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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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