Al Shindagha Historical District

Al Shindagha Historic District is located in Bur Dubai on the bank of the Dubai Creek.

Visit this area to see traditional Arabian windmills, coral-lined houses, and ethnographic villages such as the Heritage Village and the Pearl Dive Village. There you can learn about what life was like for the locals before oil was found on the shores of the Persian Gulf in the 1960s and Dubai became a futuristic city in the middle of the desert.

In addition, the House of Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai from 1912 to 1958, built in 1896, is located in the historical district of Al Shindagha. The entire historic core of the district — more than 20 restored houses, including this one and the Diving Village — is now united into a single Al Shindagha Museum complex with a combined ticket of around AED 50 (≈$14), rather than free admission as it used to be. There you will see a large collection of stamps, money, and most importantly - historical photographs of Dubai, and you will not recognize the city. Fisherman's huts and merchants' houses, boats and ships, markets and shops - now it is rather difficult to find such flavor, but it is possible. For example, looking at these photos or walking through the historical district Al Shindagha.

Since the area is located on the shore of the bay, there is always a fresh breeze so you can relax in one of the pretty cafes and admire the boats and ships passing by.

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