When we hear Dubai, we immediately think of proudly towering skyscrapers of the most bizarre shapes, luxurious shopping centers, comfortable hotels and clean beaches.
Dubai has everything - from the Aquarium with hundreds of species of marine life, the KidZania children's area, where young visitors can have a lot of fun learning a wide variety of professions, and even the Ski Dubai theme park with artificial snow, cable cars and real penguins.
The founding of the Arab settlement of Dubai dates back to the distant 830. According to legend, Dubai was founded by a small clan that emerged from an oasis in the territory of the modern emirate of Abu Dhabi. For centuries Dubai has been a small village on the shores of the Persian Gulf. In 1910, Dubai was a port city with 10 thousand inhabitants, covering an area of 3 x 1 km (1.5 x 0.7 miles).