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7/5/24, 3:07 PM Roads Naming Suggestions Platform Launched in Dubai

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.

On the other hand, the classifications will further include names of squares, forts, ancient
castles, archaeological sites, local and ancient jewelry, 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

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

New Names for Roads in Al-Khawaneej 2 Area

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.

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