Deira

Deira is the area of north of Dubai Creek and south of the border. It is the traditional commercial center of Dubai and the Creek and its dhows were the historic mode of transport.
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  • Type: Town with 400,000 residents
  • Description: area in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Also known as: “Daira”, “Dairah”, “Dayrah”, “Deira, Dubai”, “Dīrah”, and “Dubai/Deira”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood and Dubai Municipality Museum.

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is a historic district in , .

Museum
is a heritage site located in the . Established in 1957, it housed the headquarters of Dubai Municipality until 1964, when the municipality moved to a new building on Al Maktoum Street.

Mosque
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The is a in , , . It is located between the textile souk and the close to a small stream in the area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bur Dubai and Muteena.

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is in essence downtown . 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. is to the south, and Deira to the north, across the creek.

Suburb
Al is a locality in , . It is located in Deira. Al is bordered in the north by , in the south by , in the west by and in the east by .

Suburb
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is a locality in , . It is located in western Dubai, along Dubai Creek in . is largely a residential area; however several shopping complexes and foreign consulates are in its proximity.

Deira

Latitude
25.27279° or 25° 16′ 22″ north
Longitude
55.30533° or 55° 18′ 19″ east
Population
400,000
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
United Nations Location Code
AE DER
Open location code
7HQQ78F4+44
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7826901099
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
292261
Wiki­data ID
Q3021334
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Deira” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ديرة”
  • Arabic: “ديره”
  • Catalan: “Deira (Dubai)”
  • Catalan: “Deira, Dubai”
  • Catalan: “Deira”
  • Chinese: “代拉”
  • Dutch: “Deira”
  • Esperanto: “Dejra”
  • French: “Deira (Dubai)”
  • French: “Deira, Dubai”
  • French: “Deira”
  • German: “Deira”
  • German: “Dubai/Deira”
  • Hebrew: “דיירה”
  • Hebrew: “דעירה”
  • Indonesian: “Deira (Dubai)”
  • Indonesian: “Deira, dubai”
  • Indonesian: “Deira, Dubai”
  • Italian: “Deira”
  • Japanese: “ディラ”
  • Malayalam: “ദൈറ”
  • Persian: “دیره”
  • Russian: “Дейра”
  • Serbian: “Деира”
  • Spanish: “Deira, Dubai”
  • Spanish: “Deira”
  • Swedish: “Corniche Deira”
  • Swedish: “Deira, Dubai”
  • Tamil: “தேய்ரா”
  • Turkish: “Deyra, Dubai”
  • Turkish: “Deyra”
  • Ukrainian: “Дейра”
  • Urdu: “دیرہ، دبئی”
  • Urdu: “دیرہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Deira, Dubai”
  • Vietnamese: “Deira”
  • “Deira”

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