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Deira
Kingdom in the north of early Anglo-Saxon Britain

Deira

Deira was an area of Post-Roman Britain, and a later Anglian kingdom.

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Getting to Deira

Both Red and Green lines of Dubai Metro connect Deira with Bur Dubai. Deira is connected with Bur Dubai by five crossings over the Creek, namely Al Maktoum Bridge, Floating Bridge, Al Garhoud Bridge, Business Bay Crossing and Al Shindagha Tunnel. All the crossings charge the Salik road toll. Small ferries called heritage abra cross the Creek from Bur Dubai. One route is from

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    Al Jaddaf Water Transport Station
See

Worth seeing

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    Al Ahmadiya School and Heritage House

    Built in 1912, Al Ahmadiya School was Dubai's first school and has now been nicely restored.

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    Deira Clocktower
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    Dhow Wharfage

    Baniyas Rd, Rigga Al Buteen community 125.

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    Mamzar Park

    104 Al Khaleej Rd, Al Mamzar community (most northern peninsula of Dubai, near Sharjah),.

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    Dubai Municipality Museum

    Old Baladiya St crossing Al Souk Al Kabeer St, Al Buteen community (next Spice Souk, facing Abra ferry station, entrance at the back via stairs), fax: +971 4 225 1568.

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    Women's Museum

    Box 1086 (nearby Gold Souk), +971 55 667 2447, woman@womenmuseumuae.com.

Do

Things to do

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    Cinecity - Al Ghurair Centre
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    VOX Deira City Centre

    VOX has 11 screens with various types of experiences for movie lovers.

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    Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club

    Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek, Bani Yas Rd, 476,.

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    Dinner Dhow Cruises

    Pier 1 in Dhow Wharfage, Baniyas Rd, Rigga Al Buteen community, +971 4 336 8409, fax: +971 4 336 8411, info@tour-dubai.com.

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    Jungle Bay Waterpark

    Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina,.

Eat

Where to eat

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How locals move

Getting around Deira the local way

  • Get inDubai is a trading hub for dhows from around the Indian Ocean.
  • Get inMost of the dhows sail to Iran; some also head to Yemen and Somalia.
  • Get inEmulating Michael Palin and heading to India on a dhow is difficult-to-impossible.
  • Get aroundAn easy way of crossing Dubai Creek is by abra, a small ferry.
  • Get aroundThe Creek is also the home of many boats offering more comfortable (and correspondingly more expensive) tours, often in boats designed to resemble dhows.
  • Get aroundVehicles range from small 10– 15-seat minibuses to large air-conditioned coaches designed for longer trips within Dubai or to nearby emirates.

From Wikivoyage: Dubai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Leakingh (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.