Water Transport in the United Arab Emirates: Ports and Harbours of the United Arab Emirates, Ships of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Creek

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ports and Harbours of the United Arab Emirates, Ships of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Creek, Khor Fakkan, Port Rashid, Dubai Creek Extension, Jebel Ali, Dubai China Town, Dubai Flower Centre, Jumeirah Park, Hamriyah Port, Dubai Gold and Diamond Park, Dubai Textile Village, Port Zayed. Excerpt: Dubai Creek or Khor Dubai (Arabic:, ) is a saltwater creek located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It's end at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Some sources say that the creek extended as far inland as Al Ain, and that the Ancient Greeks called it River Zara. Historically, the creek divided the city into two main sections Deira and Bur Dubai. It was along the Bur Dubai creek area that members of the Bani Yas tribe first settled in the 19th century, establishing the Al Maktoum dynasty in the city. In the early 20th century, the creek, though incapable then of supporting large scale transportation, served as a minor port for dhows coming as far away as India or East Africa. Although it impeded the entry of ships due to current flow, the creek remained an important element in establishing the commercial position of Dubai, being the only port or harbour in the city. Dubai's pearling industry, which formed the main sector of the city's economy, was based primarily on expeditions in the creek, prior to the invention of cultured pearls in the 1930s. Fishing, also an important industry at the time, was also based along the creek, whose warm and shallow waters supported a wide variety of marine life. Dhows used for purposes of fishing were also built on the foreshore of the creek. The importance of the creek as a site of commercial activity was a justification to introduce improvements to allow larger vessels to transit, as well as to facilitate load... More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=13395826