Burj Khalifa illuminated in celebration

Agencies Published November 28, 2013
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Dubai's Burj Khalifa, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Dubai's Burj Khalifa, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Dubai's Burj Khalifa, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Dubai's Burj Khalifa, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Dubai's Burj Khalifa, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Dubai's Burj Khalifa, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Dubai's Burj Khalifa, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Dubai's Burj Khalifa, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Dubai's Burj Khalifa, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Dubai's Burj Khalifa, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Dubai's Burj Khalifa, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Fireworks illuminate the sky around Dubai's Burj Khalifa, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Emirati's take to the street to celebrate in the Jumeirah district of Dubai, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Emirati's take to the street to celebrate in the Jumeirah district of Dubai, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Emirati's take to the street to celebrate in the Jumeirah district of Dubai, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
Emirati's take to the street to celebrate in the Jumeirah district of Dubai, after the Emirati city was chosen to host the World Expo 2020. – Photo by AFP
People celebrate after Dubai won the right to host the 2020 World Expo, in Dubai. – Photo by Reuters
People celebrate after Dubai won the right to host the 2020 World Expo, in Dubai. – Photo by Reuters
People celebrate after Dubai won the right to host the 2020 World Expo, in front of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. – Photo by Reuters
People celebrate after Dubai won the right to host the 2020 World Expo, in front of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. – Photo by Reuters

The residents of Dubai celebrated in front of the Burj Khalifa on Wednesday December 27th, after Dubai won the right to host the 2020 World Expo trade convention. Dubai overcame competition from the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, Yekaterinburg in Russia and Izmir in Turkey in a vote by members of the world fair body. The World Expo has been known in the past to significantly boost tourism and business for the the host city during the convention.

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Comments (2) Closed
arslan
Dec 01, 2013 01:17pm
" thats amezing I cant imaging that what a occaussion its complicated to say about thats uae livers what the feel there paerhaps if I am there what shoud I feel there unbelivable:>
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Sohail Jumani
Dec 01, 2013 06:34pm
It was on 27th November actually.
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