▁and ▁Dub ai ▁F ount ain . ▁It ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁at ▁an ▁estimated ▁cost ▁of ▁US $ 2 0 ▁billion ▁( D h 7 3 ▁billion ) ▁upon ▁completion ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 3 , 2 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁is ▁situated ▁along ▁She ikh ▁Z ay ed ▁Road , ▁across ▁from ▁Al ▁Was l ▁local ity ▁on ▁the ▁north west . ▁It ▁is ▁bounded ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁Business ▁Bay ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁by ▁Fin an cial ▁Centre ▁Road , ▁which ▁separ ates ▁it ▁from ▁Z abe el ▁ 2 ▁and ▁Trade ▁Center ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁Arab ic ▁low - r ise ▁vern ac ular ▁style ▁of ▁architecture ▁is ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Town , ▁while ▁high - r ise ▁contemporary ▁buildings ▁domin ate ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁development . ▁Dow nt own ▁Dub ai ▁offers ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁high - end ▁hot els ▁such ▁as ▁Address ▁Dow nt own , ▁V ida ▁Dow nt own , ▁Al ▁Man zil ▁Dow nt own , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁attra ctions ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁lux ury ▁Arab ian ▁market , ▁Sou k ▁Al ▁Bah ar ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 . 5   km - long ▁strip ▁of ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁c af es ▁on ▁She ikh ▁Moh amm ad ▁bin ▁R ash id ▁Bou lev ard . ▁Sou k ▁Al ▁Bah ar ▁has ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁sh ops ▁and ▁over ▁ 2 0