Sheikh Zayed Road

No description of Dubai would be complete without the mention of Sheikh Zayed Road. A section of the longest highway in UAE stretching from Abu Dhabi to Ras Al Khaimah, the E 11 is known as the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. Named after Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the then Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road is home to many properties and skyscrapers including Burj Khalifa, Emirates Towers and other elite hotels.

Sheikh Zayed Road

In Dubai, E 11 is known as "Sheikh Zayed Road" (in Arabic: شارع الشيخ زايد). The highway runs parallel to the coastline from Trade Centre Roundabout to the border with the emirate of Abu Dhabi, 55 kilometres (34 mi) away in the area of Jebel Ali.

The road was formerly known as Defence Road. Between 1993 and 1998, 30 kilometres (19 mi) of the road was expanded. Along with this improvement came a change in the name. Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai at the time, named the road after the then president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

The Sheikh Zayed Road is home to most of Dubai's skyscrapers, including the Emirates Towers and the Burj Khalifa. The highway also connects other new developments such as the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina and Dubai Waterfront. The road will soon have most of the Red Line of Dubai Metro running alongside it.

Buildings along Sheikh Zayed Road

Northwest Side	Southeast Side
Etisalat Tower 2	World Trade Centre
The Monarch Office Tower	World Trade Centre Residence
The Monarch Hotel	World Trade Centre Apartments 1
Sama Tower	World Trade Centre Apartments 2
The Fairmont Dubai	World Trade Centre Apartments 3
API World Tower	Emirates Office Tower
Park Place	Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel
Acico Office Tower (Nassima Tower)	The Tower
Nikko Hotel Dubai	Al Yaquob Tower
White Crown Tower	Capricorn Tower
Saeed Tower 1	Maze Tower
Grosvenor House Commercial Tower	Al Ghadier Tower
Latifa Tower	Al Attar Business Tower
HHHR Tower	Jumeira Tower
Crowne Plaza Apartment Tower	Sky Tower
Crowne Plaza Hotel Tower	Al Attar Tower
Crowne Plaza Office Tower	Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower
Al Durrah Tower	Ghaya Residence
City Tower 2	Rose Tower
City Tower 1	Oasis Tower
Al Wasl Tower	21st Century Tower
Khalid Al Attar Tower	Rolex Tower
Khalid Al Attar Tower 2	Angsana Suites Tower
Al Safa Tower	Angsana Hotel Tower
Zabeel Tower	Al Kawakeb 1
Al Moosa Tower 1	Al Kawakeb 2
Al Moosa Tower 2	Al Kawakeb 3
Sahara Tower	Al Kawakeb 4
Al Rostamani Tower B	Al Kawakeb 5
Al Rostamani Tower A	Dusit Dubai
Saeed Tower 2	Millennium Tower
Four Points by Sheraton	Al Tayer Tower
Union Tower	Falcon Tower
Al Sondos Tower	Dubai Tower
Towers Rotana Hotel	Nuaimi Tower
Sheikh Marwan Tower
Al Hawai Tower
Chelsea Tower
Sheikh Essa Tower
Number One Tower Suites
Ahmad Abdulrahim Ahmad Al Attar Tower
Dr. Khalifa Tower
Sheikh Ahmed Tower
Al Meraikhi Tower
Shangri-La Hotel
Al Manara Tower
Al Kharbash Tower

Interchanges
Sheikh Zayed Road has several interchanges to enable traffic to go on and off the highway. These interchanges commonly lead to roundabouts (rotaries) to enable traffic to exit or to go to the other side of the highway. There are many other exits although they are not as well equipped. As of 2007, the interchanges are:
•    World Trade Centre Roundabout: Towards Union House, BurJuman, Zabeel Park
•    Interchange 1: Financial Centre Road Street interchange towards Downtown Dubai, Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall
•    Interchange 2: Towards Hadiqa Rd, Safa Park and Jumeirah on the west; and Meydan Rd towards Meydan on east.
•    Interchange 3: Towards Al Quoz through Manara Rd on east.
•    Interchange 4: Towards Mall of the Emirates, Gold & Diamond Park, Madinat Jumeirah, Burj Al Arab, Wild Wadi Water Park, Jumeirah Beach Hotel through Umm Suqeim Rd.
•    Interchange 5: Towards Dubai Marina, Emirates Hills, Dubai Media City and Dubai Internet City