With no urban planning, the living space became an industrial zone. In Abu Dhabi proper, i.e. below Al Khaleej Al Arabi street and before Mushrif/Defence street, the whole city is one industrial zone with building materials’ shops locating themselves as shops under each building, and trucks loading and unloading all day long. The city has become an arid industrial place. Even when sophisticated looking towers come up (in already congested residential areas), the places that rent out the showrooms are building materials’ shops. Despite all the congestion, this hasn’t been halted or organized.
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