Al Warqa (, ), sometimes spelled Al Warqa`a or Al Warqaa is a locality in

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(UAE). Located southeast of

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, Al Warqa is bordered to the north by

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, the west by Nad Al Hammar- Awir and the south by

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or International City. Aswaaq Mall Al warqa

The routes E 311 (Emirates Road) and E 44 (Al Awir Road) form the western and southern peripheries of Al Warqa. Once a sparsely populated industrial locality close to Dubai city limits, Al Warqaa is now experiencing considerable growth due to the development of

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and other real estate projects near the area. Al Warqaa is divided into subcommunities, from Al Warqa 1 to Al Warqa 5. Landmarks in Al Warqaa include Dubai Municipality garbage disposal centre,Time for the UAE to clean up its act
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''. March 19, 2005 Aswaaq Mall and Al Warqa Grand Mosque.

Schools

* Sharjah American International School (Dubai Campus) *

Our Own English High School Our Own English High School, Dubai () is a private Indian school situated in Al Warqa, Dubai. It is one of the oldest schools in the city of Dubai, being founded in 1968. It is an Indian school following the CBSE curriculum. The first campus op ...

for Girls (Al Warqa 1) * Our Own High School for Boys (Al Warqa) * Primus School (Al Warqa 1) * Ignite School (Al Warqa 1) * International Academic School (Al Warqa 1) * International School of Arts and Science (Al Warqa 1) - Closed as of July 4, 2021

International School of Arts ans Science

Parks

Al Warqa has three parks in its vicinity.

Mushrif Park Mushrif Park (, aka Mushrif National Park) is a family-oriented park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located in the eastern part of the city (near the suburb of Al Khawaneej), about 16 km (10 mi) from the traditional center of Dubai. The pa ...

borders Warqa although it is located in Mushrif. Another park recently opened was constructed at a cost of Dh22 million, on 27.1-hectares at Al Warqa 3, with recreational, sports and service facilities such as a 3.5 km running track, a 3.55 km cycle track, a 3.5 km sandy track, two football fields planted with natural grass, and basketball and tennis courts. Al Warqa 2 has its own park. The total area of the park is 1.7 hectares. It has areas for children to plays, sandy areas for ball games for adults, a synthetic jogging track and other buildings and services. A larger safari park, Dubai Safari Park, constructed in Al Warqa 5 on Aweer Road on an area of 400 hectares, includes a safari park, butterfly park, golf courses, entertainment and recreational areas. It replaced the ailing Dubai Zoo. 2,500 animals of around 250 species were relocated to the new site.

References

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