A journey through Dubai's progressive timeline. Showcasing the incredible success of a fishing and pearl-diving town to a top destination and a mesmerising city in the World. Discover the History, Heritage and Culture of Dubai and it's people in a brief, through this well researched and compiled presentation by an expert working with Dubai Culture and Arts Authority as the Supervisor of Dubai Museum, the most visited site in Dubai.

1. DUBAI
OUR HISTORY
OUR HERITAGE
OUR CULTURE

2. ABOUT THIS
WORKSHOP
• If you are visitor or expatriate in DUBAI, you need this.
• If you are a Pro, Businessman or just a great Shopper in Dubai,
you will need this.
• Every place has a history and heritage, and every community
develops a culture in time.
• In this workshop you will learn about the
• HISTORY and early PROGRESS of Dubai.
• HERITAGE and TRADITIONS that built Dubai.
• CULTURE and PRACTICES that sustain the VALUES and
SUCCESS of Dubai.
• CERTIFICATE of attendance from Dubai Culture and Arts
Authority, Government of Dubai.
Who is this course for?
What will you learn?
How do you benefit from it?
Take away.

3. OUR HISTORY
• ​Some 800 members of the Bani
Yas tribe, led by the Maktoum
Family, settled at the mouth of the
creek in 1833.
• The creek was a natural harbour
and Dubai soon became a center
for the fishing, pearling and sea
trade.
• By the turn of the 20th century
Dubai was a successful port.
• The souk (Arabic for market) on
the Deira side of the creek was the
largest on the coast with 350
shops and a steady throng of
visitors and businessmen.
• By the 1930s Dubai's population
was nearly 20,000, a quarter of
whom were expatriates.

4. OUR HISTORY
• ​The late Ruler of Dubai, His
Highness Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed
Al Maktoum, decided to have the
waterway dredged. It was an
ambitious, costly, and visionary
project. The move resulted in
increased volumes of cargo
handling in Dubai. Ultimately it
strengthened Dubai's position as a
major trading and re-export hub.

5. DISCOVERY
OF OIL
• When oil was discovered in 1966,
Sheikh Rashid utilized the oil
revenues to spur infrastructure
development in Dubai.
• The largest man-made harbor in
the world was constructed at Jebel
Ali, and a free zone was created
around the port.
• Al Shindagha now known as the
Historical Shindagha in the heart
of Dubai next to the creek, was the
residence of the royal Al Maktoum
family.
• Visitors can still tour the area
where the Sheikh Saeed Al
Maktoum and the Jumaa and
Obaid bin Thani houses are the
oldest buildings in the area.

7. OUR FATHERS
• Since the 1960s, Sheikh Zayed bin
Sultan Al Nahyan, then ruler of Abu
Dhabi, and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al
Maktoum had dreamed of creating a
federation of the Emirates in the
region.
• Their dreams were realized in 1971
when Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah,
Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Fujairah and
(in 1972) Ras Al Khaimah, joined to
create the United Arab Emirates.

8. OUR
UNIVERSALITY
• Humanitarian welfare is a
trademark of every Emirati.
• In Dubai you will find people for
every nationality of the world
residing.
• The open doors open minds policy
first initiated by HH Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid
AlMaktoum, Ruler of Dubai and
Vice President of UAE serves as a
foundation pillar in our society.

9. OUR
TRADITIONS
• The people of Dubai are versatile yet
rich in the deep rooted heritage and
culture.
• Men can be usually be seen wearing
the white Kandoora, however they
may wear different colours in winter.
And the women traditionally wear the
black Abaya, which may also vary in
design and colour.
• Emirati men are distinguished by their
headgear of the Ghuthra and Aqal and
the women ma y don the face veil
called the Burqa.

10. OUR ART
• Despite the modern
approach, the meteoric
growth and phenomenal
development in Dubai, we
are always in tandem with
our timeless art and
traditions.
• Arabic calligraphy, coffee
making and handicrafts is
an integral part of Dubai’s
daily life.

11. OUR HERITAGE
& CULTURE
• UAE boasts about 160 kinds
of dates that is grown and
harvested here.
• Due to the far sighted vision
of the rulers of Dubai,
which led to trade and
goods from around the
region and world, you can
find almost every kind of
spice and food that suits
your culinary appetite.

12. OUR LOVE OF
FAUNA
• Dubai has a special love
affair with the Arabian
Horse. Dubai Hosts the
richest horse race in the
world every year.
• Falconry has also been the
norm of the desert life,
which has not lost it’s flavor
in this modern era.
• Camels still serve as the
ships of the desert, and
every year there is a camel
festival that brings in the
best of the breeds from
around Arabia.

13. OUR
ARCHITECTURE
• Dubai Government has made a
conscious effort to preserve it’s
history and architecture.
• The Historical Shindagha, Al Fahidi
(Bastakiya) and Hatta areas still
boast centuries old structures
open to public.
• Other historical and archaeological
sites can be found in Jumeira, Al
Sufouh and Al Qusais.
• Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House,
Jumaa and Obaid bin Thani House
and the Dubai Museum at the
Fahidi fort are must visit sites.

14. OUR
BROTHERHOOD
• Hospitality, universal
brother hood and
friendliness is the
trademarks of our society,
deeply rooted in the Islamic
principles and teachings.

15. FROM HUMBLE
BEGINNINGS TO
PHENOMENAL SUCCESS.
A LONG JOURNEY IN A
SHORT TIME.

16. THANK YOU
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