Al Murar (), commonly called Freej Al Murar (), is a locality in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
(UAE). Al Murar is located in eastern Dubai in
Deira
Deira ( ; Old Welsh/ or ; or ) was an area of Post-Roman Britain, and a later Anglian kingdom.
Etymology
The name of the kingdom is of Brythonic origin, and is derived from the Proto-Celtic , meaning 'oak' ( in modern Welsh), in which case ...
and is bordered by the
Deira Corniche in the north,
Naif in the south,
Ayil Nasir
Eyal Nasser () is a locality in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Eyal Nasser is located in the heart of Deira, Dubai, Deira in eastern Dubai. Eyal Nasser is bordered to the west by Al Dhagaya, the east by Al Murar, the south by Naif an ...
to the west and
Al Baraha to the east.
Famous
Al Futtaim Mosque located in this area.
Routes
D 92 (Al Khaleej Road) and
D 82
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History
Th ...
(Naif Road) form the northern and southern peripheries around the localities. Al Murar is a residential community in the heart of the Deira
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
.
The name of the locality was derived from the name of the tribe that the majority of the previous resident families came from. (), and is commonly called Freej Al Murar ().
References
Communities in Dubai
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