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7/5/24, 3:02 PM Roads Naming Suggestions Platform Launched in Dubai | iHeartEmirates

Al-Hajri:

Dubai Road Naming Committee, the entity that designates names for roads and streets in

Dubai, launched the platform Street Designation Proposal under the supervision of Dubai

Municipality. The platform aims to enable public participation in proposing names for roads and

streets across Dubai. This is in line with the Committee’s objectives of preserving the legacy of

the past, promoting civilization, staying updated with the Emirate’s future development, and
highlighting its achievements of high value.

H.E. Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, Chairman of the Dubai Road

Naming Committee, stated that the platform is part of the efforts and plans of the Integrated
Committee to promote community participation in submitting proposals for naming roads and

streets across various areas of the Emirate. 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 interrelationship between 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.”

Road Naming Classifications

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, 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.

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