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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.

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