Rohan’s Favorite Country To Visit
Disclaimer: This was written before the deal between the UAE and Israel was announced. As Muslims, we understand the mistakes and side that UAE has taken is extremely disappointing. To keep this all in perspective, this is a high schooler writing about a place he has enjoyed visiting since he was a child. With continuous educating, I’m interested in seeing where his views and interests change over the years through this blog. ~ Waleed Ahmed
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is my favorite country to visit.
The UAE is home to two of my favorite cities: Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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I have visited Dubai many times to see my family members. It has the tallest building in the world. The name of the building is the Burj Khalifa. The Burj Khalifa stands at a height of over just a mile! The design is similar to the spiral minaret at the Great Mosque of Samarra.
Dubai also has the only 7-star hotel called the Burj Al Arab. The Burj Al-Arab sits on an artificial island and is connected to the mainland by a bridge. From the Burj Al Arab, you can see Burj Khalifa and other buildings surrounding it. Even though the Burj Khalifa is very big, it only holds 202 bedroom suites. There are six restaurants in the hotel. A very popular restaurant is Al Mahara. It is a restaurant that has a wall-to-ceiling aquarium.
Dubai has grown significantly over the years and there are talks that there are plans to build a tower called the Dubai City Tower. They plan to make it a core station where it will connect to six outer buildings through a 200 km/h bullet train.
Abu Dhabi also is a great city. It is known to have many towers as well. But, it is most notably famous for being the home to Sheikh Zayed Mosque. During Eid prayer, as many as 41,000 people have attended. The carpet used to pray on weighs 35 tons and is made from wool.
Other fun activities to do include going on a desert safari adventure, eating the halal food, going to the famous Dubai Mall, seeing all the cool cars, going to the famous Atlantis the Palm, and ending your day at the Dubai fountain. All of these are fun activities that you can do to enhance your experience in Dubai. I can’t wait to go back and let us know what you do while you’re in the United Arab Emirates!
~ Rohan Ahmed
