With a strategic location at the mouth of Dubai Creek, Shindagha was where the ruling sheikhs, their families and the city elite lived until the 1950s. Stately coral and gypsum homes wrapped around courtyards and cooled by wind towers have been reconstructed and recast as a heritage district flanked by a wide promenade paralleling the Creek. The nicest time to come here is at or after sunset, with the lights reflected in the water against the dhows heading out to sea.
In fact, it’s possible to continue walking along the waterfront past the Shindagha Tower (a former defensive watchtower), the abra stations and the Bur Dubai Souq all the way to Al Fahidi Historic District, Bur Dubai's other heritage quarter.
