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Queen Of Sheba

Al ShindaGha , sometimes spelled Al Shindagah or Al Shindaga, is a neighborhood in the traditional centre of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. From 1912 to 1958, the then ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum, lived in the area. His reconstructed residence in Al Shindagha is now open to the public as a museum It is bordered by the locality of Bur Dubai in the south, and by Port Rashid on the west. The Dubai Creek runs along the district's western periphery.

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Sana'a Tower building

• Materials

• Stone, Mud brick, clay

• Building thick walls of mud bricks, as it works as a thermal filter by using thermal convection delay and internal heat preservation

• Use wood as breakers in the windows, to prevent cold air atnight, and reduce thermal gain in summer.

• Use white and light colors in the external finishes, which reflect sunlight absorbed

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