Our soft-laminated folded map of Dubai in the 2nd edition shows: Dubai 1:85 000, U.A.E. 1:4 000 000, Al Sufouh 1:30 000, Sheikh Zayed Road 1:30 000, Deira & Bur Dubai 1:15 000, United Arab Emirates administrative & time zones, Arabian Peninsula administrative & time zones. Borch Maps are easy to fold, durable and water-repellent with a wipeable surface. Borch Maps show hotels, museums, monuments, markets, public transport, top sights and points of interest, useful statistics, conversion charts for temperatures, weights and measurements, climate charts showing temperatures, sunshine hours, precipitation and humidity, overview maps, timezones, and much more...áDubai, capital city of the eponymous Emirate on the Arabian Gulf, used to be best known for its pearl trade. The discovery of oil and natural gas in 1966 changed everything and later prompted the Al Maktoum dynasty's desire to establish an oil-independent economy; today only 6% of Dubai's GDP comes from oil and gas and the town has flourished into a glittering metropolis of superlatives, home to the world's most ambitious architectural, industrial and touristic projects. Dubai's booming economy, luxurious resorts, unusual residential developments, palatial hotels, stunning skyline, opulent displays of wealth and luxury, and some of the biggest, tallest, most daring, most expensive, and indeed most surprising projects to be found anywhere, have not caused UAE nationals - known as "Emiratis" (today only 17% of the population) ¡ to compromise their oriental heritage, values or traditions. Dubai is a fascinating, dazzling, exotic and safe destination, with extremely high standards in all respects, where visitors are well looked after and children of all ages are welcome.