Brief History
Dubai’s early history is traced back by archeologists to some 5,000 years to a community established on the old trade routes from Oman to Yemen in the south and the advanced civilizations of the Euphrates and Tigris areas of the north. Recent development of the city began in 1833, when a segment of the Bani Yas family belonging to Abu Dhabi, led by Sbaid bin Said Al-Maktoum, came from Abu Dhabi for settling in Dubai. This small community of 800 people were drawn by the Creek and lived by pearl and fish trading, tending of date groves and camel and goat farming. Their modest existence laid the base for the commercial development of Dubai and the city’s evolvement as a famous entrepot port of today.

Dubai is a vibrant city that is dotted by a number of unique historic sites and buildings that provide us a glimpse of the era gone by. The following are just a few of the popular sites that must be seen during your visit to Dubai. Your Dubai travel itinery should include the following places that must be seen for a complete experience of this unique city.