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Dubai

Dubai is a cosmopolitan metropolis and global city on the Arabian Peninsula. The city is one of the ten most popular tourist destinations in the world. Wikivoyage

Population 3,944,751 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United Arab Emirates

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United Arab Emirates

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Dubai. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Dubai Desert Rock Festival

    March

    The Dubai Desert Rock Festival was an event celebrating various styles of rock and metal music on one stage in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Dubai International Film Festival

    December

    The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF, Arabic: مهرجان دبي السينمائي الدولي) was the largest film festival in the Arab region.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 5 places to eat

Getting around

Train stations: Concourse D 4.9 km, Terminal 1 5.9 km

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