Al Markada also spelled Al Marked or Al Markad, is a locality in Dubai

Dubai

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, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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 (UAE). Located in western Dubai in Bur Dubai

Bur Dubai

Bur Dubai is a historic district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located on the western side of the Dubai Creek. The name literally translates to Mainland Dubai, a reference to the traditional separation of the Bur Dubai area from Deira by the Dubai Creek...

, Al Markada is bordered to the north by Zabeel

Zabeel, Dubai

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 and Business Bay

Business Bay

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, to the south by Nad Al Sheba

Nad Al Sheba

Nad Al Sheba is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . 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...

 and Al Quoz

Al Quoz

Al Quoz , or Al Goze, is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Al Quoz is located in western Dubai. It is bordered to the north by Al Wasl and to the west by Umm Al Sheif, Al Manara and Al Safa...

 and to the east by Bu Kadra

Bu Kadra

Bu Kadra is a small, developing locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Bu Kadra is situated south of Dubai Creek, adjacent to Ras Al Khor Industrial Areas. The community is part of Dubai Municipality's expansion, south of the Creek. Historically, Bu Kadra was not a residential area, but...

. It is bounded to the north by route E 44 (Al Khail Road) and to the south by route D 69 (Muscat Road).

Al Markada is primarily known for its camel

Camel

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 race course and isn't a residential community. The Nad Al Sheba Racecourse

Nad Al Sheba Racecourse

Nad Al Sheba Racecourse is a former Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates opened in 1986. It has a 2,200 metre left-handed dirt race track and a left-handed turf course of the same distance...

is located about 2.7 km southwest of Al Markada.