Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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0.5 km
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Explore Dubai in United Arab Emirates with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in DubaiIndividual Sights in DubaiSight 1: Hindu Temple
The Dubai Hindu Temple is a place of worship for Hindus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The temple caters to the large Hindu community in the United Arab Emirates. The temple complex, initially established in 1958 in Bur Dubai, comprised the Shiva Mandir, Krishna Mandir, and Gurudwara.
Sight 2: Dubai Grand Masjid
The Grand Mosque is a mosque in Dubai, Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located between the textile souk and the Dubai Museum close to a small stream in the Bur Dubai area. Originally built in 1900, demolished and built again in 1960, it then underwent a further rebuilding in 1998. It now holds up to 1,200 worshippers. Non-Muslims are permitted to enter the Mosque daily from Sunday to Thursday from 9 AM to 11:30 AM for free tours. The mosque is the hub of Dubai's religious and cultural life.
Sight 3: textile souk
The Dubai Textile Souk is a traditional souq (market) of textile products in Dubai's historic Bur Dubai neighbourhood, along the Dubai Creek. It is located in the United Arab Emirates. Opposite to the textile souk on the other side of the Dubai Creek lie the Dubai Spice Souk and Dubai Gold Souk in Deira, accessible via the creek by special abra boats. It is open 10am to 10 pm Saturday to Thursday with some vendors taking a lunch break from 1-4pm and Friday is 4 pm to 10pm only. The souks of Dubai have a rich history of trade within the Persian Gulf region and have developed over time as Dubai urbanised rapidly.
Sight 4: Ali ibn Abi Talib Iranian Mosque
Matam al-Karashiya or Husseiniya al-Karashiya, also known as Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque for Husseiniya on Imam Ali Street in Bur Dubai, is a Husseiniya and Shia mosque, located near the old textile market in the Bur Dubai area of the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It was founded by Karashites who were displaced from the eastern coast of the Persian Gulf.
Sight 5: Spice Souk
Dubai Spice Souk or the Old Souk is a traditional market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Spice Souk is located in Deira, in eastern Dubai, and is adjacent to the Dubai Gold Souk. The Spice Souk is in the locality of Al Ras, on Baniyas Street, near the Old Souk abra station on Dubai Creek. The souk comprises several narrow lanes which are lined with open and closed-roof stores, and is a tourist attraction.
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