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This is in accordance with approved classifications that aim to revive heritage names,
highlight national identity and social and cultural characteristics that reflect the emirate’s
history, heritage, values, social and cultural wealth, and consistency with future development
and orientation.

Al Hajri said, "The new platform serves as a digital system, allowing the public to suggest
names for streets and roads across Dubai, keeping in mind a comprehensive method and
specific criteria that reflects our identity and the interrelationship between the past, present
and future of Dubai. It aims to revive valuable historical meanings, heritage, and urban
monuments, in line with Dubai’s leading global position and reputation, further consolidating
diverse areas of the Emirate in the minds of present and future generations.”

Furthermore, the committee has devised a method for proposing names based on specific
classifications that will inspire the names for each area. These classifications include names
linked to Arabic and Islamic design and architecture, along with names associated to art,
culture and Arabic poetic prosody.

It will also encompass names of natural phenomena, local plants, trees, flowers, and marine,
and wild plants, along with the names of wild and marine birds. Additionally, it will also cover
names related to environmental sustainability, ships, marine tools, fishing, winds, and rain.

On the other hand, the classifications will further include names of squares, forts, ancient
castles, archaeological sites, local and ancient jewellery, and horse and Arabian camel names
and descriptions. It will also include names of types of palms and date palms, names of
farming and agriculture professions, as well as those inspired by industrial and artisanal
professions and their tools, names of gemstones, and names related to inventions and
modern technology.

The public can contribute by proposing names for roads and streets through the platform link:
https://roadsnaming.ae.

Moreover, the committee has completed naming roads in the Al-Khawaneej 2 area in its trial
phase, which included names inspired by local trees, plants, and flowers, such as Ghaf
Street, Ghaf being one of the most famous types of local trees, which will between the first
and second Al-Khawaneej areas. Additionally, other names of trees were also used for streets
such as Sidr, Reehan, Faghi, Samer, and Shareesh.

The Dubai Road Naming Committee was established by Executive Council Resolution No. 35
of 2021 and is led by the Director-General of Dubai Municipality. It includes the Director-
General of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, CEO of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed
Heritage Centre, CEO of the Traffic and Roads Agency at the RTA, and four experienced and
expert representatives of Dubai citizens.

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