Draft:Al Thanyah

Al Thanyah (Arabic:الثنيه) is a community of the Emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. It is located in the Sector 3 in western Dubai.

Territory


The territory of the community occupies an area of 26.8 km2 in central Dubai.

Al Thanyah is divided into five communities:
 * Al Thanyah First (community code 383), also known as Barsha Heights, in the north-eastern area;
 * Al Thanyah Second (community code 384), also known as Al Medhmar, in the south-eastern area;
 * Al Thanyah Third (community code 388), also known as Emirates Hills Second, in the central-north area;
 * Al Thanyah Fourth (community code 394), also known as Emirates Hills Third, in the central-south area;
 * Al Thanyah Fifth (community code 393), also known as Emirates Hills First, in the western area.

The area is bounded by Sheikh Zayed Road to the north, Hessa Street (D 61) to the east, Al Khail Road (E 44) and Orchid Road to the south, and Garn Al Sabkha Street to the west.

This neighborhood tends to be residential and also quite densely populated, with the exception of the Al Thanyah Second community, which is almost entirely occupied by the Jebel Ali Race Course.

The community of Barsha Heights (Al Thanyah First) combines commercial and residential buildings, mainly consisting of skyscrapers. The main landmarks of the area are:
 * Al Thanyah First
 * the Two Towers residential complex, consisting of two towers each with 25 floors and 284 apartments with one or two bedrooms;
 * the Madison Residency, a 25-storey residential building with studios, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments;
 * the residential building Al Fahad Tower 2 which has 23 floors above ground, two basements and one ground floor;
 * the Al Shafar Towers complex, consisting of Al Shafar Tower 1 which is a commercial building and Al Shafar Tower 2 which is a residential building.

Emirates Hills Second (Al Thanyah Third) community is an upscale residential community consisting of villas surrounding golf courses and ponds. The main landmarks of the area are:
 * Al Thanyah Third
 * The Emirates Golf Club, built in 1988, with the clubhouse and facilities designed by the Brewer Smith Brewer Group studio, was the first grass golf course in the Middle East. It has two golf courses, Majlis designed by architect Karl Litten and Faldo  designed by Nick Faldo. The club annually hosts the international tournament Dubai Desert Classic;
 * the residential complex The Lakes made up of around 600 villas in different architectural styles and structured in six sub-communities:
 * Zulal;
 * Ghadeer;
 * Maeen;
 * Hattan;
 * Forat;
 * Deema.
 * The Greens residential complex consisting of low-rise residential buildings and villas. In the complex there is also a shopping area with The Greens Souk shopping center which houses fashion outlets and shops for the retail sale of various goods. These include a bookshop, a supermarket, a pharmacy. In the area there are also restaurants and cafes, a bank and other services. Al Sharbately mosque is adjacent to the mall.

The community of Emirates Hills Third (Al Thanyah Fourth) is arranged around several artificial lakes and large green areas. The main points of reference are:
 * Al Thanyah Fourth
 * the Montgomerie Golf Club, featuring a nine-hole course of approximately 107 hectares, designed by the famous golfer Colin Montgomerie in collaboration with the designer Desmond Muirhead;
 * the residential complex The Meadows, arranged around the aforementioned golf course, made up of over 1,800 villas characterized by 20 different architectural styles, and structured in nine sub-communities: from Meadows 1 to Meadows 9.
 * The Meadows Village shopping mall, which is the oldest shopping mall in the Emirates Hills. After a renovation it reopened in October 2020 and is significantly larger than its predecessor, also featuring a large dining terrace that overlooks one of the neighborhood's lakes. Among other things, it houses a branch of the British supermarket Waitrose & Partners and a British Butcher Shop & Deli;
 * the Al Wahab Mosque, located in the Meadows Village;
 * the residential complex The Springs which offers approximately 4,800 terraced houses. The Springs Souk shopping center is located in this area and houses more than 100 outlets, including famous high-end fashion stores, specialty shops, a Carrefour supermarket, kiosks and numerous restaurants and cafés.

Emirates Hills First (Al Thanyah Fifth) community is one of the premier residential communities in Dubai. It is a self-sufficient community, with apartments, villas, shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, parks and entertainment venues. It is divided into the following sub-communities:
 * Al Thanyah Fifth
 * Jumeirah Islands. The complex is made up of 50 artificial islets, 46 of which are residential clusters housing a total of 736 villas. It was built between 2003 and 2006. The clusters are built according to 6 different architectural styles: European, Islamic, Mediterranean, Oasis, Tropical and Contemporary. In addition to the basic architectural style, the houses can differ in a different construction style. There are in fact three different construction styles called: Garden Hall, Master View and Entertainment Foyer.
 * Jumeirah Heights. This complex, contrary to what its name would suggest, consists of six low-rise buildings, located on two islets immediately north of the Jumeirah Islands, offering two and three bedroom apartments. In this area there are also some terraced villas and a shopping centre, called Jumeirah Islands Pavilion, with cafes and restaurants.
 * Jumeirah Park. Spread over 370 acres, this is a residential community with over 2,000 villas that was built between 2006 and 2013. Single family homes in Jumeirah Park range from 3 to 5 bedroom residences. There are four types of villas in this area named: Legacy, Regional, Legacy Nova and Heritage. The area is located west of the Jumeirah Islands, between them and Garn Al Sabkha Street.
 * Jumeirah Lake Towers. The complex, commonly known as JLT, is a sought-after mixed-use community, set around three man-made lakes and a park, located just south of Sheikh Zayed Road. JLT initially had four lakes: Lake Almas West, Lake Almas East, Lake Elucio and Lake Allure. In November 2012, the Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC), the company that was carrying out the project, announced that Lake Elucio would be drained to make way for a 55,000 m2 park. Later Lake Allure was renamed JLT Lake. JLT is made up of 26 clusters, each of which consists of 3 skyscrapers housing apartments, offices, shops and hotels. Each cluster, identified by a letter of the English alphabet, has its own parking area. In the area there are many restaurants with typical cuisine of various nationalities, from Vietnamese to Greek to Indian. JLT is also home to the [ [Almas Tower]], located between Almas West and Almas East lakes, which with its 360 m is one of the tallest buildings in Dubai and the tallest exclusively commercial building in the world.

The area is served by the Red Line of the Metro with the four stops at: Then there are surface lines that from the aforementioned stops allow you to reach various areas of the community, even if the more internal areas are not well connected.
 * DMCC (originally Jumeirah Lake Towers) and Sobha Realty (originally Dubai Marina) in Al Thanyah Fifth;
 * Al Khail (originally Nakheel) in Al Thanyah Third;
 * Dubai Internet City in Al Thanyah First.