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Traditionally Muslim Arabs do not
celebrate new year according to the
Gregorian calendar, but with a large
expat community in the United Arab
Emirates, Abu Dhabi, as well as
Dubai, tends to make the exception
with a series of spectacular
fireworks displays. The major hotels
and restaurants often hold gala
dinner parties and celebrate with
firework displays. Top hotels in Abu
Dhabi include the Eastern Mangroves
Hotel and Spa, Fairmont Bab al Bahr,
Desert Islands Resort and Spa, Al
Raha Beach Hotel, Jumeirah at Etihad
Towers Hotel, Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi
Hotel and Villas, Beach Rotana Hotel
And Towers, Qasr Al Sarab Desert
Resort by Anantara, The Yas Hotel
and Kempinski Emirates Palace Hotel
Abu Dhabi.
Abu
Dhabi new year fireworks live
After
a successful New Year's Eve concert
for , Coldplay again return to
Abu Dhabi for NYE , Chris Martin
and company will help the emirate
usher in the New Year with a special
live concert on December 31. The
concert will take place in
Destination Village, which will be
erected on the Corniche's
Breakwater, near Marina Mall and
adjacent to the Volvo fleet.
Latest: It has subsequently been
announced that Coldplay will be
playing in New York on New Year's Eve
this year - we'll try and provide
confirmation asap.
Abu
Dhabi is the capital and the second
largest city of the United Arab
Emirates in terms of population and
the largest of the seven member
emirates of the United Arab
Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a
T-shaped island jutting into the
Persian Gulf from the central
western coast. The city proper had a
population of 621,000 in . Abu
Dhabi is home to important financial
institutions such as the Abu Dhabi
Securities Exchange, the Central
Bank of the United Arab Emirates and
the corporate headquarters of many
companies and numerous multinational
corporations. One of the world's
largest producers of oil, Abu Dhabi
has actively attempted to diversify
its economy in recent years through
investments in financial services
and tourism.
The
density of Abu Dhabi varies, with
high employment density in the
central area, high residential
densities in central downtown and
lower densities in the suburbs. In
the dense areas, most of the
concentration is achieved with
medium- and high-rise buildings. Abu
Dhabi's skyscrapers such as the
notable Abu Dhabi Investment
Authority Tower, the National Bank
of Abu Dhabi headquarters, the
Hilton Hotel Tower and the Etisalat
headquarters are usually found in
the financial districts of Abu
Dhabi. Other notable modern
buildings include the Emirates
Palace with its design inspired by
Arab heritage.
The
development of tall buildings has
been encouraged in the Abu Dhabi
Plan 2030, which will lead to the
construction of many new skyscrapers
over the next decade, particularly
in the expansion of Abu Dhabi's
central business district such as
the new developments on Al Sowwah
Island and Al Reem Island. Abu Dhabi
already has a number of supertall
skyscrapers under construction
throughout the city. Some of the
tallest buildings on the skyline
include the 382 m (1,253.28 ft)
Central Market Residential Tower,
the 324 m (1,062.99 ft) The Landmark
and the 74-storey, 310 m (1,017.06
ft) Sky Tower. Also many other
skyscrapers over 150 m (492.13 ft)
(500 ft) are either proposed or
approved and could transform the
city's skyline. As of July 2008,
there were 62 high-rise buildings 23
to 150 m (75.46 to 492.13 ft) under
construction, approved for
construction, or proposed for
construction.
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