Al Ras ( ar, اَلـرَّأْس, Ar-Ra’s, "The Cape") is a locality in
Dubai,
the
United Arab Emirates. It is the westernmost locality in the area of
Deira and borders the
Dubai Creek to the west and south, and
Al Dhagaya and
Al Buteen to the east. Al Ras, literally meaning ''The Cape'', is one of the oldest communities in Deira. It is bounded on the north, south and west by route
D 85 (Al Baniyas Road) and to the east by Old Baladiya Street (110th Road).
Important landmarks in Al Ras include the
Dubai Gold Souk,
Dubai Spice Souk, Al Ras Hotel, and St. George Hotel.
Al Ras Public Library (aka Dubai Public Library) is the oldest
public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants.
There are ...
in Dubai.
It was inaugurated by
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum in 1963, but closed for renovations in 2019.
metro station on the
Green Line
Green Line may refer to:
Places Military and political
* Green Line (France), the German occupation line in France during World War II
* Green Line (Israel), the 1949 armistice line established between Israel and its neighbours
** City Line ( ...
of the
Dubai Metro serves the area.
Gallery
File:AlRas Deira Mid1960s.jpg, The Al Ras district in Deira and Dubai Creek in the mid 1960s
File:Deira on 9 May 2007 Pict 1.jpg, St. George Hotel in Al Ras, as seen from the Creek
File:Al Ras on 26 December 2007 Pict 1.jpg, Al Ras Community-level street map
File:Al Ras on 26 December 2007 Pict 4.jpg, Business district in Al Ras
References
Communities in Dubai
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