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Dubai - the best merchants of the Gulf
DUBAI, LEGENDARY TRADERS
Skyscrapers and shopping malls are Dubai's global icon. But Dubai Creek, the natural harbour that built the Dubai's fortunes, is still full of hundreds of dhows, the perfect ship that since Simbad time moves the world between India and the Arabic peninsula. Gold, Silver, Pearls and precious silks have been substituted with high-tech electronics, washing machines, fridges, bicycles, pneumatics, even cars. Here begins the history of the Dubai's legendary merchants, an history of ancient sea paths that exploited the monsoons and that still today recalls some Arabic tales.
Skyscrapers and shopping malls are Dubai's global icon. But Dubai Creek, the natural harbour that built the Dubai's fortunes, is still full of hundreds of dhows, the perfect ship that since Simbad time moves the world between India and the Arabic peninsula. Gold, Silver, Pearls and precious silks have been substituted with high-tech electronics, washing machines, fridges, bicycles, pneumatics, even cars. Here begins the history of the Dubai's legendary merchants, an history of ancient sea paths that exploited the monsoons and that still today recalls some Arabic tales.
