THE SOUL OF DUBAI
From the Tigris and Euphrates of Mesopotamia to the Nile of Egypt, from the Indus of India and Pakistan to the Yellow and Yangtze of China—each of these great ancient civilizations were born near a water form: a river, to be exact. Dubai shares similar beginnings.
The then-mile-long stream was originally a pearl farming site and became the center of life of the pioneer community. It likewise served as the entry and exit points of merchant sailboats from friendly and rival kingdoms, near and far, way even before mighty oil was discovered.
Just like how the human body acts as a vessel for the spirit, the Dubai Creek is the centerpoint as the soul of old Dubai.
The famed body of water—which we explored during a recent day trip, upon the insistence of long-time expat residents of
