Camels
Camel Museum was built in the 1940s, in the Al Shindagha area. It was called “Camel-Riding House” or “Beit Al Rekab”. This is remembered as one of the properties of the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. This house is located near Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum’s House. It has one floor, with large interior courtyard overlooking rooms and diwans (a few grand halls), along with western and eastern entrances. During the early stages of its construction, the house consisted of a storeroom and a grand hall, then it was expanded in subsequent stages to include more rooms and facilities. It was used for training camels/horses and as a stall barn for them.
This has now become a museum to display all about camels. The visitors to the Camel Museum have a unique opportunity to get to know a wealth of information related to the camels of the Arabian Peninsula.
The visit to the Camel Museum allows you to get to know the relationship between camels and the citizens of Dubai, which went beyond the concept of exploitation of the camels in riding and transportation. The visit will also reveal the interest of Dubai and the country in camels, reflected in their establishment of the greatest edifices of breeding and racing camels, and their generous prizes.
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You’ll know about camels being used for transport many years ago before the UAE was even formed and how the local population obtained their milk, wool and meat from the camels. You can sit on a camel pretending to be a jockey.
*Admission fees Free of charge Tourism guidance Available for free Parking areas Free parking area is available close to the site.
Hours: Sun – Thurs: 08:00 – 14:00 On Fri & Sat the museum is closed
Contact: Camel Museum Al Fahidi, Al Fahidi St. Shindagha Heritage District Dubai – United Arab Emirates. Tel.: +971 4 515 5000 e-mail: info@dubaiculture.ae Web: www.saruqalhadid.ae
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