<P> Dubai is home to several man - made islands, most of which were created in the 2000s and 2010s . </P> <P> The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago, created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government, and designed and developed by Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock / Architects, Inc . It is one of three planned islands called the Palm Islands which extend into the Persian Gulf . The Palm Jumeirah is the smallest and the original of three Palm Islands, and it is located on the Jumeirah coastal area of Dubai . It was built between 2001 and 2006 . </P> <P> On 14 February 2013, the Dubai Miracle Garden, a 72,000 - metre (236,000 - foot) flower garden, opened in Dubailand . It is the world's largest flower garden . The garden has a total of 45 million flowers with re-use of waste water through drip irrigation . During the summer seasons from late May to September when the climate can get extremely hot with an average high of about 40 ° C (104 ° F), the garden stays closed . </P> <P> Transport in Dubai is controlled by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), an agency of the government of Dubai, formed by royal decree in 2005 . The public transport network has in the past faced congestion and reliability issues which a large investment programme has addressed, including over AED 70 billion of improvements planned for completion by 2020, when the population of the city is projected to exceed 3.5 million . In 2009, according to Dubai Municipality statistics, there were an estimated 1,021,880 cars in Dubai . In January 2010, the number of Dubai residents who use public transport stood at 6% . </P>

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