Lonely Planet Dubai Encounter
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Published: October 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781741047653
Subjects: Travel & holiday guides; Travel; Travel - Foreign; United Arab Emirates; Middle East - General
First sentence: In 1894 Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher al-Maktoum, ruler of a fledgling Dubai, lured foreign traders to the city by offering a safe, tax-free port.