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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 20/06/2026 20:52:00

Dating to the 1890s, the Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, long known as Al Bastakiya, is one of the oldest surviving districts in Dubai, set along the banks of Dubai Creek in Bur Dubai. It was built largely by Persian merchants drawn to Dubai by the trade opportunities of the time, and the district took its former name from the southern Iranian town of Bastak. The neighbourhood is defined by traditional architecture, with coral-stone and gypsum houses, teak and palm timber, narrow lanes kno...