Mirdif () (sometimes referred to as Mirdiff due to differences in transliteration) is a residential area located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Like many areas of Dubai, Mirdif has a cosmopolitan population of approximately 37,000 representing a wide range of nationalities and consists mainly of villa developments, or single privately held villas. Geography Mirdif borders Al Mizhar from the north and Al Warqaa from the south and is adjacent to the Rashidiya Metro station and Dubai International Airport. To the eastern part of Mirdif is the popular Al Mushrif Park. Culture Schools Mirdif has several nurseries and schools, with GCE, GCSE, IB and A level curriculum's: Nurseries and primary schools Emirates British Nursery Small Steps Nursery Super Kids Nursery Learning Land Nursery GEMS Royal Dubai School British Orchard Nursery Secondary schools International Baccalaureate Mirdiff Private School Uptown international School Dar Al Marefa GCE/GCSE Star International School Sports and Recreation The suburb enjoys a public park at 26b street with basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, as well as a 300-metre walking track, training equipment and extensive play equipment for children. It is open every day from 8:00 to 23:00; Fridays, Saturdays and bank holidays longer. The public Al Mushrif park with a size of more than 15 hectares and trees up to 50 years of age offers outdoor recreation. Shopping Mirdif houses various 'collections' of own examples of these 'collections' are: Mirdif Golden Gate Pink Mall Lifco West Zone Shopping Malls Mirdif City Centre Mirdif City Centre is a large shopping mall opened on 16 March 2010. The Mirdif City Centre project was first announced in April 2007 with construction beginning in August 2007. It comprises of gross floor area spread over a service basement level and 1st floor, and square metres of shopping space. The mall contains about 465 shops with adjacent 3 level parking for over 7000 cars, a Magic Planet Entertainment zone with an "iFly" indoor skydiving center and Yalla! Bowling, a 12-lane cosmic ten pin bowling attraction. In addition the mall contains A 10-screen cinema featuring two VOX GOLD Premium screens with VOX GOLD lounge and VOX 4DX sensory experience that includes the first “ExtremeScreen” cinema in the UAE as well as a Fitness First gym. City Centre Mirdif houses over 80 restaurants and cafés. Restaurants include Abdel Wahab, Uno Chicago Grill, Japengo, Gazebo. Two food courts offer 34 outlets, restaurant precincts, coffee shops and casual dining