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Dubai Time Line
- 1. The Changing Functionof Dubai LO: Use knowledge and understanding of settlement function to create a timeline of Dubai
- 2. Last lesson youlearned the key geographical term FUNCTION. Turn to a neighbour and share your understanding of this term.
- 3. Changes in Function Whywould the function of a settlement need to change? Changes in function may be necessary in order for a settlement to thrive,develop or survive. The following slides show some of these function changes in Dubai
- 4. Dubai of thepast Do you recognise this road?
- 5. 1890 - Steepedin tradition, Dubai was once a land of Bedouin tribes who made a living by trading pearls; growing and selling dates and fishing.
- 6. A man sellingdried herbs and lemon pauses to smoke a shisha pipe: By 1892 foreign traders had begun to flock to Dubai after the emirate declared they would be exempt from tax, a move which doubled its population.
- 7. 1920 – 1930The settlement of Dubai developed around its important waterway, the creek. This area was still the centre of Dubai's pearl trade.
- 8. 1936 Livestock are transportedby dhow from Deira to Bur Dubai: Major trading hub: In 1959 millions of dollars were ploughed into renovating Dubai's creek to enable it to accommodate large ships.
- 9. 1960 Desert development:The Clocktower roundabout in the neighbourhood of Deira stands surrounded by sandy, undeveloped lots.
- 10. Emirates Airline mid1960’s
- 11. 1966 The regionaloil boom changed everything in Dubai. As the Gulf states found themselves flush with trillions in petrodollars, the tiny emirate positioned itself as a financial hub for construction and tourism.
- 12. 1960s and early1970s, Naif souq, one of the oldest traditional markets in Dubai was still trading in spices, electrical goods, gold, precious stones and dates.
- 13. 1970 – Thecity is starting to develop but open markets like this one are still a familiar sight in downtown Dubai.
- 14. A camel caravanambles through Dubai: It was not until the mid-1980s that Dubai reinvented itself as a tourist destination.
- 15. Men reciting prayersfor the Muslim festival of Eid in Dubai: Though the emirate now boasts residents of many different religions, its origins are in Islam
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- 17. Today the clocktoweris ringed by towering hotels but, for a time after it was built in 1964, the area was considered remote from the city centre.
- 18. Naif Souq waspartially damaged by a fire in 2008, but the wealthy emirate paid to rebuild the souq in 2010.
- 19. Today - glitzymalls that now make the city a hub for global luxury shoppers
- 20. Today the creekis a thriving port, trading centre and major tourist attraction.
- 21. Currently, Dubai Airportis ranked the twelfth busiest in the world in terms of passenger traffic, handling 5,600 flights a week. It is the fourth busiest airport across the world by virtue of its international traffic, and the fifth busiest by in the globe in terms of cargo traffic.
- 22. The creek todaywith modern high rise buildings, banks, hotels and souqs
- 23. Dubai has undergonemany function changes. What will the Dubai of the future look like? Iconic buildings
- 24. Time Line Task Use yourfunction and date cards from last lesson to create your own time line that traces the changing functions of Dubai