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Dubai

A City Journal by AIX

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Residential Population: 11,069,863 | Commercial Population: 6,397,692 | Industrial Population: 4,381,738

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AIX

Port Jebel Ali

By AIX,

Welcome to Port Jebel Ali, the shipping headquarters for the region! To start, the Port Authority Headquarters: Click image for larger copy. Next we have a slice of the business district. A super cluster of skyscrapers surround the Port Authority Headquarters and the Port Authority Bridge. Click image for larger copy. Just north of the business district is a cluster of posh supertall condominiums to house the local executives. It's reportedly just as expensive to live here as it is on most of the islands....
AIX

Ajban

By AIX,

Welcome to the district of Ajban! This is a small low-income industrial work camp. It has about 126,000 Sims and extensive industry. Due to the nature of this settlement, it is on the far inland edge of Dubai. Out of sight, out of mind for the wealthier coastal Sims. The Mosaic above shows a nice cross section of the industrial, commercial, and residential. Here is a closer look at the living quarters for the labourers.
AIX

Palm Jebel Ali

By AIX,

I have decided to start working on the Palm Jebel Ali. It is encircled by the Waterfront. At this time, only the trunk has been developed. The majority of the islands will contain low density residential in medium and high wealth with some hotels/commercial. I have also taken note of a previous mention of there being too many American buildings, so I have combed both the STEX and LEX (as far back as 2004). Unfortunately, there is still a severe lack of Middle Eastern buildings but I was able to turn up a...
AIX

Emirates Hills

By AIX,

Emirates Hills is mostly a residential and commercial hub with just a small dash of industrial. It has an approx population of 1.6 million Sims. Here we have a small portion of the Sheikh Zayed Road corridor. The most notable landmark is of course the Burj Khalifa. Below is the same area at night. Below is the Dubai Media City. This is a small subdivision within Emirates Hills. All the major television networks have their international or regional headquarters in this area due to it being declared an...
AIX

Waterfront

By AIX,

Waterfront is a large artificial archipelago this is designed to be a self-contained "city within a city". One can theoretically live, work, and play without ever leaving the islands. Our first image is a general overview of the islands and the intended purposes of each. Green marks residential, blue commercial, and yellow industrial. Unmarked areas are still being decided. The green zones are referred to as the Residential Ring and the chain of blue islands near the centre comprises Commerce City. The...
AIX
This is a region that is inspired by the real-world city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I have used a map that includes all the current artificial islands (e.g. The Palm Jumeirah) as well as the many proposed islands (e.g. Dubai Waterfront). This city journal will not be chronological. Instead, each district will have its own category. This introduction page will be regularly updated with most recent regional image, statistics, and map. I will also keep a table of contents with links to all entries here....
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