500px provided description: Part of a photo essay titled "Heart and Soul of Dubai" , showcasing the essence of Old Dubai. Dubai Creek is the lifeline for many people to get across from the Bur Dubai n
Dubai Creek is where the real story starts — the historic waterway that connected traders between Bur Dubai and Deira long before the skyscrapers arrived, and still crossable for a few dirhams by abra boat. © Sudha Gopalan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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