Al Shindagha Tunnel
Al Shindagha Tunnel is a road tunnel under the creek of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Opened on 19 December 1975, it was managing volumes of some 55,000 vehicles daily by 2010.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Michael C57, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tunnel
- Description: tunnel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Also known as: “Nafaq ash Shindaghah” and “Shindagha Tunnel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Women’s museum and Spice Souk.
Women’s museum
Museum
Photo: Lxs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Women’s museum is situated 390 metres east of Al Shindagha Tunnel.
Spice Souk
Marketplace
Dubai Spice Souk or the Old Souk is a traditional market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Spice Souk is located in Deira, in eastern Dubai, and is adjacent to the Dubai Gold Souk. Spice Souk is situated 1 km south of Al Shindagha Tunnel.
Dubai Municipality Museum
Museum
Dubai Municipality Museum is a heritage site located in the Emirate of Dubai. Established in 1957, it housed the headquarters of Dubai Municipality until 1964, when the municipality moved to a new building on Al Maktoum Street. Dubai Municipality Museum is situated 630 metres southeast of Al Shindagha Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Sabkha and Deira.
Al Sabkha
Suburb
Al Sabkha is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Al Sabkha is a small community between Al Rigga, Naif, Al Dhagaya and Al Buteen in the Deira region of eastern Dubai.
Deira
Photo: Jc8136, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deira is the area of Dubai north of Dubai Creek and south of the Sharjah border. It is the traditional commercial center of Dubai and the Creek and its dhows were the historic mode of transport.
Bur Dubai
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
Bur Dubai is in essence downtown Dubai. It stretches from the southern side of Dubai Creek to 2nd of December St or D 73 Rd, formerly Al Dhiyafa Rd. It has experienced the most development in the past decade. Jumeirah is to the south, and Deira to the north, across the creek.
Al Shindagha Tunnel
- Categories: road tunnel and transportation
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tamil—“Al Shindagha Tunnel” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نفق الشندغة”
- Indonesian: “Terowongan Al Shindagha”
- Japanese: “アッ・シンダガ・トンネル”
- Javanese: “Terowongan Al Shindagha”
- Javanese: “Trowongan Al Shindagha”
- Malayalam: “അൽ ഷിൻഡഗ തുരങ്കം”
- Spanish: “Tunel Al Shindagha”
- Spanish: “Túnel Al Shindagha”
- Tamil: “அல் சிந்தகா சுரங்கப்பாதை”
Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Al Shindagha Tunnel”. Photo: Michael C57, CC BY-SA 3.0.