Safa Park
A 64 hectare park between Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Wasl Road, about 10 kilometres southwest of old Dubai. Its lawns, sports courts and shaded paths are where many residents come to walk once the evening cools.
- Where
- Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 25.1861, 55.2464
Get the Safa Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Safa Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Dubai volume with your photos and a note.
Near Safa Park
Jumeirah Archaeological Site 1.3 km
The excavated remains of a 10th-century Abbasid settlement among the villas of Jumeirah. First dug in 1969, it has turned up a mosque, a caravanserai and houses, along with glazed pottery, bronze coins and glass.
The Green Planet 2.7 km
An indoor tropical rainforest under a bio-dome in City Walk, with more than 3,000 plants and animals. Birds, reptiles and fish live in the open around you as you climb through the levels of the forest, though none of them may be touched.
Burj Khalifa 3.1 km
The tallest building in the world since 2011, a spire of glass and steel reaching 828 metres at the roof above Downtown Dubai. It was designed by the Chicago firm SOM, and its observation decks look out over desert, sea and the rest of the city's towers.
The Dubai Fountain 3.1 km
The largest choreographed fountain in the world, set in the lake at the foot of the Burj Khalifa. Its jets throw water up to 152 metres into the air, lit by 6,600 lights and set to music from classical to Arabic.
Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo 3.5 km
A vast aquarium inside the Dubai Mall, one of the largest in the world. Its main viewing panel, about 32 metres wide and 8 metres tall, faces straight onto the shopping concourse, so sharks and rays swim past shoppers who never paid to see them.
Dubai Mall 3.5 km
The largest mall in Dubai, with more than 1,200 shops at the foot of the Burj Khalifa. Inside are an aquarium and an ice rink, and its lakeside terrace outside is the best seat in town for the fountain show.
Jumeirah Beach 4.6 km
A long run of white sand on the Gulf, named after the Jumeirah district it borders. It stretches south from the old city towards the Palm, with the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab standing just offshore along the way.
Museum of the Future 5.1 km
A ring-shaped steel building in Dubai's financial district, covered in Arabic calligraphy that doubles as its windows. The words are a poem about the future by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, and the seven floors inside are given to science, technology and what may come next.
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Questions
Where is Safa Park?
Safa Park is in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Jumeirah Archaeological Site (1.3 km), The Green Planet (2.7 km), Burj Khalifa (3.1 km).
How do I get the Safa Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Safa Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Dubai volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Safa Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Dubai volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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