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Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
comprising high-density retail outlets and private residential dwellings. It is located southwest of Bur Dubai
Bur Dubai
Bur Dubai is a historic district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located on the western side of the Dubai Creek. The name literally translates to Mainland Dubai, a reference to the traditional separation of the Bur Dubai area from Deira by the Dubai Creek...
and adjacent to Sheikh Zayed Road
Sheikh Zayed Road
E 11 is a highway in the United Arab Emirates. The longest road in the UAE, E 11 streches from Al Silah in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras Al Khaimah emirate at the Oman border, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastline along the Persian Gulf...
. Originally, its residents were mainly of the Bloushi tribe. Notable features include the Iranian Hospital and the Al Satwa bus terminal. Al Satwa is known for its large South Asian community. E 11 (Sheikh Zayed Road) forms the southern boundary of Al Satwa.
Satwa is the subject of the critically acclaimed spoken word piece/ photo-novella, Satwa stories
Satwa Stories
Satwa Stories is a critically acclaimed spoken word piece/ photo-novella that was created and produced by Mahmoud Kaabour and Denise Holloway. It was presented at Pecha Kucha in June 2008 at The Third Line Gallery in al Quoz in Dubai, United Arab Emirates....
, by Mahmoud Kaabour
Mahmoud Kaabour
Mahmoud Kaabour is a multi award-winning filmmaker, writer, and lecturer from Beirut.- Education & occupation :Mahmoud graduated with distinction from the Mel Oppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal, after which he pursued a documentary focus at the National Film Board of Canada and the newsroom at...
and Denise Holloway of Veritas Films
Veritas Films
Veritas Films is a filmmaking company based in the United Arab Emirates. It creates cultural and corporate non-fiction content, including corporate films, short and feature-length documentaries, TV programming, and virals, in both English and Arabic....
. The project highlights the hidden gems and iconic characters of the Satwa neighborhood through poetry, photography, and music.
Jumeirah Garden City Proposal
With the announcement of Jumeirah Garden CityJumeirah Garden City
The master plan of Jumeirah Garden City refers to the re-development of a 9,000,000 square meter land area, conceptualized to be a part of the 2015 strategic plan for Dubai. The development consists of 12 districts with an envision built up area of 14,000,000 square meters...
, the survival of this community is bleak. If the project goes through, the community will be razed to make way for part of the new development. Some soil testing has already been done for a few of the proposed buildings, most notably EP 09 Towers
EP 09 Towers
EP 09 Towers is a complex of six towers spreading across a built-up area of 450,000 square meters. The mixed-use community will have one residential community and the other two which include retail, commercial, and entertainment amenities...
and 1 Park Avenue
1 Park Avenue
One Park Avenue is a supertall skyscraper 550 m tall and will have 125 floors, to be built in Jumeirah Garden City, Dubai. However, construction is on hold due to the financial crisis.-External links:***...
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