David Gabis Photography Blog

Downtown Dubai at sunset with the water canal and the iconic Burj Khalifa Downtown Dubai - "The center of Now" - is mixed-used mega-development in the city with the famous and the iconic skyscraper Burj Khalifa, The Address Hotel, Dubai Mall, Dubai Opera and Dubai Fountain. You can also found Souq Al Bahar, Emaar Boulevard etc... You will find there commercial, residential, hotels, entertainment, leisure and shopping  It covers an area of 2 square kilometers (0.77 sq miles) at an estimated cost of US$20 billion.

Entrance of the textile Souq Both are located in Bur Dubai Area, close to the historical places where you will have the palaces of previous Sheikh. All the area had been renovated and many tourists are going there to visit the museum, the souls and the historical buildings. This textile souk is the hub for the Middle Eastern fabrics and people from all around the world make it a point to visit this place when they come to Dubai. Man selling Samosa The Bastakia quarter, or Bastakiya, is an area of Dubai on the Bur Dubai side of the Dubai Creek that dates from the 1890s, where residents originally earned money from pearl diving. Bastakiya is named after the Iranian town of Bastak - many of the original traders in Bastakia were from Iran. you can find Colorful gifts in the souq