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It will also encompass names of natural phenomena, local plants, trees, flowers, 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 jewelry, 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.
New Names for Roads in Al-Khawaneej 2 Area
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 Center, CEO
of the Traffic and Roads Agency at the RTA, and four experienced and expert representatives of
Dubai citizens – Mr. Abdullah Thani Al Mataroushi, Mr. Hameed Sultan Al Matyouai, Mr. Juma Bin
Thalith, and Mr. Rashid Boukhash.
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