Zabeel, Dubai
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Zabeel alternatively spelled Za'abel or Za'abeel, is a community 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 in western Dubai, Zabeel comprises two sub-communities:
  • Zabeel 1, is adjacent to Al Nasr
    Al Nasr, Dubai
    Al Nasr , or Oud Metha is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Although a small residential locality, Al Nasr, literally meaning victory, has several commercial and entertainment complexes, schools and cultural clubs....

     and is bounded to the south by routes E 66 (Oud Metha Road) and D 73 (2nd Zabeel Road). This sub-community is residential and contains Zabeel Stadium
    Zabeel Stadium
    Zabeel Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Zabeel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 18,000 people. It was completed in 1974....

     and Zabeel Park, a popular spot for sports and live music
    Live Music
    Live Music is a reggaeton company owned by DJ Giann.-Artists:* Jowell & Randy* Tony Lenta* Watussi* De La Ghetto* Guelo Star* Galante "El Emperador"-Producers:*DJ Blass*Dexter*Mr. Greenz*DJ Giann*Los Hitmen*Dirty Joe*ALX...

    .
  • Zabeel 2, is bounded to the east by Zabeel 1 and to the west by Business Bay
    Business Bay
    Business Bay is a central business district under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project features numerous skyscrapers located in an area where Dubai Creek will be dredged and extended. Business Bay will have upwards of 240 buildings, comprising commercial and residential...

    . Zabeel 2 contains 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...

     and the Ruler's Palace
    Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
    Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:...

     (Zabeel Palace).


Both Zabeel 1 and Zabeel 2 are relatively newer, more affluent communities with villa
Villa
A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...

s and town homes.
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