Official Religion is Islam. St Mary's Catholic Church and the inter-denominational Holy Trinity are the 2 Christian churches. Shopping Hours . S upermarkets stay open except Friday. Friday prayers are 11.30am -1.30pm and everything shuts.
Taxis are plentiful and cheap, but without meters so establish the price before hand .
C rossing the Creek is an extra Dh5. For longer journeys hourly rate s of Dh30 is reasonable, and for a day this is negotiable upwards of about Dh250. Phone calls within Dubai are free and International Direct Dialling is available to most countries. Pay phones can be operated by coins or phone cards . M ajor hotels have fax and telex services and can organise modem access.