Al Ras
Al Ras is a locality in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. It is the westernmost locality in the area of Deira and borders the Dubai Creek to the west and south, and Al Dhagaya and Al Buteen to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: community in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Also known as: “Al Ras, Dubai”, “Al-Ras”, “Ar Ra’s”, and “Ras”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dubai Municipality Museum and Spice Souk.
Dubai Municipality Museum
Museum
Dubai Municipality Museum is a heritage site located in the Emirate of Dubai. Established in 1957, it housed the headquarters of Dubai Municipality until 1964, when the municipality moved to a new building on Al Maktoum Street.
Spice Souk
Marketplace
Dubai Spice Souk or the Old Souk is a traditional market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Spice Souk is located in Deira, in eastern Dubai, and is adjacent to the Dubai Gold Souk.
Grand Mosque
Mosque
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The Grand Mosque is a mosque in Dubai, Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located between the textile souk and the Dubai Museum close to a small stream in the Bur Dubai area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Sabkha and Bur Dubai.
Al Sabkha
Suburb
Al Sabkha is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Al Sabkha is a small community between Al Rigga, Naif, Al Dhagaya and Al Buteen in the Deira region of eastern Dubai.
Bur Dubai
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
Bur Dubai is in essence downtown Dubai. It stretches from the southern side of Dubai Creek to 2nd of December St or D 73 Rd, formerly Al Dhiyafa Rd. It has experienced the most development in the past decade. Jumeirah is to the south, and Deira to the north, across the creek.
Deira
Photo: Jc8136, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deira is the area of Dubai north of Dubai Creek and south of the Sharjah border. It is the traditional commercial center of Dubai and the Creek and its dhows were the historic mode of transport.
Al Ras
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al Ras” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الرأس”
- Arabic: “الراس”
- Dutch: “Al Ras”
- Esperanto: “Alras”
- Indonesian: “Al Ras”
- Italian: “Al Ras”
- Malayalam: “അൽ റാസ് (ദുബൈ)”
- Malayalam: “അൽ റാസ്”
- Urdu: “الراس، دبئی”
- Urdu: “الراس”
- Uzbek: “Al-Raʼs”
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