Dubai Information

Culture & Religion Dubai

Dubai is Arabic which historically was Bedouin nomadic desert dwellers, Arabian Gulf fishermen and Arab traders. Oil wealth changed that so now Dubai has a tolerant mix of cultures and religions from all over the world that give modern Dubai an edge over the austere forms of Islamic Wahabism, which is influential in places like Saudi Arabia. Yes you can buy a beer in your Dubai hotel but outside your hotel I recommend you respect privacy of married Moslem women, the drink and dress code of UAE's Islamic religion.

Climate of Dubai, Seasonal Weather Inforamtion

High maximum tempertures of over 50 degrees celcious in the hotest months of July and August don't show on the Dubai temperature chart below which only shows monthly average maximum tempertures in Dubai
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Hot weather of Dubai is one thing, combinded with high humidity adds another reason why relaxing at your hotel swiming pool or beach near your airconditioned hotel room, is enjoyable.  If you haven't done it in the cold county where you're from, try swimming at night before or after dinner. Dubai's weather makes it very enjoyable.

Depending on the wind direction and time of the year. Being north of the equator it gets to 50 degrees celsius in months of July and August. Combine this with high humidity if the wind blows from the Arabian Gulf in the north. The beach or pool side is a great place to be then.  Arround the months of January I recommend you have warm clothes such as a woolen jumper for evening ware.

Dress code in Dubai hotels depends on:

1. The type of function. Weddings and Business functions, call for formal clothes.
2. Where in thehotel you are. Pool side normal bathers (boardshort style not budgy smugglers) or bikinis are fine but no g-strings.
3. Where the hotel is.
   1. In beachfront hotels and on Dubai beaches ware normal bathers (boardshort style not budgy smugglers) or bikinis are fine but no g-strings.
   2. In CBD hotels, ware clothes coving thighs and shoulders.
   3. Outside CBD hotels such as shopping malls, wear clothes coving thighs and shoulders. Skirt length just above the knee.

Greeting: "Salaam Alaikum" meaning peace be upon you. Reply: Alaikum Salaam.

Names: Most men's first name is Mohammed also spelled Mohamed, Muhammed, Mohd often with a "bin" which means son of or in the case of a female, "bint" means daughter of.  People have long names in Dubai with the name at the end being the family name

Polygamy is practiced in Dubai but only for Muslims men to marry more than one wife. Some marriages are arranged. Don't fraternize with Moslem women unless you're prepared to convert to Islam and you're respected by men of the family.  Many women in Dubai ware the hajab or veil. Expats in Dubai call them BMOs (Black Moving Objects)

Dubai United Arab Emirates

Dubai UAE has almost dead very dry desert to the east and the very much alive Arabian sea to the west. Mountains are a feature to the north near the border with Oman at the Straights of Hormus.

Dubai has an almost monarch ruler with the title of all Arabian Gulf states (Emirates) of monarchs:  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid bin Saeed Al-Maktoum  Prime minister and Vice President of UAE