{"id":7970,"date":"2024-05-04T04:54:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T00:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dubaimusts.me\/?p=7970"},"modified":"2025-08-09T12:05:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T08:05:33","slug":"5-historical-places-in-dubai-every-tourist-should-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubaimusts.me\/fr\/5-historical-places-in-dubai-every-tourist-should-see\/","title":{"rendered":"5 lieux historiques \u00e0 Duba\u00ef que tout touriste devrait voir"},"content":{"rendered":"
The glitter and splendor of Dubai,<\/span> with its skyscrapers is familiar to tourists, but many people also ask, <\/span>are there any <\/span><\/i>historical places to visit<\/i><\/b> in Dubai? <\/span><\/i>What was Dubai like back then?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Maybe many people don’t know that Dubai also has interesting destinations for historical tourism. <\/span>When traveling to Dubai, you should schedule some free time to explore the city’s historical and cultural landmarks. Create a tour and visit the best historical sites in Dubai.<\/span><\/p> We’ve selected some <\/span>historical places in Dubai<\/b> that you must stop by when visiting Dubai.<\/span><\/p> One of Dubai’s famous historical tourist attractions, located in the old city of Dubai, is the densely populated Al Fahidi area. <\/span>This historical area in Dubai was built by Persian textile and pearl traders.<\/span><\/p> Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, formerly known as Al Bastakiya, will bring tourists back to the 1890s. You can stroll along narrow streets lined with ancient buildings made of stone, wood, and gypsum.<\/span> Its location close to the river makes it the center of Dubai’s trade and planning. Today, the historic towers and buildings serve as temporary art galleries and museums. There are often traditional performances and activities on UAE national days.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t In <\/span>Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood,<\/b> there are more than 50 old houses you can explore. You can start from the <\/span>Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Center for Cultural Understanding (SMCCU)<\/b> for an in-depth cultural tour of the district.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Next, take time to stop by the Coin Museum. <\/span>This Coin Museum holds at least 470 rare coins from various periods, including the British Empire and India.<\/span><\/p> Coffee has always been an important part of Arab culture, so it’s no surprise that Dubai’s Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood has a Coffee Museum. You can learn the legend of Kaldi, a goat herder who found coffee beans in the Ethiopian highlands and brought them to Dubai. The coffee museum also has interesting artifacts such as a coffee grinder from the World War I era.<\/span><\/p> You will also be amazed by various collections of artifacts such as World War I coffee grinders, coffee history data, and antique coffee makers. You can enjoy this museum without an entrance fee.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t After sipping a typical Arabic coffee, now it\u2019s time to cross the Dubai River, which is a popular residential location and a place of development of ports and pearls.<\/span><\/p> By spending 1 dirham, tourists can take a traditional <\/span>Abra<\/span><\/i> to cross the river that separates the historic area of \u200b\u200bBur Dubai from Deira, the modern city center.<\/span><\/p> The cultural tours starting from <\/span>Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood<\/b> to the Dubai River can be ordered and enjoyed all year round.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Another historical place in Dubai is Dubai Old Souk. If you want to see what life was like before the city of Dubai started to develop rapidly, your best option is to visit Old Dubai, where you’ll find old markets that have been around for many years.<\/span><\/p> Located in the Old City area, Dubai Gold Souk is a traditional market where most of the traders sell gold, silver, and precious stones. In this market, your eyes will be spoiled with hundreds of gold shops lined up in the Gold Souk. It is not surprising that the market received an award from the Guinness World Record as the largest gold shop in the world.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t The Gold Souk has been around for almost 100 years, and the market is one of the busiest. Most of the traders there are descended from their predecessors, so there is always an interesting story they tell when you are shopping for gold.<\/span><\/p> You need to know, there is no need to doubt the authenticity of all the gold jewelry sold here because it is under the supervision of the Dubai government. And you can negotiate the gold price here. This gold market is open every day from 10.00 to 22.00. However, especially on Fridays, the market is closed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Still in the same area as the Gold Souk, Dubai Spice Souk is also a traditional market that specializes in selling spices. You will enter this area with Abra from Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood.<\/span><\/p> Visiting this place will increase your knowledge about the origins and history of spices because some of the sellers here have been selling for more than 20 years. You can also see herbs, spices, and salt in their natural and raw form.<\/span><\/p> Tips if you want to shop for spices: always bargain, and buy directly from the barrel because it is much cheaper than buying it in packaged form.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t The House of Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum is another historical place in Dubai.<\/span><\/p> This is a historic building and the former residence of Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, the former leader of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The building is located on the banks of Dubai Creek in the Al Shindagha residential area.<\/p> It was first built in 1896 only from coral covered with lime and sand. This house was restored more than two decades ago. After he passed away in 1958, the building is now a museum containing artifacts and images of Dubai’s old city.<\/span><\/p> House of Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum location<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Apart from this museum, there is actually another historical place in Dubai that must be visited. Dubai Museum. Dubai Museum is the oldest building in Dubai, built in 1786.<\/span><\/em><\/p> It contains local antiques and also artifacts from countries that trade with Dubai, such as Africa and Asia.<\/span><\/em><\/p>Historic Sites in Dubai<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Things you can do at Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Exploring the District<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Explore the Coffee Museum<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Crossing Dubai Creek with Abra to Dubai Spice Souk<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Dubai Old Souk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Dubai Gold Soak<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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House of Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t