Lahbab, also spelled ''Lehbab'', is a village in the
Emirate of Dubai, about 50 km south of
Dubai city.
It is situated on the highway between Dubai and the border of the
Emirate of Sharjah.
It has a population of approximately 1,001 people. The village residents are wealthy
Bedouin
The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu (; , singular ) are nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. The Bedouin originated in the Syrian Desert and A ...
s that are close friends to the royal family of Dubai.
The main activity is
camel
A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. C ...
breeding and raising. There is a large camel race track located there.
References
Populated places in Dubai
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