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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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