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7/5/24, 3:07 PM Dubai Road Naming Committee Promotes Community Participation By Launching Roads Naming Suggestions Platform'
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

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:

New Names for Roads in Al-Khawaneej 2 Area

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