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|comm_name = Al Garhoud
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| image_skyline = New Al Garhoud Bridge on 18 October 2007 Pict 1.jpg
|emirate_name = [[Dubai]]
| image_caption = This is a photo showing the New Al Garhoud Bridge, crossing Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 18 October 2007
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|comm_pop = 4,466 <ref name=dhcc>[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</ref> (2000)
| subdivision_name1 = [[Dubai]]
|comm_density = 1,116.5/km²
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|neighbourhood = [[Dubai International Airport]], [[Umm Ramool]], [[Port Saeed]]
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| population_footnotes = <ref name=dhcc>[http://cpq.dhcc.ae/PDF%20Bank/Healthcare%20in%20Dubai/PopulationDistribution.pdf Existing Population and Future Holding Capacities in Dubai Urban Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911062819/http://cpq.dhcc.ae/PDF%20Bank/Healthcare%20in%20Dubai/PopulationDistribution.pdf |date=2008-09-11 }}. Dubai Healthcare City. 2000</ref>
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'''Al Garhoud''' ({{lang-ar|القرهود}}, {{transl|ar|'''al-qarhūd'''}}) is a commercial and residential locality in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. Al Garhoud is close to [[Dubai International Airport]] and therefore preferred by [[Emirates Airline]] airline pilots as a living place.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} The Emirates Aviation College can also be found in Al Garhoud.
'''Al Garhoud''' ({{lang-ar|القرهود}}, {{transl|ar|'''al-qarhūd'''}}), or simply '''Garhoud''', is a commercial and residential zone in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. It is bounded by [[Port Saeed]] to the west, [[Umm Ramool]] to the east, [[Dubai Airport]] to the north and [[Dubai Festival City|Al Kheeran]] to the south.


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The [[Emirates Airline]]/[[Emirates Group]] head office, Emirates Aviation College and Dubai Airport terminals 1 & 3 are in Garhoud.<ref>"[http://www.emirates.com/english/Images/Road_map_tcm233-368293.pdf Road_map_tcm233-368293.pdf]." [[Emirates Airline]]. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.</ref><ref name="EmHQ">"[http://www.ameinfo.com/203800.html Citibank and Emirates Group boost partnership] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819092542/http://www.ameinfo.com/203800.html |date=2010-08-19 }}." Citibank. Tuesday 14 July 2009. Retrieved on 22 June 2010. "Emirates Group's new headquarters located in Al-Garhoud which houses more than 6,000 Emirates employees."</ref> [[Daallo Airlines]] has its head office in the airport Free Zone.<ref>"[http://www.daallo.biz/contactus.asp Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703150156/http://www.daallo.biz/contactus.asp |date=2010-07-03 }}." [[Daallo Airlines]]. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.</ref>
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The roads around Al Garhoud are notorious for their traffic and part of which is caused by the [[Al Garhoud Bridge]].


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The roads around Al Garhoud are notorious for their traffic.{{Cn|date=February 2024}}
Expats generally leave out the 'Al' part of Al Garhoud and call it Garhoud.


==Schools==
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The [[Emirates Airline]]/[[Emirates Group]] head office is in Garhoud.<ref>"[http://www.emirates.com/english/Images/Road_map_tcm233-368293.pdf Road_map_tcm233-368293.pdf]." [[Emirates Airline]]. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.</ref><ref name="EmHQ">"[http://www.ameinfo.com/203800.html Citibank and Emirates Group boost partnership]." Citibank. Tuesday 14 July 2009. Retrieved on 22 June 2010. "Emirates Group's new headquarters located in Al-Garhoud which houses more than 6,000 Emirates employees."</ref> [[Daallo Airlines]] has its head office in the airport Free Zone.<ref>"[http://www.daallo.biz/contactus.asp Contact Us]." [[Daallo Airlines]]. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.</ref>
*Cambridge International School, Dubai
*[[The Indian High School, Dubai]]
*[[Al Mawakeb School - Al Garhoud]]<ref name=Garhoud>"[http://www.almawakeb.org/en/ams-online/al-garhoud Al Mawakeb School - Al Garhoud] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063434/http://www.almawakeb.org/en/ams-online/al-garhoud |date=2015-11-17 }}." [[Al Mawakeb Schools]]. Retrieved on November 15, 2015. "Since opening its doors in 1979, this AMSI managed school is one of Dubai’s most well-established international schools. "</ref>
* [[Grammar School, Dubai]]
* GEMS Legacy School
* Dubai International School


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 07:30, 19 March 2024

Al Garhoud
القرهود
Community
This is a photo showing the New Al Garhoud Bridge, crossing Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 18 October 2007
This is a photo showing the New Al Garhoud Bridge, crossing Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 18 October 2007
Coordinates: 25°13′44″N 55°19′36″E / 25.22894°N 55.32663°E / 25.22894; 55.32663
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateDubai
CityDubai
Area
 • Total4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)[1]
 • Total4,466
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Community number214

Al Garhoud (Arabic: القرهود, al-qarhūd), or simply Garhoud, is a commercial and residential zone in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is bounded by Port Saeed to the west, Umm Ramool to the east, Dubai Airport to the north and Al Kheeran to the south.

The Emirates Airline/Emirates Group head office, Emirates Aviation College and Dubai Airport terminals 1 & 3 are in Garhoud.[2][3] Daallo Airlines has its head office in the airport Free Zone.[4]

The roads around Al Garhoud are notorious for their traffic.[citation needed]

Schools

References

  1. ^ Existing Population and Future Holding Capacities in Dubai Urban Area Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine. Dubai Healthcare City. 2000
  2. ^ "Road_map_tcm233-368293.pdf." Emirates Airline. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Citibank and Emirates Group boost partnership Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine." Citibank. Tuesday 14 July 2009. Retrieved on 22 June 2010. "Emirates Group's new headquarters located in Al-Garhoud which houses more than 6,000 Emirates employees."
  4. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine." Daallo Airlines. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Al Mawakeb School - Al Garhoud Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine." Al Mawakeb Schools. Retrieved on November 15, 2015. "Since opening its doors in 1979, this AMSI managed school is one of Dubai’s most well-established international schools. "


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