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“The new platform serves as a digital system, allowing the public to suggest
names for streets and roads across Dubai,” explained Dawoud Al Hajri,
Director General of Dubai Municipality. “[It keeps] in mind a comprehensive
method and specific criteria that reflects our identity and interrelationship
between past, present and future of Dubai.”
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The public can contribute by proposing names for roads and streets through
the platform link: https://roadsnaming.ae

The committee has completed naming roads in the Al Khawaneej 2 area in a
trial phase, which included names inspired by local trees, plants, and flowers,
such as Ghaf Street. Other names of trees were also used for streets such as
Sidr, Reehan, Faghi, Samer, and Shareesh.
The naming process allows people to connect the mental image of a place
with its names, signs, and location details. With this new approach, street
names will possess a unique and distinct character, making it easier to reach
destinations seamlessly using the new addressing system.

Method of Naming Roads

The DRNC has come up with a method for proposing names for roads based
on specific classifications for each area. These include names linked to Arabic

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