Talk:Dubai Maritime City

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Ummm, what exactly makes this the "world's first purpose-built maritime facility" - wouldn't that same title apply to, oh, I don't know, every port ever constructed?

And why do all the Wiki articles on Dubai read like glossy brochures?

99.63.104.252 (talk) 05:26, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Point one: Agreed. Point two: Because they were probably mostly written by people with something to do with the topic. Point three: I deleted. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:38, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]