Deira District

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See sights, sounds and colours come alive here, with vendors selling everything from fashion clothing to gold to rugs, spices, and perfumes in the Deira area of Dubai. Consisting of a mix of old and new apartment blocks, it is a hugely popular residential area for those in middle income brackets.

Areas in the Deira district include Qusais, Umm Ramool, Nadd Shamma, Nahda, Mamzar, and Twar. The Dubai Airport Free Zone, located close to the present Dubai International Airport, also falls under this district and offers key amenities, such as, a business park, meeting rooms, retail outlets, and conferencing facilities.