1 & 3 are in Garhoud.[2][3] Daallo Airlines has its head office in the airport Free Zone.[4] Al Garhoud Bridge is a major part of this area which crosses Dubai Creek, and connects it with both communities of Deira and Sharjah and the district of Bur Dubai. The bridge is 52.5 feet (16.0 metres), above the water.[5]

The roads around Al Garhoud are notorious for their traffic.[6]

Schools

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References

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  1. ^ Existing Population and Future Holding Capacities in Dubai Urban Area Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine. Dubai Healthcare City. 2000
  2. ^ "Road_map_tcm233-368293.pdf." Emirates Airline. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Citibank and Emirates Group boost partnership Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine." Citibank. Tuesday 14 July 2009. Retrieved on 22 June 2010. "Emirates Group's new headquarters located in Al-Garhoud which houses more than 6,000 Emirates employees."
  4. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine." Daallo Airlines. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Today in Transportation History – 2007: The United Arab Emirates Opens Al Garhoud Bridge". Transportation History. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  6. ^ Sengupta, Joy. "Motorists go over the bend on Garhoud chaos". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  7. ^ "Al Mawakeb School - Al Garhoud Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine." Al Mawakeb Schools. Retrieved on November 15, 2015. "Since opening its doors in 1979, this AMSI managed school is one of Dubai's most well-established international schools. "
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