Sunday, November 22, 2009
E 11 (Arabic: شارع إ 11) is a highway in the United Arab Emirates. The road begins in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The longest road in the UAE, E 11 extending from the emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends at Ras Al Khaimah, UAE parallel to the coast along the Persian Gulf. This road forms the center of some of the emirate's main city, which has a different name - Sheikh Maktoum Road in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, and Sheikh Muhammed bin Salem Road in Ras Al Khaimah.In Dubai, E 11 is known as "Sheikh Zayed Road" (Arabic: شارع الشيخ زايد). The road that runs parallel to the coast of the Rings Trade Center to the border with the emirate of Abu Dhabi, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from the Jebel Ali area.
The road formerly known as the Defense Road. Between 1993 and 1998, 30 kilometers (19 miles) road extended. Along with the improvement of changing his name. Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai at the time, named the street after a United Arab Emirates president, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
The first part of the street between the Trade Center and the Circle Interchange 2 is home to some of the skyscrapers of Dubai, including Emirates Towers and Dubai Busj. This road also connects to other new development such as the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina and Dubai Waterfront. The highway will have some of the Dubai Metro Red Line that runs there.
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