The Churches Complex in

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, is an area for a number of churches and temples of different

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s, especially

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s. It is located immediately to south of the Al Muntazah residential neighbourhood complex.

Churches and temples

Churches and temples in the complex include: * St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church * Christ Church Jebel Ali

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* The Evangelical Christian Church of Dubai * St Mina Coptic Orthodox Church * The Mar Thoma Parish church * Mor Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral * Archdiocese of Roum

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* Gurunanak Darbar Dubai

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Temple *

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Temple, Jebel Ali

Gallery

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Location and transport

The Churches Complex is close to the

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to the north. The nearest

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station is the

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metro station on the Red Line to the west. Both are connected to the complex by the F44 feeder bus service.

References

External links

* Year of establishment missing *Churches Complax Geography of Dubai {{UAE-geo-stub