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The powerpoint shows you how to drive around town on Abu Dhabi Island (City). Very simple system which was adopted many years ago but never used. All you need to know is how to count!!
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How to find your way on Abu Dhabiisland?
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Abu Dhabi Island is separated into Zones, Zone 1 in the north east and Zone 2 in south west
1
2
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Sector
Zone
Zones contain sectors, sectors contain streets
Street
Zone 2 Zone 1
Imagine this image as the islandi.e. the island contains 2 zones only
Abu Dhabi Island is made of two zones divided by Airport Road
AIR
PO
RT
RO
AD
1st Al Corniche Road
2nd
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Main roads parallel to the Corniche road are oddly numbered 1 to 35
1st Al Corniche Road
3rd Khalifa bin Zayed Street
5th Hamdan Bin Mohamed Road
7thZayed the First
35th --
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Zone 1In Zone 1 to the right of Airport Rdthe main roads parallel are numbered as 2-4-6-8 etc
AIR
PO
RT
RO
AD
Al
MU
RO
OR
SIX
TH
ST
RE
ET
EIG
HT
H S
TR
EE
T
2nd 4th 6th 8th
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In Zone 2 to the Left of Airport Rdthe main roads parallel are numbered as 22-24-26 etc
Kh
alif
a B
in S
khb
oo
t S
t
28
Kin
g K
hal
id S
t
26
Al
Kar
ama
Str
eet
24 22A
l K
hal
eej A
l Ara
bi
St
30S
ult
an B
in Z
ayed
St
32
Bay
no
on
a S
t
34
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Sectors (blocks) are formed by the intersection of main roads
3rd
1st
4th 6th
SectorSector
Sector
Sector
SectorSector
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Sectors are numbered in a consecutive pattern away from street 1
Sector11 Sector
Sector
12 Sector
13 Sector
14
Heading south from Alcorniche road the sectors are numbered consecutively
11,12,13,14,15,16 etc
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Sector 11 is the first sector in any Zone
1st Al Corniche Road
4th 6th
Sector
Sector
11th
2nd
31
13th Sector
12
13
15
16
11
17
Sector
Sector
Sector
Sector
Sector
In this Zone Sector 14 has been
consumed by 13. Sector 14 would
exist in the future if the sector is divided
Zone 2 Zone 1
32
Sector
Sector
Sector
Sector
9th
7th
5th
3rd
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Travelling along the 1st street the sectors increase in 20’s
1st Al Corniche Road
4th 6th
52
513rd
2nd
31
13th37
12
13
15
16
11
17
71
54
53
57
55
32
34
35
36
4th
1st
3rd
12 (+1)
33 (+20)
11
+20
+1
Zone 2 Zone 1
31
4th
335th
7th
9th
11th
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East or West from 2nd street
Zone 2 Zone 1
Alcorniche Road 1st
11
Airpot Road 2nd
11
31 51 71 91
3rd 3rd
12 12
32
5th 5th
93 73 53 33 13 13
7th 7th
14 14
9th 9th
15 15
11th 11th
16 16
13th 13th
17 17
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Putting it all together
Zone 2 Zone 1
Alcorniche Road 1st
91 71 51 31 11
Airpot Road 2nd
11
31 51 71 91
3rd 3rd
92 72 52 32 12 12
32 52 72 92
5th 5th
93 73 53 33 13 13
33 53 73 93
7th 7th
94 74 54 34 14 14
34 54 74 94
9th 9th
95 75 55 35 15 15
35 55 75 95
11th 11th
96 76 56 36 16 16
36 56 76 96
13th 13th
97 77 57 37 17 17
37 57 77 97
22th 4th 6th 8th 10th 12th 26th 28th 30th 32th
This is only for illustration purposes, as not all the roads begin from alcroniche or intersect with airport road
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How are buildings and houses addressed?
Each building has a specific code to itself
4 digit code for buildings inside sectors 3 digit code for buildings on main roads
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Number Interpretation
10* Zone 1
74 Sector 74
15 Internal Street 15
060** House 06
*10, the Digit 1 represents the Zone number , 0 means the building reported lies Inside the sector.** 060, the 0 is reserved for future division of the land
4 Digit Code
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Number Interpretation
11* Zone 1
10 Main Street Number 10
01090 Building 109
*11, 1 represents Zone 1, 1 indicates the building is on a main road not inside a sector
3 Digit Code
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How can we locate
Zone 2 Zone 1
Alcorniche Road 1st
91 71 51 31 11
Airpot Road 2nd
11
31 51 71 91
3rd 3rd
92 72 52 32 12 12
32 52 72 92
5th 5th
93 73 53 33 13 13
33 53 73 93
7th 7th
94 74 54 34 14 14
34 54 74 94
9th 9th
95 75 55 35 15 15
35 55 75 95
11th 11th
96 76 56 36 16 16
36 56 76 96
13th 13th
97 77 57 37 17 17
37 57 77 97
Using the map ?
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Number Interpretation
10* Zone 1
74 Sector 74
15 Internal Street 15
060 House 6
Zone 2 Zone 1
Alcorniche Road 1st
91 71 51 31 11
Airpot Road 2nd
11
31 51 71 91
3rd 3rd
92 72 52 32 12 12
32 52 72 92
5th 5th
93 73 53 33 13 13
33 53 73 93
7th 7th
94 74 54 34 14 14
34 54 74 94
9th 9th
95 75 55 35 15 15
35 55 75 95
11th 11th
96 76 56 36 16 16
36 56 76 96
13th 13th
97 77 57 37 17 17
37 57 77 97
22th 4th 6th 8th 10th 26th 28th 30th 32th 12th
Print and keep for reference
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Once you find the sector the internal streets are numbered in the same manner
• Odd numbered for streets parallel to Alcorniche
• Even numbered perpendicular to Alcorniche
• Internal street numbers are posted on a green lit boards
• While main roads are on blue lit boards
Main Road
Main Road
2 4 6
Main Road
1
3
5
7
Main Road
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Actual Sectors
11 11 31 51 71 91Third
32 12 12 32 52 72 9291
92 93 73 53 33 13 13 33 53 73 93
74 54 14 34 54 74 94
75 55 35 15 15 35 55 75
76 56 36 16 16Street
77 57 37 17 17Street
78 58 18 18Street (17th)
79 59 19 19
20 40
21 41
42 22 22 42
43 23 23Street
44 24 24
25 45
26 27
Twenty nineth Street
45 25 Thirty First
Twenty third Street
Twenty fifth Street
43Twenty sventh
Nineteenth Street
80 40 20 Twenty first
96
36
Thirteenth
Fifteenth
98 38Seventeenth
9414
Nineth Street
Eleventh Street
Zone 2 Zone 1Corniche Road 1st
Rash
id b
in S
aeed
Str
eet (
2nd)
Street
Fifth Street
Seventh Street
95
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Found at main road intersections
Found inside sectorsNear the entrance of the main road
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Sector Maps
This is found at the entrance of sectors
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Sectors in Zone 1111213
14
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Sectors in Zone 2
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