Downtown Dubai

Downtown Dubai وسط مدينة دبي The Centre of Now
Community
The Dubai Downtown
Coordinates: 25°11′01″N 55°16′00″E / 25.18366°N 55.26664°E / 25.18366; 55.26664
Country	United Arab Emirates
Emirate	Emirate of Dubai
City	Dubai
The New Dubai	June 21, 2000
Area
• Total	2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population
• Total	100,000+[1]

Downtown Dubai or The Dubai Downtown is a large-scale, mixed-use complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was developed by Emaar Real estate development company. Before 2000 this place called as Umm Al Tarif, later it's developed as the advance fecilitized city center of Dubai.^[2] It is home to some of the city's most notable landmarks, including Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall,^[3] and The Dubai Fountain. It covers an area of 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi), at an estimated cost of US$20 billion (Dh73 billion) upon completion and, as of 2017, has a population of 13,201.^[4]

The development is situated along Sheikh Zayed Road, across from Al Wasl locality on the northwest. It is bounded to the south by Business Bay and to the northeast by Financial Centre Road, which separates it from Zabeel 2 and Trade Centre 2.

Arabic low-rise vernacular style of architecture is present in the Old Town, while high-rise contemporary buildings dominate the rest of the development. Downtown Dubai offers a range of high-end hotels such as Address Downtown, Vida Downtown, Al Manzil Downtown, as well as attractions such as a luxury Arabian market, Souk Al Bahar and a 3.5 km-long strip of restaurants and cafes on Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Boulevard. Souk Al Bahar has over 100 shops and over 20 restaurants, cafes and lounges adjacent to the Dubai Fountains.^[5]