Al Markada
المركاض
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Community
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| Coordinates: 25°10′07″N 55°17′32″E / 25.168591°N 55.29213°E / 25.168591; 55.29213 | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Dubai |
| City | Dubai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
| Population
[1] (2000)
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| • Total | 139 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Community number | 347 |
Al Markada (Arabic: المركاض), also spelled Al MarkedorAl MarkadorAl Merkad, is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Located in western Dubai in Bur Dubai, Al Markada is bordered to the north by Zabeel and Business Bay, to the south by Nad Al Sheba and Al Quoz and to the east by Bu Kadra. It is bounded to the north by route E 44 (Al Khail Road) and to the south by route D 69 (Muscat Road).
Al Markada is primarily known for its camel race course and is not a residential community. The Nad Al Sheba Racecourse is located about 2.7 km southwest of Al Markada.
Pastor Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinea’s authoritarian leader Teodoro Obiang Nguema, owns a property in Al Merkadh.[2] Mohammad Emami and Amir Reza Farzanrad, two Iranians implicated in financial corruption, own villas in Al Markada worth $5.5 million and $12 million, respectively.[3]
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| Mushraif and the northern sector of Dubai (Sector 2) |
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| Bur Dubai and the western sector of Dubai (Sector 3) |
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| Ras Al Khor and the north-central sector of Dubai (Sector 4) |
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| Jabal Ali and the southwestern sector of Dubai (Sector 5) |
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| Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid and the central sector of Dubai (Sector 6) |
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| Al Awir and the northeastern sector of Dubai (Sector 7) |
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| Hatta and the eastern sector of Dubai (Sector 8) |
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| Al Marmoom and the southern sector of Dubai (Sector 9) |
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