The Longest Road in the UAE

This road has many names. Basically the E 11 stretches from Al Silah in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras Al Khaimah emirate at the Oman border, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastline along the Persian Gulf. The road forms the main artery in some emirates' main cities, where it assumes various alternate names - Sheikh Maktoum Road in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, and Sheikh Muhammed bin Salem Road in Ras Al Khaimah.

I would love to know how many times I have driven along this road in the 2 1/2 years I have been here. Far to many is probably the answer. It is the best route to most places as long as you avoid rush hour, as then you can spend more time standing still then you do moving!

In the bottom left hand corner of the photo you can see the metro station. The road has most of the red line of the Dubai Metro running along side it which should have helped with the traffic, although I'm not convinced!