History UsefulNotes / Dubai

* The Burj Al-Arab adorns the album cover of [[Music/OwlCity Owl City's]] 2009 L.P., ''Ocean Eyes''.

While still bustling with activity, the city's meteoric rise reflected its artificial nature: the city's hastily-made-manifest urban planning was made evident upon the realization that the city lacked any sort of sewage system, with convoys of septic tanker trucks soon seen coming to and from the city regularly; skyscrapers, including the Burj Khalifa, were built ''en masse'' without the actual demand for such buildings existing to justify them, resulting in much unused space; the Palm Islands were ambitious vanity projects that died before even coming remotely close to completion, with the most completed one, the Palm Jumeirah, near-instantaneously turning into an insect-filled lagoon, no thanks in part to its artificial sand barrier; The World being almost uninhabited and totally undeveloped beyond the existence of the islands themselves, and the third of the Palm Island formations being only barely constructed before all work was ceased. The 2009 Great Recession, coupled with the 2016 oil price crash, would bring development of the city to a down-on-all-fours crawl, with most of Dubai's greater ambitions, then set to see completion by the turn of the decade, left to wither on the vine.

* The "Hotel Oasis" in ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare3'' is essentially the Burj Al Arab, minus permission to use its name.

Prior to the 1970s, Dubai was no more than a somewhat-quaint, 60,000-odd populated fishing village, located right at the basin of the Persian Gulf. Following the formation of the UsefulNotes/UnitedArabEmirates in 1971, and the realization of just how oil-rich the town truly was, development picked up at near-breakneck speed. Now an unusual BoomTown, the city has become a playground for the rich and well-connected, with ultra-luxury shopping, expensive attractions, [[CoolCar supercars and luxury vehicles clogging the roads]], [[CoolBoat yachts and catamarans docked at the once-unassuming marinas]], [[CoolPlane decadent airline flights from the city's airport]] where even economy class is considered luxuriant, and exclusive apartment towers shooting up seemingly monthly. Among its most notable monuments to this include the tallest building on the planet, the [[strike:Burj Dubai]] Burj Khalifa, which is 828 metres (2,717 feet) tall; The Burj Al-Arab (a sail-shaped, self-proclaimed [[RankInflation 7-star]] hotel), the Palm Islands (three massive, palm-shaped artificial islands), and The World (similar to the Palm Islands, but the archipelago is in the shape of Earth's continents, and is nine kilometers wide).

While still bustling with activity, the city's meteoric rise reflected its artificial nature: the city's hastily-made-manifest urban planning was made evident upon the realization that the city lacked any sort of sewage system, with convoys of trucks soon seen carrying septic tanks to and from the city regularly; skyscrapers were built ''en masse'' without the actual demand for such buildings existing to justify them, resulting in much unused space; the Palm Islands were ambitious vanity projects that died before even coming remotely close to completion, with the most completed one, the Palm Jumeirah, near-instantaneously turning into an insect-filled lagoon, no thanks in part to its artificial sand barrier; The World being almost uninhabited and totally undeveloped beyond the existence of the islands themselves, and the third of the Palm Island formations being only barely constructed before all work was ceased. The 2009 Great Recession, coupled with the 2016 oil price crash, would bring development of the city to a down-on-all-fours crawl, with most of Dubai's greater ambitions, then set to see completion by the turn of the decade, left to wither on the vine.

* The "Hotel Oasis" in ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare3'' is pretty much ripped straight from the Burj Al Arab.

* The ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' episode "Dubai" centers around Calvin and company traveling to Dubai to get a bank loan for [[BunglingInventor Sherman]]. Forewarning, the episode's less concentric on acquiring the loan itself, and more on the city's SceneryPorn, arguably to the point where it comes off more as a piece written by Dubai Tourism themselves.

Prior to the 1970s, Dubai was no more than a somewhat-quaint, 60,000-odd populated fishing village, located right at the basin of the Persian Gulf. Following the formation of the UsefulNotes/UnitedArabEmirates in 1971, and the realization of just how oil-rich the town truly was, development picked up at near-breakneck speed. Now an unusual BoomTown, the city has become a playground for the rich and well-connected, with ultra-luxury shopping, expensive attractions, [[CoolCar supercars and luxury vehicles clogging the roads]], [[CoolBoat yachts and catamarans docked at the once-unassuming marinas]], [[CoolPlane decadent airline flights from the city's airport]] where even economy class is considered luxuriant, and exclusive apartment towers shooting up seemingly monthly. Among its most notable monuments to this include the tallest building on the planet, the [[strike:Burj Dubai]] Burj Khalifa, which is 828 metres (2,717 feet) tall; The Burj Al-Arab (a sail-shaped, self-proclaimed [[RankInflation 7-star]] hotel), the Palm Islands (three massive, palm-shaped artificial islands), and The World (similar to the Palm Islands, but the archipelago is in the shape of Earth's continents, and is nine kilometers wide). While still bustling with activity, the city's meteoric rise reflected its artificial nature: the city's hastily-made-manifest urban planning was made evident upon the realization that the city lacked any sort of sewage system, with convoys of trucks soon seen carrying septic tanks to and from the city regularly; skyscrapers were built ''en masse'' without the actual demand for such buildings existing to justify them, resulting in much unused space; the Palm Islands were ambitious vanity projects that died before even coming remotely close to completion, with the most completed one, the Palm Jumeirah, near-instantaneously turning into an insect-filled lagoon, no thanks in part to its artificial sand barrier; The World being almost uninhabited and totally undeveloped beyond the existence of the islands themselves, and the third of the Palm Island formations being only barely constructed before all work was ceased. The 2009 Great Recession, coupled with the 2016 oil price crash, would bring development of the city to a down-on-all-fours crawl, with most of Dubai's greater ambitions, then set to see completion by the turn of the decade, left to wither on the vine. Nevertheless, despite all of its flaws (some of them rather ''absurd''), Dubai remains a major socio-political and economic hub in the Middle East that was artificially grown in a relatively short amount of time--nothing short of an impressive feat of human ingenuity.

Prior to the 1970s, Dubai was no more than a somewhat-quaint, 60,000-odd populated fishing village, located right at the basin of the Persian Gulf. Following the formation of the UsefulNotes/UnitedArabEmirates in 1971, and the realization of just how oil-rich the town truly was, development picked up at near-breakneck speed. Now an unusual BoomTown, the city has become a playground for the rich and well-connected, with ultra-luxury shopping, expensive attractions, [[CoolCar supercars and luxury vehicles clogging the roads]], [[CoolBoat yachts and catamarans docked at the once-unassuming marinas]], [[CoolPlane decadent airline flights from the city's airport]] where even economy class is considered luxuriant, and exclusive apartment towers shooting up seemingly monthly. Among its most notable monuments to this include the tallest building on the planet, the [[strike:Burj Dubai]] Burj Khalifa, which is 828 metres (2,717 feet) tall; The Burj Al-Arab (a sail-shaped, self-proclaimed [[RankInflation 7-star]] hotel), the Palm Islands (three massive, palm-shaped artificial islands), and The World (similar to the Palm Islands, but the archipelago is in the shape of Earth's continents, and is nine kilometers wide). While still bustling with activity, the city's meteoric rise reflected its artificial nature: awful urban planning was made evident by the lack of a city sewage system, with convoys of trucks carrying septic tanks to and from the city regularly; skyscrapers were built en masse without the actual demand for such buildings existing to justify them, resulting in much unused space; the Palm Islands were ambitious vanity projects that died before even coming remotely close to completion, with the most completed one turning into an insect-filled lagoon thanks to its artificial sand barrier, The World being almost uninhabited and almost totally undeveloped beyond the existence of the islands themselves, and the third of the Palm Island formations being only barely constructed before all work was ceased. The 2009 economic crisis and 2016 oil price crash brought development of the city to a crawl, with most of Dubai's greater ambitions left to wither on the vine. Nevertheless, despite all of its flaws (some of them rather absurd), Dubai remains a major city in the Middle East that was artificially grown in a relatively short amount of time--an impressive feat.

Some of us would like to know whose idea it was to build an area of a huge shopping mall with 300 jewelry shops. [[{{Understatement}} Must be stiff competition.]]

* The ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' episode "Dubai" centers around Calvin and company traveling to Dubai to get a bank loan for [[BunglingInventor Sherman]]. The main emphasis is more on the SceneryPorn, though.

Prior to the 1970s, Dubai was no more than a somewhat-quaint, 60,000-odd populated fishing village, located right at the basin of the Persian Gulf. Following the formation of the UsefulNotes/UnitedArabEmirates in 1971, and the realization of just how oil-rich the town truly was, development picked up at near-breakneck speed. Now an ever-blossoming BoomTown, the city has become a playground and Mecca for the rich and well-connected, with ultra-luxury shopping, expensive attractions, [[CoolCar supercars and luxury vehicles clogging the roads]], [[CoolBoat yachts and catamarans docked at the once-unassuming marinas]], [[CoolPlane decadent airline flights from the city's airport]] where even economy class is considered luxuriant, and exclusive apartment towers shooting up seemingly monthly. Among its most notable monuments to this include the tallest building on the planet, the [[strike:Burj Dubai]] Burj Khalifa, which is 828 metres (2,717 feet) tall; The Burj Al-Arab (a sail-shaped, self-proclaimed [[RankInflation 7-star]] hotel), the Palm Islands (three massive, palm-shaped artificial islands), and The World (similar to the Palm Islands, but the archipelago is in the shape of Earth's continents, and is nine kilometers wide). While still bustling with activity, the city's meteoric rise reflected its artificial nature: awful urban planning was made evident by the lack of a city sewage system, with convoys of trucks carrying septic tanks to and from the city regularly; skyscrapers were built en masse without the actual demand for such buildings existing to justify them, resulting in much unused space; the Palm Islands were ambitious vanity projects that died before even coming remotely close to completion, with the most completed one turning into an insect-filled lagoon thanks to its artificial sand barrier, The World being almost uninhabited and almost totally undeveloped beyond the existence of the islands themselves, and the third of the Palm Island formations being only barely constructed before all work was ceased. The 2009 economic crisis and 2016 oil price crash brought development of the city to a crawl, with most of Dubai's greater ambitions left to wither on the vine. Nevertheless, despite all of its flaws (some of them rather absurd), Dubai remains a major city in the Middle East that was artificially grown in a relatively short amount of time--an impressive feat.

Prior to the 1970s, Dubai was no more than a somewhat-quaint, 60,000-odd populated fishing village, located right at the basin of the Persian Gulf. Following the formation of the UsefulNotes/UnitedArabEmirates in 1971, and the realization of just how oil-rich the town truly was, development picked up at near-breakneck speed. Now an ever-blossoming BoomTown, the city has become a playground and Mecca for the rich and well-connected, with ultra-luxury shopping, expensive attractions, [[CoolCar supercars and luxury vehicles clogging the roads]], [[CoolBoat yachts and catamarans docked at the once-unassuming marinas]], [[CoolPlane decadent airline flights from the city's airport]] where even economy class is considered luxuriant, and exclusive apartment towers shooting up seemingly monthly. Among its most notable monuments to this include the tallest building on the planet, the [[strike:Burj Dubai]] Burj Khalifa, which is 828 metres (2,717 feet) tall; The Burj Al-Arab (a sail-shaped, self-proclaimed [[RankInflation 7-star]] hotel), the Palm Islands (three massive, palm-shaped artificial islands), and The World (similar to the Palm Islands, but the archipelago is in the shape of Earth's continents, and is nine kilometers wide).

While UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity may be touted as "The City That Doesn't Sleep", Dubai is also a city that's bustling 24/7, with many shops remaining open till the wee hours, and the streets never really clear of cars. Always movement in Dubai. Development still continues, though at a far slower pace.

* The first mission in the upcoming 2021 video game ''VideoGame/Hitman3'' takes place inside a fictional Burj Al-Ghazali skyscraper in Dubai.

Prior to the 1970s, Dubai was no more than a somewhat-quaint, 60,000-odd populated fishing village, located right at the basin of the Persian Gulf. Following the formation of the UsefulNotes/UnitedArabEmirates in 1971, and the realization of just how oil-rich the town truly was, development picked up at near-breakneck speed. Now an ever-blossoming BoomTown , The city has become a playground and Mecca for the rich and well-connected, with ultra-luxury shopping, expensive attractions, [[CoolCar supercars and luxury vehicles clogging the roads]], [[CoolBoat yachts and catamarans docked at the once-unassuming marinas]], [[CoolPlane decadent airline flights from the city's airport]] where even economy class is considered luxuriant, and exclusive apartment towers shooting up seemingly monthly. Among its most notable monuments to this include the tallest building on the planet, the [[strike:Burj Dubai]] Burj Khalifa, which is 828 metres (2,717 feet) tall; The Burj Al-Arab (a sail-shaped, self-proclaimed [[RankInflation 7-star]] hotel), the Palm Islands (three massive, palm-shaped artificial islands), and The World (similar to the Palm Islands, but the archipelago is in the shape of Earth's continents, and is nine kilometers wide).

Prior to the 1970s, Dubai was no more than a somewhat-quaint, 60,000-odd populated fishing village, located right at the basin of the Persian Gulf. Following the formation of the UsefulNotes/UnitedArabEmirates in 1971, and the realization of just how oil-rich the town truly was, development picked up at near-breakneck speed. Now an ever-blossoming BoomTown , The city has become a playground and Mecca for the rich and well-connected, with ultra-luxury shopping, expensive attractions, supercars and luxury vehicles clogging the roads, yachts and catamarans docked at the once-unassuming marinas, and exclusive apartment towers shooting up seemingly monthly. Among its most notable monuments to this include the tallest building on the planet (not finished internally), the [[strike:Burj Dubai]] Burj Khalifa, which is 828 metres (2,717 feet) tall; The Burj Al-Arab (a sail-shaped, self-proclaimed [[RankInflation 7-star]] hotel), the Palm Islands (three massive, palm-shaped artificial islands), and The World (similar to the Palm Islands, but the archipelago is in the shape of Earth's continents, and is nine kilometers wide).

* ''VideoGame/AceCombatAssaultHorizon'' features a mission in Dubai.

* The first mission in the upcoming 2021 video game ''VideoGame/Hitman3'' takes place inside a fictional skyscraper Burj Al-Ghazali in Dubai.

* The first mission in the upcoming 2021 video game ''VideoGame/Hitman3'' takes place around a fictional skyscraper Burj Al-Ghazali in Dubai.

* The first mission in the upcoming 2021 video game ''VideoGame/Hitman3'' takes place at a fictional skyscraper Burj Al-Ghazali in Dubai.

* The first mission in the upcoming 2021 video game''VideoGame/Hitman3'' takes place at a fictional skyscraper Burj Al-Ghazali in Dubai.

* The first mission in 2021's ''VideoGame/Hitman3'' takes place at a fictional skyscraper Burj Al-Ghazali in Dubai.