Nad Al Sheba

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Nad Al Sheba ند الشبا
Community
Aerial view of Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
Coordinates: 25°09′26″N 55°20′47″E / 25.15725°N 55.34637°E / 25.15725; 55.34637Coordinates: 25°09′26″N 55°20′47″E / 25.15725°N 55.34637°E / 25.15725; 55.34637
Country	United Arab Emirates
Emirate	Dubai
City	Dubai
Area
• Total	60.1455 km2 (23.2223 sq mi)
Population  (2000)[1]
• Total	680
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Community number	615–618

Nad Al Sheba (Arabic: 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.^{[citation needed]}

Nad Al Sheba comprises four sub-communities:^{[citation needed]}

• Nad Al Sheba 1
• Nad Al Sheba 2
• Nad Al Sheba 3
• Nad Al Sheba 4

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]}

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.

On 3 September 2010, UPS Airlines Flight 6 crashed near the camp.

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