Meanwhile in Dubai: 30 photos about life in the city of the future (31 photos)

In recent years, this young city and haven for IT workers has increasingly been compared to Singapore and Hong Kong, and is now considered perhaps the main transit point in the Middle East. In 2022, 14.36 million people from abroad visited the Dubai tourism sector, and if you are not one of them, you can admire this glorious city and its beauty in pictures.





1. A nurse ordered food from McDonald's and received a letter with it: “We noticed that you ordered from the hospital. We hope you are in good health! Order at our expense"



2. Taken just after sunrise in Rub Al Khali, UAE





3. “My kayaking cousin took the best shot of Dubai I’ve ever seen in my life.”



4. Sign on the beach in Dubai: “Beach access for determined people”



5. “Walk through Old Dubai”



6. “And again my apartment is above the clouds. I live on the 32nd floor"



7. Starbucks in Dubai



8. Spices at the Dubai market



9. Dubai Store Gives Free Food to the Poor and Unemployed



10. And again: “If you can't afford food, it's free. This is a gift from Allah (God)."



11. “I went to the wetlands of Dubai and waited 8 hours to take a photo. I knew no one else would do it. Happy New Year"



12. “Miracle Garden simply wouldn’t be complete without installing a real A380 covered in 5m tall flowers. Welcome to the world's largest botanical garden in Dubai"



13. This parking device is a real work of art!



14. A shopping mall in Dubai has a "father-baby" room so fathers can change their babies' diapers.



15. Highway after a sandstorm



16. In Dubai, people keep water bottles behind their doors for couriers.



17. Stunning reflection of the umbrellas in the Dubai Miracle Garden



18. “This little guy landed on my bike during a desert safari in Dubai.”



19. Real Dubai behind the skyscrapers



20. The Burj Khalifa skyscraper was decorated with the South African flag in honor of South African Freedom Day



21. Dawn. View from the 121st floor of Burj Khalifa



22. Non-Muslim section of a grocery store



23. Sunscreen dispenser on Dubai beaches



24. The legendary resort complex of Dubai - Atlantis, The Palm



25. Road sign “Beware of peacocks”



26. Dubai frame in the clouds



27. Perhaps the most epic Starbucks in the world



28. Friday prayer in all its glory



29. “A friend sent me this photo from a trip to Dubai. An Uber driver came to pick someone up from a hotel in a McLaren.”



30. Dubai Fountains