Fish Roundabout
Overview
Roundabout
A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...
in Dubai
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...
(UAE). The Fish Roundabout is located in eastern Dubai, in Deira. The roundabout lies at the intersection of route D 80 (Salahuddin Road) and Omar bin Khattab Road and is an important landmark in Deira. The roundabout comprises a central fish structure that also acts as a fountain. The structure is surrounded by palm trees and provides access to the localities of Al Muraqqabat
Al Muraqqabat
Al Muraqqabat , sometimes spelled Al Muraqabat, is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Located in the heart of eastern Dubai in Deira, Al Muraqqabat is bordered by the localities of Al Rigga, Al Muteena and Al Khabisi....
, Al Rigga
Al Rigga
Al Rigga or Al Riqqa is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Located in the heart of eastern Dubai in Deira, Al Rigga is a residential and commercial centre...
and Al Muteena
Al Muteena
Al Muteena is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . It is located in eastern Dubai, in the heart of Deira. Al Muteena is bordered in the north by Al Baraha, in the south by Al Muraqqabat, in the west by Naif and in the east by Hor Al Anz....
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Quotations
I worry about my child and the Internet all the time, even though she's too young to have logged on yet. Here's what I worry about. I worry that 10 or 15 or 20 years from now she will come to me and say, 'Daddy, where were you when they took freedom of the press away from the Internet?'.
Luncheon speech given at technology conference, "New Media Technology: True Innovations or Electric Fork?" on February 13, 1996.