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Dubai

HISTORY

LAND, PEOPLE, AND ECONOMY
Dubai is actually a city that developed on Dubai creek. The traditional occupations were pearling, fishing and livestock (camels). It was also a good harbour base for traditional Arab merchants using ships called Dhows--- transporting all sorts of merchandise all over the Indian Ocean. Over the last thirty years oil wealth has transformed the simple fishing harbour of Dubai into a lively commercial city and is in fact today a major commercial centre. The main industries in Dubai are oil and petroleum, shipping, cargo, banking and commerce. The state also runs large hospitals, schools, telecommunications etc.