Dubai [دبي] used to be called Al-Wasl [الوصل] - which means "the connection", because the two parts of the city -Deira [ديره] and Bur Dubai [بر دبي]- were connected to each other by Khor Dubai [خور دبي] (Dubai Creek). People used to use "Al-Abra" [العبره] -which are small boats- to cross the creek.
"Old Dubai" is the former name of Dubai. The name Dubai means money and the city is the business hub of the Persian Gulf region.Ê
Al Wasl
emirate of Dubai
Dubai International Airport.
The New Name Of Burj Dubai Is Burj Khalifa.
Dubai International Airport.
Dubai International Airport (DXB / OMDB).
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yes and its name was changed from Burj Dubai to Burj khalifa
Capital of the Arab World Dubai is also sometimes spelt Dubyy
Dubai -or duba- are small locusts who still don't have fixed wings. It was called that name because there were a lot of locusts in there before.
Ethiopia's former name was Abyssinia.
The former name of Suriname was Guyana