Al Warqaa
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Al Warqaa sometimes spelled Al Warqa`a is a locality in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

 (UAE). Located southeast of Dubai Creek
Dubai Creek
Dubai Creek or Khor Dubai is a saltwater creek located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . It ends at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Some sources say that the creek extended as far inland as Al Ain, and that the Ancient Greeks called it River Zara. Historically, the creek divided the city into two...

, Al Warqaa is bordered to the north by Mirdif
Mirdif
Mirdif is a residential area located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates....

, the west by Nad Al Hammar
Nad Al Hammar
Nad Al Hammar is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Nad Al Hammar is a small, residential and industrial community located east of Dubai Creek...

 and the south by Warisan
Warisan
Warsan is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Warsan is an industrial neighbourhood of Dubai, bordering Al Warqaa to the north and Nad Al Sheba to the west. Warsan is subdivided into two localities — Warsan 1 and Warsan 2. The community is sparsely populated and is predominantly...

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The routes E 311 (Emirates Road) and E 44 (Al Awir Road) form the western and southern peripheries of Al Warqaa. Once a sparsely populated industrial locality close to Dubai city limits, Al Warqaa is now experiencing considerable growth due to the development of International City
International city
An international city is an autonomous or semi-autonomous city-state that is separate from the direct supervision of a single nation-state.-Rationale for establishment:International cities had either had one or both of the following characteristics:...

 and other real estate projects near the area. Al Warqaa is divided into subcommunities, from Al Warqaa 1 — Al Warqaa 5.

Some landmarks in Al Warqaa include Our Own English High School
Our Own English High School
Our Own English High School is a chain of schools started by the Varkey Group of Schools across the cities of the United Arab Emirates. The first Our Own school was started in 1968 in Dubai.-Dubai branch:...

(Al Warqaa) and Dubai Municipality garbage disposal centre.
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