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Dawoud Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality and 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 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. (ANI/WAM)

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