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Emirates; most of it originates in Oman, Yemen and Afghanistan. E OTIC X DELICACIES Fragrant Iranian and Spanish saffron costs f ...

sometimes-thing, so women smothered themselves in attars and incense. As you walk past Emirati women, catch a whiff of their exo ...

Lonely Planet’s Top Choices Ajmal (p74) exotic arabian essential oils and perfumes sold in exquisitely beautiful bottles. S*uce ...

h alth & e fitness The health-and-fitness set is composed primarily of Western expats. With so many people working so hard t ...

For novices, the sites off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) East Coast (Khor Fakkan and Dibba; see p132) are most suitable. Also p ...

of top-end circuit- and weight-training equipment. Admission to gyms generally costs about Dh100 for a one-day pass; it’s twice ...

d ert es challenge (www.abudhabidesert challenge.com) brings top rally drivers to the UAE from around the world in March. There ...

Neighborhoods at a Glance ............. 48 Deira............... 50 Sights................... 52 eating................... 54 Dri ...

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1 Deira (p50) Deira feels like a cross between Cairo and Karachi. Dusty, crowded and chaotic, it’s a world away from the slick a ...

wooden arcades and a waterfront location. Little India, in the surrounding streets, with its textile and sari stores and Indian ...

1 Taking in the souqs^ (p52): spicy aromas at the Spice Souq, glittering gold at the Gold Souq, pungent Arabian attars at the Pe ...

Lonely Planet’s Top Tip One of the best buys at the Spice Souq is saffron, which is much cheaper here than in Europe or the uSA� ...

1 SightS The main sights of deira are all within easy walking distance of each other around the atmospheric mouth of dubai creek ...

on cushions under the central Bedouin- style tent and enjoy coffee and traditional snacks, such as loqmat (fried flour balls wit ...

charm of the former souq, one of the oldest in the city, is largely gone. Let’s just hope the traders, who have had their rent d ...

MiyaKo JapaneSe $$ Map p206 (%04-317 2222; http://www.dubai.regency .hyatt.com; hyatt regency Dubai; 3-course busi- ness lunches ...

cafe arabesque MiDDle eaSTern $$ Map p208 (%04-317 2222; http://www.dubai.park .hyatt.com; park hyatt Dubai, next to Dubai Creek ...

Table 9 inTernaTional $$$ Map p206 (%04-212 7551; hilton Dubai Creek, baniyas rd; mains Dh100; h6-11pm; v) Gor- don Ramsay’s fam ...

this windowless, tattoo-themed bar with stools draped in cowhide and secluded nooks that are made even more private with plush d ...