Market · Al Souk Al Kabeer, Bur Dubai, Emirate of Dubai
Dubai Textile Souk
The Dubai Textile Souk is the fabric market in Bur Dubai on the south side of Dubai Creek, one of the city's traditional souks.
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United Arab Emirates•City
Dubai
Dubai is the city on Dubai Creek that the UAE government portal names as the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, founded in 1833 when members of the Bani Yas tribe led by the Maktoum family settled by the creek. XTOUR maps a museum, markets, a mosque with public visits, an arts centre and parks inside the city, and lists further places, among them Creek-side souks and heritage museums, with Dubai as their base.
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United Arab Emirates
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Park · Al Kifaf, Emirate of Dubai
Zabeel Park
Zabeel Park is one of Dubai Municipality's public parks, in Al Kifaf, Dubai, and the park in which the Dubai Frame stands.
3 km in a straight line
Museum · Emirate of Dubai
Etihad Museum
Etihad Museum is Dubai Culture's museum in Dubai on the founding of the United Arab Emirates, centred on the years 1968 to 1974 around the union's declaration in 1971.
3 km in a straight line
Market · Deira, Emirate of Dubai
Waterfront Market
Waterfront Market is the fresh food market on Al Khaleej Street in Deira, Dubai, opened in 2017 as the successor to the Deira Fish Market, with fish, meat, fruit and vegetable, and spice sections.
4 km in a straight line
Mosque · Jumeirah 1, Emirate of Dubai
Jumeirah Mosque
Jumeirah Mosque is the mosque on Jumeirah Beach Road in Jumeirah 1, Dubai, opened in 1979, where the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Centre for Cultural Understanding runs guided visits open to non-Muslim guests.
4 km in a straight line
Gallery · Al Jaddaf, Emirate of Dubai
Jameel Arts Centre
Jameel Arts Centre is the contemporary art institution at Jaddaf Waterfront on the Bur Dubai bank of Dubai Creek, founded and supported by Art Jameel and opened in November 2018.
6 km in a straight line
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Guides to Dubai
3 guides
Travel Guide01
UAE travel guide: choosing emirates and bases
The United Arab Emirates is seven emirates, and each shares its name with a city, so the first planning decision is whether you mean the emirate or the city. This guide sets out what each of XTOUR's eleven UAE cities and towns is a base for, which sites lie outside the base you plan them from, and which XTOUR guide takes over for each.
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Travel Guide02
Visiting the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve: operators, visitor centre and rules
According to the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, its own conservation team runs no tours: visits go through approved tour operators or the Al Maha resort, and there is a visitor centre with a walk-in fee. This guide sets out what the reserve's pages say about access, zones, activities and operators, and where its own pages disagree.
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Travel Guide03
The seven emirates explained: is Dubai a country?
Dubai is not a country: it is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, and also the name of that emirate's capital city. This article sets out what the federal government's own portal says about the federation, each emirate, and the places that share an emirate's name, including where its pages disagree.
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Destination information last verified: October 11, 2026
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