Al Ras () is a locality in

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

, the United Arab Emirates. It is the westernmost locality in the area of

Deira Deira ( ; Old Welsh/ or ; or ) was an area of Post-Roman Britain, and a later Anglian kingdom. Etymology The name of the kingdom is of Brythonic origin, and is derived from the Proto-Celtic , meaning 'oak' ( in modern Welsh), in which case ...

and borders the

Dubai Creek Dubai Creek () is a natural Seawater, saltwater creek (tidal), creek in Dubai. It extends about inwards and forms a natural port that has traditionally been used for trade and transport. The creek ranges from in width while the average depth ...

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).

Description

Important landmarks in Al Ras include the

Dubai Gold Souk Dubai Gold Souk or Gold Souk (), is a traditional market (or ''souk'') in Dubai, UAE. The souk is located in Dubai's commercial business district in Deira, in the locality of Al Ras. The souk consists of over 380 retailers, most of whom are jew ...

Dubai Spice Souk Dubai Spice Souk () or the Old Souk is a traditional market (or ''souk'') in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Spice Souk is located in Deira, in eastern Dubai, and is adjacent to the Dubai Gold Souk. The Spice Souk is in the locality of A ...

and

Al Ras Public Library Al Ras Public Library (aka the Dubai Central Public Library) is the oldest library in Dubai, UAE, opened in 1963. It is located in Al Ras, Deira. Al Ras Public Library was the first public library in Dubai, inaugurated by Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed ...

(aka Dubai Public Library), which is the oldest

public library A public library is a library, most often a lending 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 servic ...

in Dubai. It was inaugurated by

Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (; 11 June 1912 – 7 October 1990) was an Emirati royal, politician and a founder of the United Arab Emirates. Al Maktoum was the first vice president and second prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, a ...

in 1963, but closed for renovations in 2019. Museums in the area include one dedicated to the

Nabati Nabaṭī (), historically also known as Najdi, is a vernacular Arabic poetry that stems from the Arabic varieties of the Arabian Peninsula. It exists in contrast to the poetry written according to the classical rules of literary Arabic. Nabati po ...

poet Mubarak Okaili. Al Ras metro station on the Green Line of the

Dubai Metro The Dubai Metro () is a rapid transit system in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The metro system consists of a network of two main lines: the Red Line and the Green Line. A third line, the Blue Line, is scheduled to open in 2029. Du ...

serves the area. An apartment fire in the area in April 2023 led to 16 fatalities. File:AlRas Deira Mid1960s.jpg, Al-Ras District in

and

in the mid-1960s File:Al Ras.jpg, Al Ras in 2018 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, Community-level street map File:Al Ras on 26 December 2007 Pict 4.jpg, Business district in Al Ras

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