Nad Shamma or Nad Al Shamma is a locality in Dubai

Dubai

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, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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 (UAE). It is located south of Dubai International Airport

Dubai International Airport

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 and was originally part of the locality of Al Rashidiya

Al Rashidiya

Al Rashidiya is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Al Rashidiya is located south of Dubai International Airport in Deira, the eastern region of Dubai. The locality is bounded to the north by route D 89 , the west by route D 62 and the east by route E 311...

. Nad Shamma is bordered to the south by Nad Al Hammar

Nad Al Hammar

Nad Al Hammar is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Nad Al Hammar is a small, residential and industrial community located east of Dubai Creek...

, to the east by Umm Ramool

Umm Ramool

Umm Ramool is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Umm Ramool is located in Deira in eastern Dubai and is bordered to the north by Dubai International Airport, to the east by Nad Shamma, to the west by Al Garhoud and to the south by Ras Al Khor...

, to the west by Mirdif

Mirdif

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 and to the north by Al Rashidiya

Al Rashidiya

Al Rashidiya is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Al Rashidiya is located south of Dubai International Airport in Deira, the eastern region of Dubai. The locality is bounded to the north by route D 89 , the west by route D 62 and the east by route E 311...

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Route E 311 (Emirates Road) forms the eastern periphery of the locality. Nad Shamma is a developing area and is largely residential. It houses several villa

Villa

A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...

s and town houses.