what are the places to see in dubai?
Mushrif Park Dubai Zoo Fish Roundabout Jumeirah Beach Dubai International Convention Centre Grand mosque The Dubai Mall Wild Wadi Water Park Dubai Museum Deira Clocktower
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 Tourism is an important part of the Dubai government 's strategy to maintain the flow of foreign cash into the emirate . Dubai 's lure for tourists is based mainly on shopping , but also on its possession of other ancient and modern attractions . As of 2013 , Dubai was the 7th most visited city of the world based on air traffic and the fastest growing , increasing by a 10 @.@ 7 % rate . Dubai is expected to accommodate over 15 million tourists by 2015 . The emirate is also the most populous of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates . 

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 As of 2012 , Dubai is the 22nd most expensive city in the world and the most expensive city in the Middle East . In 2014 , Dubai 's hotel rooms were rated as the second most expensive in the world , after Geneva . Dubai was rated as one of the best places to live in the Middle East by U.S. global consulting firm Mercer . 

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 Dubai is thought to have been established as a fishing village in the early 18th century and was , by 1822 , a town of some 7 – 800 members of the Baniyas tribe and subject to the rule of Sheikh Tahnoon of Abu Dhabi . 

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 Dubai ( / duːˈbaɪ / doo @-@ BY ; Arabic : دبي Dubayy , Gulf pronunciation : [ dʊˈbɑj ] ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) . It is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf and is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai , one of the seven emirates that make up the country . Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country 's legislature . The city of Dubai is located on the emirate 's northern coastline and heads up the Dubai @-@ Sharjah @-@ Ajman metropolitan area . Dubai is to host World Expo 2020 . 

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 Dubai 's geographical proximity to Iran made it an important trade location . The town of Dubai was an important port of call for foreign tradesmen , chiefly those from Iran , many of whom eventually settled in the town . By the beginning of the 20th century , it was an important port . 
