Al Garhoud (, ), or simply Garhoud, is a commercial and residential zone in
Dubai
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 ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
. It is bounded by
Port Saeed to the west,
Umm Ramool to the east,
Dubai Airport to the north and
Al Kheeran to the south.
The
Emirates Airline/
Emirates Group head office, Emirates Aviation College and Dubai Airport terminals 1 & 3 are in Garhoud.
[Citibank and Emirates Group boost partnership]
." Citibank. Tuesday 14 July 2009. Retrieved on 22 June 2010. "Emirates Group's new headquarters located in Al-Garhoud which houses more than 6,000 Emirates employees." Daallo Airlines has its head office in the airport Free Zone. The Al Garhoud bridge is the major part of this which crosses
Dubai Creek and it connects with both communities of
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
Sharjah
Sharjah (; ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is the capital of the Emirate of Sharjah and forms part of the D ...
and the district of
Bur Dubai. The bridge is 52.5 feet, or 16 meters, above the water.
The roads around Al Garhoud are notorious for their traffic.
Schools
*Cambridge International School, Dubai
*
New Indian Model School, Dubai
*
The Indian High School, Dubai
*
Al Mawakeb School - Al Garhoud[Al Mawakeb School - Al Garhoud]
." Al Mawakeb Schools. Retrieved on November 15, 2015. "Since opening its doors in 1979, this AMSI managed school is one of Dubai's most well-established international schools. "
*
Grammar School, Dubai
* GEMS Legacy School
*
Dubai International School
References
Communities in Dubai
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