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GPS (Sat Nav) coordinates for our site entrance are: 54° 37’ 22.23” E , 24° 26’ 16.8” N 10 To Dubai 11 Presidential Flight Al Raha Beach Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed International Airport Bridge 10 MASDAR CITY Maqta Abu Dhabi Khalifa City Bridge 22 Golf Club Abu Dhabi ROAD AIRPORT Mussafah Bridge Cricket Stadium Mussafah City To Presidential Al Ain Flight Main Entrance Bus 170 stops 22 Masdar City Abu Dhabi Mafraq Intll Airport 11 AIRPORT ROAD From Abu Dhabi From Dubai 1. Drive along Khaleej Al Arabi Road (towards Dubai) 1. Take the E-11 towards Abu Dhabi. until you reach the main highway which takes you 2. Stay on the main highway, which becomes the on to Mussaffah Bridge. E-10, continuing towards Abu Dhabi. 2. Once you cross Mussafah Bridge, drive straight ahead 3. Take the exit to signposted Al Raha Beach and Khalifa until you pass Officers City and Khalifa City towards City. At the bottom of the slip road pass under the the direction of Abu Dhabi International Airport. freeway taking the 3rd exit. 3. Follow signs towards Presidential Flight and 4. Continue to a roundabout then take the third exit Masdar City. toward the airport and Presidential Flight. 4. Take the right exit will which lead to a small 5. Continue on to the next roundabout which is directly crossover where you’ll see signage for Masdar City in front of the Presidential Flight entrance and and Presidential Flight pointing to the right. continue straight ahead. When you turn right, go straight and towards a small 6. Go straight and take the first right, with a sign roundabout. Take a left at the roundabout, until you to Masdar City. reach another roundabout (Presidential Flight). 5. At this roundabout take a ‘U’ turn and take the first right towards Masdar City. P.O. Box: 54115, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Phone 800 MASDAR (627327) or +971 2 653 3333 www.masdarcity.ae Ver 4- May 2011.

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