- Al Rigga
Infobox UAE community
comm_name = Al Rigga
ar_name = الرقة
image_comm = Dubai clock tower.jpg
image_comm_caption = TheDeira Clock Tower is located in Al Rigga
emirate_name =Dubai
city_name =Dubai
comm_established =
comm_number = 119
comm_area = 0.89 km²
comm_pop = 5,684 [http://cpq.dhcc.ae/PDF%20Bank/Healthcare%20in%20Dubai/PopulationDistribution.pdf Existing Population and Future Holding Capacities in Dubai Urban Area] . Dubai Healthcare City. 2000] (2000 )
comm_density = 6,386/km²
neighbourhood =Naif ,Al Muraqqabat ,Port Saeed ,Rigga Al Buteen
dubaimetro = yes
comm_red = Al Rigga
comm_green = Union Square
coordinates = Coord|25.26325|55.31994|display=inline,title
footnotes =Al Rigga or Al Riqqa ( _ar. الرقة) is a locality in
Dubai ,United Arab Emirates (UAE). Located in the heart of eastern Dubai in Deira, Al Rigga is a residential and commercial centre. Al Rigga is bordered byRigga Al Buteen ,Port Saeed ,Al Muraqqabat andNaif and bounded to the south byDubai Creek .Al Rigga is bounded in the west by route
D 88 (Omar bin Khattab Road) and to the east by routeD 78 (Abu Baker Al Siddque Road). The locality is separated fromAl Muraqqabat by Al Rigga Road and fromRigga Al Buteen by routeD 89 (Al Maktoum Road). The Union Square is located in Al Rigga where busses and taxis provide transport within the emirate as well as to other emirates in the country. The Dubai Clock Tower, which lies at the intersection ofUmm Hurair Road and routeD 89 is situated in Al Rigga. Additionally, several local hotel chains such as Metropolitan Palace, Zain International Hotel and Sun & Sands Hotel are located in Al Rigga.Local roads in Al Rigga follow a
grid pattern , continuing in numerical sequence from those ofAl Muraqqabat . Even-numbered streets progress in a northwest-southeast pattern, beginning with 3rd B Street (near Al Tahir Restaurant) and ending with 45th C Street (near Metropolitan Hotel). Even-numbered streets progress northeast-southwest, beginning with 2nd Street (nearBani Yas Cemetery) and end with 44th A Street (near Rigga Al Buteen Plaza).Both Al Rigga and Al Muraqqabat play a central role in the
Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) celebrations.Planet Pepsi , a DSF entertainment park is located in Al Rigga.References
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