As-salamu alaykum / Hello
How locals say hello in Dubai
November–March (cooler, comfortable)
Dress modestly in public areas and malls. Public displays of affection can result in fines.
In 1833, some 800 members of the Bani Yas tribe settled at the mouth of the Dubai Creek under the Al Maktoum family — a dynasty that rules to this day. For over a century Dubai earned its living from pearl diving and creek trading. Oil was discovered offshore in 1966, and Sheikh Rashid made a calculated bet: use the oil wealth to build infrastructure, then use the infrastructure to outlast the oil. It worked beyond all expectation.
The Burj Khalifa is so tall that you can watch the sunset from the base and then take the elevator to see it set again.
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