Dubai United Arab Emirates
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates known for extravagance shopping, ultramodern engineering and a vivacious nightlife scene. Burj Khalifa, a 830m-tall pinnacle, overwhelms the high rise filled horizon. At its foot lies Dubai Fountain, with planes and lights arranged to music. On fake islands simply seaward is Atlantis, The Palm, a hotel with water and marine-creature parks