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Dubai or Dubayy (in Arabic) is one of the seven emirates That make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the Arabian Peninsula.
The Ruler of Dubai is HH Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Who is Also the Prime Minister of the Federation of UAE. The Crown Prince is HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

The Second Largest of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, Dubai is located on the southern shore of the Arabian Gulf. Dubai city is a bustling metropolis, while outside the city itself the Emirate is sparsely inhabited and characterized by desert vegetation.

Current population approx. 1.67 million set to increase to 3.5 million by 2010. 80% comprises of expatriates – Arabs, Asians, European, and others. Dubai has a sub-tropical, arid climate. Rainfall is infrequent and irregular. Falling mainly in winter, it amounts to some five days a year. Temperatures range from a low of about 50 degrees Fahrenheit to a high 118 degrees. The mean daily maximum is 75 degrees Fahrenheit in January rising to 105 degrees Fahrenheit in July. Dubai lies Between 55 ° 16 East and 25 ° 16 North.

A trip to Dubai transports you through time on a journey. Although the early the history of the area Is very well documented notes, archeological discoveries suggests that, as long as four thousand months ago, small Fishing Communities lived along the coast of the Arabian the Gulf on the site of modern Dubai. It is believed also that the natural sheltered Harbor afforded by the Dubai Creek was a busy port of call on the ancient trade route Between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley. In recent years, archeologists have unearthed hundreds of artifacts, including pottery, weapons and coinage That points back to civilized Settlements dating to the third millennium BC

These have been carefully historic Finds and acres now preserved Permanently housed in the Archeological Section of Dubai Museum. Modern Dubai, however, traces its Origins to the 1830′s. At That Time, the fishing village on the small peninsula at the mouth Shindagha of the Creek was settled by a Branch of the Bani Yas tribe, originally from the Liwa oasis to the south, led by the Maktoum Family WHO still rule the Emirates today.
Read about the Dubai Museum here

Visitors to Dubai have an extensive choice of Places to stay, Which offer superb service and facilities. There are a numbers of deluxe hotels on the beach, all though are close to major tourist attractions in the city. Cars are the main method of getting around Dubai and the major hotels Provide a shuttle bus services for guests.
The Dubai Municipality operates the public bus service from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m.. Depending on the destination and adult Fares Vary These are paid to the driver upon boarding. It is useful to have the exact change.

Dubai is really two Cities, Dubai and Deira. Divided by the Creek, they are the paradise for sightseeing and both have on their unique characters. You will be amazed at the diversity of architecture and cultures to be found here, ranging from traditional Arab houses to modern magnificent towers of steel and glass.

The Creek is the main artery of Dubai, winding inland from the Gulf for about six miles. On its Clear waters you will from see traditional teak trading dhows plying the trade on their Across the Gulf, heading as far as India. At night, the waterfront is a hive of activity, as Abras, the local water taxis, crisscrosses the Creek carrying people to on their Chosen restaurant or attraction for the evening.

You’ve seen the pictures of the new abundance of luxury resorts, private islands in the shape of palm trees and continents in the world. They have been on for the indoor ski park and man heard from the beach to surf. You might think all that went to a party at all the skyscrapers gleaming. Am I right? Well, you’d better think again!

And Dubai has stunned the Western culture with imprisonment for visitors, a very small amount of prohibited substances, and no suspicion of people in four years (and even four-year curse!) In prison. More and more tourists from the West, a strict no tolerance policy in the United Arab Emirates recognized for having an illegal substance into prison as a highly sophisticated filtering equipment to traces of drugs in their clothing, bags or looking shoes.

A British man was sentenced last week to 4 years in prison after agents monitored a speck of cannabis was found on the soles of shoes (so small be almost invisible to the naked eye) is less than one grain of sugar. And do not bring the country to become a search target. Some unsuspecting passengers simply transiting through Dubai to change planes on their way to another destination.

As previously reported, which can not forget to Times Online: “One part of a drug into his pocket for up to four years in prison. Since January 2006, the property, even the remnants of drugs in prison four years of foreign nationals in transit through the presence of Dubai.The guided drug into the body count as possession, the State Department warned. In other words, tourists will be put in jail, even if no drugs on them: a trace of blood flow to the drug consumed in the United Arab Emirates is enough to secure a prison. painkiller prescription or doctor is also available on the table in Europe or the United States can be illegal in Dubai. “

Even more surprising is the classification of poppies for illegal drugs. A very happy man hurriedly eating a sandwich at Heathrow airport before his plane. You guessed it fell, three poppy seeds on his clothes, and that was enough for him arrested at the airport in Dubai. Ownership poppy can seem to jail 15 years. Are you crazy! The Daily Mail reported, “now has a Big Brother TV executive now added five days without charge after being arrested for having no health Melatonin.” Melatonin is an over-the-counter by the thousands in the West, which means to reduce the symptoms of jet lag. Travelers should also be aware that many common prescription drugs banned in the UAE or with a doctor’s prescription or not.

To be sure, see the Department of State U. S. travel advisory from the site for the United Arab Emirates. You do not know how limiting it is there! People must have a personal liquor license, enjoy in their own homes, enjoying a beer or a glass of wine. Tours must be alcohol in the hotel restaurant and bar, but the consumption of alcohol is strictly forbidden elsewhere.

And you’d rather not have mistakes in hotel or restaurant bill did not tab. You guessed it, a passport will be confiscated and you will be detained until this issue resolved to their satisfaction.