| 2021–2022 Dubai | |
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| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | International Registered Exhibition |
| Name | EXPO 2020 إكسبو |
| Motto | Connecting Minds, Creating the Future |
| Area | 438 ha (1,080 acres) |
| Visitors | 25,000,000 |
| Organized by | Reem Al Hashimi (managing director) |
| Mascot | Salama, Rashid, Latifa, Alif, Opti, and Terra[1] |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 192[2] |
| Organizations | 10[3] |
| Location | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| City | Dubai |
| Venue | Dubai Exhibition Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 24°57′39″N 55°09′03″E / 24.96083°N 55.15083°E |
| Timeline | |
| Awarded | 27 November 2013 |
| Opening | 1 October 2021 |
| Closure | 31 March 2022 |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | Expo 2015 in Milan |
| Next | Expo 2025 in Osaka |
| Specialized expositions | |
| Previous | Expo 2017 in Astana |
| Next | Expo 2023 in Buenos Aires (cancelled) |
| Horticultural expositions | |
| Previous | Expo 2019 in Beijing |
| Next | Expo 2022 in Almere |
| Internet | |
| Website | expo2020dubai |
Expo 2020 (Arabic: إكسبو 2020) was a World Expo hosted by Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
Originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.[4] Despite being postponed, organizers kept the name Expo 2020 for marketing and branding purposes. The event had recorded more than 24 million visits from around the world in its six months.[5]
The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) general assembly in Paris named Dubai as the host on 27 November 2013.[6] Expo 2020 Dubai are expected to come up with Dh154.9 billion ($42.2 billion) of gross value added (GVA) to the UAE’s economy from 2013 to 2042, asper the EY report.[7]
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- ^ "Participants at Expo 2020 | Expo 2020 Dubai". www.expo2020dubai.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Organisation Pavilions | Expo 2020 Dubai". www.expo2020dubai.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Dubai Expo confirms new dates: 1 October 2021 until 31 March 2022". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Expo 2020 Dubai records more than 24 million visits after late surge". The National. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "The UAE has been elected As the Host Country of the World Expo 2020". www.bie-paris.org. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Reporter, A. Staff. "Expo 2020 Dubai exceeds forecast: 35,000 jobs to be supported every year until 2042, says report". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 27 September 2024.