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This is in line with the Committee's objectives of preserving the legacy of the past,

promoting civilisation, staying updated with the Emirate's future development, and

highlighting its achievements of high value.

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.

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