Tipped to be one of the country’s most awe-inspiring highways the E 11 or the Sheikh Zayed Road is an iconic roadway that is home to one of the largest concentration of skyscrapers in Dubai. Running besides the breathtaking coastlines of the city from the World Trade Centre Roundabout right up to the Abu Dhabi border this stunning highway is an iconic roadway that displays the country’s emerging status as a global commercial giant in one drive. Connecting the city to some of the city’s most ambitious development projects to date a drive down the motorway is a must-have experience for all tourists exploring the city of Dubai and its towering structures.
Convenient to access the highway it also parallels the city’s Metro’s Red Line for most of the way. Known as Defense Road in earlier times the road’s length was extended by 19 miles during the 1990’s and the name change soon followed. With Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the then president of Dubai serving as its name sake the road was named Sheikh Zayed Road by then monarch Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Comprising of five interchanges drivers can veer off the highway to access some of the city’s most popular attractions or points of interest. The World Trade Centre Roundabout for example leads to Zabeel Park and Bur Juman while the first interchange leads to the downtown area and the Dubai Mall. Safa Park is accessible via interchange 2 while Manara Road and Al Quoz are easily reached through Interchange 3. The fourth interchange leads to Wild Wadi Water Park, Gold & Diamond Park and Mall of the Emirates whereas interchange 5 takes visitors to Dubai Media City and Emirates Hills.
Famed structures located alongside Sheikh Zayed Road include the World Trade Centre, Etisalat Tower, Sama Tower, The Fairmont Dubai, Park Place, White Crown Tower and API World Tower. Al Durrah Tower, HHHR Tower and Rose Tower are some of the other highlight buildings on either side of the highway in addition to Sahara Tower, Dubai Tower, Union Tower, Dr. Khalifa Tower, Chelsea Tower and countless others.
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