Nad Al Sheba

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Nad Al Sheba

| native_name = {{native name|ar|paren=omit|ند الشبا}}

| native_name_lang = ar

| settlement_type = Community

| image_skyline = Nad Al Sheba on 1 May 2007.jpg

| image_caption = Aerial view of Nad Al Sheba Racecourse

| coordinates = {{Coord|25.15725|55.34637|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United Arab Emirates

| subdivision_type1 = Emirate

| subdivision_name1 = Dubai

| subdivision_type2 = City

| subdivision_name2 = Dubai

| established_title =

| established_date = 565654664

| p1 =

| p2 =

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 60.1455

| population_footnotes = [http://cpq.dhcc.ae/PDF%20Bank/Healthcare%20in%20Dubai/PopulationDistribution.pdf Existing Population and Future Holding Capacities in Dubai Urban Area]. Dubai Healthcare City. 2000

| population_total = 680

| population_as_of = 2000

| population_density_km2 = auto

| footnotes =

| blank_name_sec1 = Community number

| blank_info_sec1 = 615–618

}}

Nad Al Sheba ({{langx|ar|ند الشبا}}) is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Situated south of the Dubai Creek, Nad Al Sheba is best known for its racecourse, the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, which hosted the Dubai World Cup annually until 2009.{{Cite web |title=About Nad Al Sheba {{!}} Nad Al Sheba Dubai |url=https://www.nadalsheba.net/about |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=www.nadalsheba.net |language=en}}

Organisation of locality

The community comprises five sub-communities:{{Cite web |title=About Nad Al Sheba |url=https://metropolitan.realestate/nad-al-sheba/}}

Nad Al Sheba 1
Nad Al Sheba 2
Nad Al Sheba 3
Nad Al Sheba 4
Sobha City

The housing was built by Nakheel Properties and includes over 1,500 mediterranean and Moroccan styled villas with four and five bedrooms.{{Cite web |title=The internet is convinced this picture of Dubai is fake |url=https://www.esquireme.com/news/50084-the-internet-is-convinced-this-picture-of-dubai-is-fake |website=Esquire}}

Community facilities include a five kilometre cycling and running track, a community clubhouse, a restaurant, a sports center, a swimming pool and a gymnasium. A shopping mall is under construction.

The racecourse is located in Nad Al Sheba 1, while the stables that bred racehorses such as Dubai Millennium and Essence of Dubai are located in Nad Al Sheba 2. The Nad Al Sheba palace of Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is located in Nad Al Sheba 1.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

Nad Al Sheba is bordered to the north by Al Markada, Bu Kadra and Ras Al Khor Industrial Areas, and to the west by Al Quoz.

Notable events

On 3 September 2010, UPS Airlines Flight 6 crashed near the camp, killing both the crew members.

References

Category:Communities in Dubai