Mirdif
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Mirdif (sometimes referred to as Mirdiff, or Murdef due to differences in transliteration) is a residential area located 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...

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Mirdif consists mainly of villa developments, or single privately held villas. It has become popular with expatriates since the 1990s. As Dubai has grown, the area has become more popular with more land being sold to large real-estate developers such as Dubai Properties
Dubai Properties
Dubai Properties is a subsidiary of [Dubai Properties Group] which is a member of the Dubai Holding group and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates...

, who are responsible for the most recent addition to Mirdif, a gated community called Shorooq Community. A project named Uptown Mirdif, developed by Union Properties, encompasses the east of Mirdif.

The population of the general Mirdif area is a complete mixture of all nationalities, UAE nationals, middle-eastern expatriates, along with Asian and European expatriates.

Geography

Mirdif is located approximately 10 km away from Deira City Centre
Deira City Centre
Deira City Centre is a large shopping mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Located in the community of Deira, Deira City Centre was the largest mall in Dubai prior to the establishment of Ibn Battuta Mall, Mall of the Emirates and The Dubai Mall...

 to the south east. It borders the districts Muhaisnah
Muhaisnah
Muhaisnah is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Situated in eastern Dubai in Deira, Muhaisnah comprises four sub-communities:* Madinat Muhaisnah * Muhaisnah 2* Muhaisnah 3* Muhaisnah 4...

 and Al Mizhar
Al Mizhar
Al Mizhar is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Al Mizhar, literally meaning The Blossom, is one of the southeasternmost localities of Dubai. It is bordered to the south by Mirdif and to the west by Muhaisnah. Al Mizhar is bounded to the north by route D 93 and to the south by D 89...

 from the north, Al Warqaa
Al Warqaa
Al Warqaa , sometimes spelled Al Warqa`a is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Located southeast of Dubai Creek, Al Warqaa is bordered to the north by Mirdif, the west by Nad Al Hammar and the south by Warisan....

 from the south, and Al Rashidiya
Al Rashidiya
Al Rashidiya is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Al Rashidiya is located south of Dubai International Airport in Deira, the eastern region of Dubai. The locality is bounded to the north by route D 89 , the west by route D 62 and the east by route E 311...

 from the east. The eastern part of Mirdif is the public Al Mushrif park
Mushrif Park
Mushrif Park is 5.25 square kilometre desert-like park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located in the eastern part of the city , about 16 km from the traditional center of Dubai...

. Located adjacent to the Rashidiya Metro station and the Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Al Garhoud district, southeast of Dubai...

, Mirdif is easily accessible from frequented arterial highways including Emirates Road
Emirates Road
E 311 is a route in the United Arab Emirates. The road begins in Jebel Ali Free Zone and extends eastward towards Ras Al Khaimah...

 and Al Awir Road.

Schools

Mirdif has several nurseries
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...

 and schools, with GCE
General Certificate of Education
The General Certificate of Education or GCE is an academic qualification that examination boards in the United Kingdom and a few of the Commonwealth countries, notably Sri Lanka, confer to students. The GCE traditionally comprised two levels: the Ordinary Level and the Advanced Level...

, GCSE, IB and A level curriculum's:

Nurseries and primary schools

  • Emirates British Nursery
  • Small Steps Nursery
  • Super Kids Nursery

Sports and Recreation

  • The town enjoys a public park at 26b street with basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, as well as a 300 metre walking track, training equipment and extensive play equipment for children. It is open every day from 8:00 to 23:00; Fridays, Saturdays and bank holidays longer. Men are allowed only at the weekends.
  • The public Al Mushrif park with a size of more than 15 hectars and trees up to 50 years of age offers outdoor recreation.

Shopping

Mirdif houses various 'collections' of small corner shops and supermarkets, usually centred around a mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

. This results in them commonly being referred to as 'mosque shops'. Well known examples of these 'collections' are:
  • Mirdif Golden Gate
  • Pink Mall
  • Lifco
  • West Zone

Mirdif City Centre

Mirdif City Centre is a large shopping mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...

 opened on 16 March 2010.
The Mirdif City Centre project was first announced in April 2007 with construction beginning in August 2007. It comprises 3116451 sq ft (289,527.8 m²) of gross floor area spread over a service basement level and 1st floor, and 180000 m² (1,937,503.9 sq ft) square metres of shopping space.

The mall contains about 430 shops with adjacent 3 level parking for over 7000 cars, a Magic Planet Entertainment zone with an "iFly" indoor skydiving center. In addition the mall contains 8 standard and 2 'gold-class' cinemas, as well as a Fitness First
Fitness First
Fitness First is the largest privately owned health club group in the world with over 540 Fitness First clubs worldwide reaching over 1.7 million members in 21 countries...

 gym, and two food courts with approximately 60 different eating outlets.

Some leading retailers in Mirdif City Centre include Debenhams
Debenhams
Debenhams plc is a British retailer operating under a department store format in the UK, Ireland and Denmark, and franchise stores in other countries. The Company was founded in the eighteenth century as a single store in London and has now grown to around 160 shops...

, Zara
Zara (clothing)
Zara is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer based in Arteixo, Galicia, and founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalía Mera. It is the flagship chain store of the Inditex group; the fashion group also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti, Pull and Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and...

, Virgin Megastore
Virgin Megastore
Virgin Megastores is an international chain of record shops, founded by Sir Richard Branson on London's Oxford Street in early 1971. Virgin Megastores are best described today as entertainment retailers....

, and Carrefour
Carrefour
Carrefour S.A. is an international hypermarket chain headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France. It is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world...

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Uptown Mirdif

Uptown Mirdif is an open-air shopping centre which includes 400000 sq ft (37,161.2 m²) of net lettable space. It was the first large shopping complex in Mirdif. It is directly connected to the property development of the same name, and follows the same aesthetic design.

There is underground parking connected to Uptown Mirdif, which is divided between tenants and visitors. The centre also has a Fitness First
Fitness First
Fitness First is the largest privately owned health club group in the world with over 540 Fitness First clubs worldwide reaching over 1.7 million members in 21 countries...

 gym, and a food court.

Some leading retailers in Uptown Mirdif include Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...

, Aldo
Aldo
Aldo comes from the Latin altus and means "the tall one."Aldo may refer to:-People:* John Aldridge Prolific former Liverpool F.C. and Republic of Ireland footballer nicknamed Aldo* Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo, a trio of Italian comedians and film actors...

, and Spinneys
Spinneys
Spinneys is a high-end supermarket chain in the Middle East which begun as railway provision merchants, and expanded to a grocery firm importing British Empire goods to the Mandate Palestine...

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Uptown Mirdif

Uptown Mirdif is a property project developed by Union Properties. The project's design is inspired by an ancient spa town. The project features over 2000 villas and flats, play areas and recreation facilities, a health care center and a primary school. The entire community is gated, and hence cut off from the rest of Mirdif.

Shorooq Community

Shorooq Community, situated along Algeria street, is a housing development that consists primarily of 3-4 bedroom villas. The property includes a community club house and is located adjacent to Mushrif Park
Mushrif Park
Mushrif Park is 5.25 square kilometre desert-like park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located in the eastern part of the city , about 16 km from the traditional center of Dubai...

. Shorooq covers an area of 8000000 square feet (743,224.3 m²). The community features 668 villas, including 236 two-bedroom villas up to 1,961 sq ft., 252 three-bedroom villas up to 3561 sq ft (330.8 m²) and 180 four-bedroom villas as large as 4098 sq ft (380.7 m²).

Religious sites

There are 4 mosques in Mirdif spread over the area.
  • 83rd street next to West Zone supermarket
  • 37th street next to Lifco supermarket
  • 15th street next to Pink Mall
  • 71st street next to Mirdif Shopping Centre
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