Secrets of Ski Dubai: how Arabs built a ski resort in the desert

The United Arab Emirates, located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, can hardly be called a suitable place for a winter holiday. The temperature in the hot desert does not fall below 30 degrees Celsius throughout the year. But the almighty oil sheikhs were able to correct this climate injustice.

Ski Dubai is located in Dubai, on the territory of a huge shopping and entertainment complex and can accommodate up to 1,500 winter lovers. This grand sports facility was built in 2005. The scale of the ski complex is simply amazing: on an area of ​​22 thousand km.sq. There are two types of lifts, 5 slopes of varying difficulty, a bobsleigh track, a slope for snowboarders, a climbing track and a playground.

We offer to see how the Arabs managed to build a unique ski resort in the desert.

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