travel.mapsofworld.com offers you information about Shaikh Zayed Road, Dubai

The Shaikh Zayed Road, Dubai, a famous road of the city, is in itself one of the eminent Tourist Attractions in Dubai. The Dubai Shaikh Zayed Road is in fact a highway in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, parallel to the coastline. It extends up to the Trade Center Roundabout to the boundary with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in the area of Jebel Ali. The Shaikh Zayed Road was previously known as the Defense Road. To the local residents, the Shaikh Zayed Road, Dubai was Trade Center Road. In the last decade of the last century, highway was renovated.

The Shaikh Zayed Road, Dubai was renamed by Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the successor of President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan. The first stretch of the thoroughfare between the Trade Center Roundabout and the Second Interchange is home to most of the city's skyscrapers, including Burj Dubai and the Emirates Towers. The highway also unites other new constructions such as The Palm in Jumeirah. The road will soon have a major part of the Dubai Metro Red Line running parallel to it.

The Shaikh Zayed Road, Dubai contains a number of prominent buildings to its northwest and southeast. Some of them are:

• Etisalat Tower 2
• The Monarch Office Tower
• The Monarch Hotel & Convention Centre Dubai
• Sama Tower
• The Fairmont Dubai
• The Fairmont Dubai
• Park Place
• Acico Office Tower
• Nikko Hotel Dubai
• White Crown Tower
• Saeed Tower 1
• Grosvenor House Commercial Tower
• Latifa Tower
• H.H.H. Tower
• Crowne Plaza Apartment Tower
• Crowne Plaza Hotel Tower
• Crowne Plaza Office Tower
• Al Durrah Tower
• City Tower 2
• City Tower 1
• Al Wasl Tower
• Khalid Al Attar Tower
• Al Moosa Tower 2
• Sahara Tower
• Al Rostamani Tower B
• Al Rostamani Tower A
• Saeed Tower 2
• Four Points by Sheraton Sheikh Zayed Road
• Union Tower