UAE PM Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum renames Dubai's Al Minhad as 'Hind City'

UAE PM Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum renames Dubai's Al Minhad as 'Hind City'

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Category : International Published on: February 06 2023

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  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, renamed the Al Minhad neighbourhood and its environs "Hind City".
  • The city includes four zones–Hind 1, Hind 2, Hind 3, and Hind 4–and spans an area of 83.9km
  • Note that this is not the first time something has been given a new name in Dubai. 
  • Burj Dubai was rechristened Burj Khalifa in honour of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, earlier in 2010. His death occurred on May 13th, 2022.
  • Sheikh Hamdan bin Saeed Al Maktoum is the third son of the late Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and current Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. 
  • Mohammed became vice president and ruler when his brother Maktoum passed away in 2006.
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