Dubai, also spelled Dubayy, is the capital of the emirate of Dubai, one of the wealthiest of the seven emirates that constitute the federation of the United Arab Emirates, which was created in 1971 following independence from Great Britain. Over nine-tenths of the emirate's population lives in the capital and nearby built-up sections.
There are several theories about the origin of the name. Some associate it with the daba, a type of locust that infests the area, while others hold that it refers to a market that existed near the city.
In recent years it has been compared to Singapore and Hong Kong and has been often regarded as the Middle East's premier entrepôt. What's more, in 2022, the Dubai tourism sector saw 14.36 million international overnight visitors. So we at Bored Panda decided to compile a collection of pictures that illustrate the many faces of this corner of the world. Enjoy!
#1 A Miracle Garden Just Wouldn't Be Complete Without The Installation Of An Actual A380 Covered With 5m Flowers. Welcome To The World's Largest Botanical Garden In Dubai
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#2 The World's First Police Robot At Dubai Mall
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#3 Abandoned Luxurious Car In Dubai
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#4 I Went To The Wetlands Of Dubai And Waited For 8 Hours To Get A Shot. I Knew No One Else Would. Happy New Year
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#5 An Amazing Umbrellas Reflection In Dubai. Miracle Garden
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#6 A Non-Muslim Section At A Grocery Store
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#7 A Nurse In UAE Ordered Food From A Hospital And Got This Letter
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#8 Dawn Breaking. Seeing This From The Floor 121 Of The Burj Khalifa
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#9 Skiing In The Desert. It Was Impossible To Ski In A City In The Desert, But There Was A Place That Made It A Reality. A Ski Resort Built Inside The Shopping Mall
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#10 Dubai Just Added A Bentley To Its Police Fleet
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#11 I Like Taking Pictures Of F1 Cars, But I Never Thought I'd Spot One On The Wall Of A Dubai Apartment While On My Work Trip
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#12 In Dubai, You Can Buy A 24K Gold PS4. This Picture Was Taken By My Friend Who Lives There
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#13 This Taken Just After The Sunrise In The Empty Quarter, UAE
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#14 Just An Average Day In Dubai
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#15 The World's Biggest Golden Ring In Dubai
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#16 A Friend Sent Me This Photo From His Trip To Dubai. An Uber McLaren Picking Up Someone From Hotel
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#17 A Golden Car
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#18 Residential District In Dubai
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#19 The Dubai Mall Is So Big That There Are Taxis Driving People Around Within The Mall
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#20 A Construction Site In Dubai Uses Homer Simpson To Teach About Safety
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#21 I Saw This Epic Starbucks In My Recent Trip To Dubai
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#22 This Road, After A Sandstorm
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#23 This Champagne Vending Machine At Dubai Opera
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#24 A Street Sign In The Desert, At An Intersection Of Two Sand Lanes
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#25 The Worlds Biggest Ferris Wheel
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#26 Probably One Of The Weirdest Buildings I've Ever Seen
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#27 Palm Jumeirah
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#28 I Was Waiting For My Turn To Drive That Famous Jetcar Over The Waters In Dubai
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#29 Luxury Scrapyard. These Cars Were Owned By People Who Found Themselves In Debt And Had To Leave The Country
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#30 Trashcans In Dubai Are Like This To Avoid Incorrect Disposal
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#31 A Stroll Through The Old Dubai
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#32 The Dubai Fountains
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#33 Meanwhile In Dubai
#34 Only In Dubai
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#35 Crazy View Above The Clouds
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#36 Bikes That Tow. You See The Coolest Things In Dubai
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#37 The Art Behind This Parking Machine
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#38 You Can Get Camel Hotdogs In Dubai
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#39 Beautiful Dubai At Night
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#40 Gold ATM Machine
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#41 Wild Animals As Pets Instead Of Cats And Dogs
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#42 Business In Dubai Giving Free Food For The Poor
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#43 These Garbage Cans In The City Are Decorated In Loui Vuitton
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#44 A "Peacocks Crossing" Road Sign
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#45 My Cousin The Kayaker Took The Best Picture Of Dubai That I Have Ever Seen
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#46 This Starbucks In Dubai
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#47 A Hotel Lobby In Dubai
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#48 A Floating Grocery Store In Dubai For The Boats On New Year's Eve
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#49 There Are Random Freezers On Some Streets Of Dubai That Have Food And Drinks For Whoever Needs It
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#50 Waiting For The Lights To Turn Green At A Traffic Stop. Look At All Those Fancy Cars
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#51 This Sign I Spotted In Dubai
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#52 Set-Up Of The Star Wars At Dubai Mall, UAE
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#53 Avengers Endgame Advertisement On Burj Khalifa
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#54 Little Tiger As A Pet
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#55 This Free Sim Card I Got In Dubai Immigration
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#56 In Dubai People Keep Bottles Of Water Outside For The Delivery Guys
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#57 Once Again, My Apartment Is Above The Clouds. I Live On The 32nd-Floor
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#58 Dubai Sells Square-Shaped Donuts
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#59 Outside My Window Right Now In Dubai
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#60 Verified Deep Dive Dubai. The Warm, Clear Waters And Great Atmosphere Both Under And Over The Water
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#61 My 3rd Time Watching An Aqua-Aerial Acrobatic Show "La Perle"
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#62 Behind The Skyscrapers In Dubai
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#63 South African Flag Displayed On The Burj Khalifa, For South African Freedom Day
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#64 My Hotel Room In Dubai Lets You Know Which Direction Is Mecca
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#65 Abandoned Seat Car Dealership, Dubai, UAE
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#66 Jumeirah Islands, Inspiring Scenery With An Amazing Background Skyline
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#67 Gold Shop In Dubai
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#68 Some Public Bathrooms In Dubai Have A Place To Wash Your Feet Before Praying
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#69 In Dubai, It Is Illegal To Chew Gum On The Metro System
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#70 This Mall In Dubai Has A Room Specifically For Fathers To Change Their Baby's Diapers
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#71 This Sign In Dubai That Restores The Faith In Humanity
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#72 Helping Each Other Starts With Small Things
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#73 Friday Prayer In All Of Its Glory
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#74 Dubai "Museum Of The Future" With Really Cool Lifts. Thought That Was A Work Of Art
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#75 In Dubai, You Can See All Kind Of Interesting Architecture. This One Looks Like PS5
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#76 Dubai Miracle Garden
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#77 One Of This City's Mighty Creations Is This Tower That Needs No Introduction
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#78 This Trained Falcon
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#79 This Playground Was Built Under An Overpass To Stay Out Of The Sun
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#80 The Gates Of Paradise In The Fog
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#81 A Spice Market In Dubai
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#82 I Took This Picture Today At JBR Beach In Dubai. You Can Also See The Ferris Wheel In The Background
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#83 This Little Guy Landed On My Bike At A Dubai Desert Safari
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#84 Sunscreen Stations At Dubai Beaches
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#85 Buying Lamborghini Like It's Nothing
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#86 Dubai Desert. I'm Impressed By How Calm It Is, Compared To The City
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#87 Atlantis The Palm Dubai
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#88 Historical And Contemporary Architecture
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#89 Dubai Frame. Taken From The Top Of Burj Khalifa. The Towers In The Background Are Sharjah Emirate
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#90 Dubai Has A Supermarket Delivery Boat For When You're Out Sailing
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#91 An Ashtray In The Park
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#92 Green Planet In Dubai
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#93 My Local Tim Hortons (Dubai, UAE) Having A Menu Showing You How To Use Sign Language For Hearing-Impaired Staff
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#94 Dubai Mall - Chinatown
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#95 Vintage Starbucks
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#96 Dubai Water Canal Parking
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#97 Miracle Garden
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#98 Dubai Sandstorm
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#99 Al Seef District
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#100 This Dubai Intersection
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#101 I Visited This 50-Year-Old Desert Ghost Town Outside Dubai. Pretty Rad Development, And Lots Of Buildings To Explore
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#102 The Iconic Atlantis Hotel
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#103 There's A Hotel "Somewhere" In Dubai
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#104 Dubai From Above
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#105 Here Are Some 1 Fils Coins
Two "1 fils" coins, both sides. One "1 fils" coin on top of "1 dirham" coin for scale.
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#106 11 Teslas Waiting To Charge In Mall Of The Emirates
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#107 Dubai Canal
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#108 Arabic Food In Dubai
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#109 Dubai Miracle Gardens
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#110 I Had A 24-Hour Layover And $40 For A Room. This Is Why Everyone Should Try Airbnb in Dubai, UAE
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#111 First Time In Dubai, Top Of Burj Khalifa
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#112 Fog Rolling Over Dubai
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#113 I Saw This Funny Sticker On A Car Parked In Discovery Gardens Today
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#114 My Favorite Place
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#115 Beach Resort, Dubai
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#116 "Museum Of The Future" From The Outside
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#117 Marina Dubai
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#118 Burj Khalifa Dubai
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