14 Unbelievable & Crazy Facts About Dubai That The Rest Of The World Is Not Aware Of

#8. There’s enough gold inside Burj Al Arab to fill 46,265 Mona Lisa paintings

Burj Al Arab is one of the most luxurious hotels in the world. The sail-shaped hotel is also a status symbol of Dubai and offers a wide variety of luxuries to its guests. The interior of the hotel is decorated with approximately 1,790 square meters of 24-carat gold leaf. The half-length portrait of Lisa Gherardini was painted by the famous Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. The painting has a surface area of 0.3869 square meters.

#9. Robot camel racing is apparently a thing

Believe it or not, the robot camel racing industry is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In the past, this famous sport illegally used children, since they were small enough to be jockeys. This led to numerous cases of illegal child trafficking from poor countries in Asia and Africa. Today, the enthusiasts of this sport use robots ranging from $300 to $10,000 as jockeys.

#10. The Burj Khalifa is so tall that you can witness the sunset twice

Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world with a height of 2,717′. Approximately half a mile tall, the building has 160 residential floors. The residents in the 150th floor and higher witness the sun longer than any other person in Dubai. A person can witness the sunset twice, if they take an elevator to the top of Burj Khalifa. The mega skyscraper literally scrapes clouds and is the tallest structure ever built in the world. The Burj Khalifa can be spotted from a 60 mile radius.

#11. They are building a climate controlled city, twice the size of Monaco

Dubai is planning to build a climate-controlled mall, which would be the largest in the world. The mall would be equipped with indoor parks, hotels, health resorts, theaters and much more. It is estimated to occupy a total area of 48 million square feet (4.45 million square metres). According to its developers, the mall would drive in 200,000 visitors per day. The all-pedestrian complex will be air-conditioned and hopes to attract at least 180 million visitors each year.

#12. They want to be the biggest and best in everything

The rich city hopes to be the biggest and best in the world. Most of the luxury hotels in the city rate themselves as seven stars and do not permit anyone to walk in without prior appointments. The luxury hotels are 39% uninhabitable, basically just for show. The Royal Suite of Burj Al Arab costs approximately $20,000 per night; which is more than the annual income of a minimum wage worker in the United States. The city also produces enough oil every day to fill 4.4 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

#13. Dubai traded 40% of the world’s gold in 2013, which weighed more than 354 elephants

The city and its residents love gold and like to show it off by decorating everything in it. The rich often plate their cars and bathrooms with gold and diamonds. In 2013, it was estimated that 40% of physical gold traded around the world was in Dubai. $70 billion worth of gold was traded; the weight equivalent of 354 African male elephants.

#14. The world’s highest tennis court is located on the top of the Burj Al Arab

We have all heard of tennis matches that put the audience at the edge of their seats but a tennis court in Dubai literally puts the players at the edge of 1,053′ building. The tennis court atop Burj Al Arab was created as a publicity stunt for the Dubai Duty Free Men’s Open. Andre Agassi and Roger Federer were among the first to play here before the main competition was held. Just looking at the picture makes you feel lightheaded.

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