This mosque is the third most important shrine in Islam after Mecca and Medina. Al-Aqsa was the first qibla - a landmark to which Muslims around the world turned their faces during prayer.
The Wailing Wall is a very important place for the Jews. It has become a place of prayer, where Jews mourn the destruction of the Temple and pray to God for the rebirth of the people of Israel in their country, a place that symbolizes the former greatness of Israel and hope for its bright future.
Before you is a "mezuzah" - a kind of amulet, brownie, if you like (Jews forgive me) of the Jewish house. Its purpose is to protect the house from diseases, enemies and all sorts of troubles.
The Sheikh Zayed White Mosque in Abu Dhabi is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates. This is the main showcase of the untold riches of the emirate of Abu Dhabi in the eyes of tourists.
Emirates Palace is the most luxurious hotel in Abu Dhabi. Just like that, it’s quite difficult to enter the Emirates Palace hotel on your own, because if you don’t live there, they may not be allowed into the hotel.
Ibn Battuta Mall is a combination of a museum and a mall at the same time. Apparently because ordinary shopping centers in Dubai are already tired of building, and this unusual mall arose.
A waterfall with divers is the highlight of the Dubai Mall, along with a huge aquarium. This design passes through all four floors of the building, the water flows quickly and noisily, and the figures of divers, made of fiberglass, effectively shimmer with different colors in their rapid flight.
The largest aquarium in Dubai is located in the largest shopping center Dubai Mall (Dubai mall). Its volume is 10 million cubic meters of water, which makes it one of the largest in the world!
Deira is the old part of the city, which consists of narrow streets filled with countless small shops. Unlike Bur Dubai, which is ultra-modern, with high-rise buildings and large shopping centers, the noisy and crowded Deira surprisingly mixes the old and the new.
The Spice Souk, the spice market, is part of the Old Deira Market. Here, on a narrow street, there are dozens of shops and shops ready to sell you the most exquisite goods: real saffron, barberry, black lemon, dried limes and oranges, rose buds, orchid roots and much, much more, you can’t remember t...
The air temperature in Dubai is quite high, in the summer it exceeds 40 degrees Celsius. That is why air conditioners are available almost everywhere in Dubai - in shops, in taxis, underpasses, subways and even at public transport stops.
The UAE consists of seven emirates. Therefore, a souvenir called "seven sands" is very popular here. Seven sands is a glass vessel, inside of which there is sand collected from all seven emirates.
We headed to Ski Dubai out of curiosity. Just to drink a cup of inexpensive coffee in an expensive cafe overlooking the track behind the glass. The building itself seemed funny to me : ) A toy track under a dome, artificial snow in the desert - great: ) By the way, the Arabs are very proud of this b...
The Dubai Metro is a high-tech, mega-convenient and beautiful means of transportation for the Arabs. Like everything else in Dubai, it is built with the latest technology - an escalator or elevator will take you upstairs, while air conditioning is always working inside, everything glitters and spark...