Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House
The old home of Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, standing on the creek at Al Shindagha. Its wind towers and coral-stone courtyards now hold a museum of old photographs of the city as it was before the oil.
- Where
- Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 25.2680, 55.2900
Get the Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House. 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 Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House
Al Shindagha Museum 0.2 km
A museum spread through restored courtyard houses in the Al Shindagha historic district, at the mouth of Dubai Creek. It tells the story of the creek and the people who lived along it, and includes a house given over to perfume and the region's love of oud and scent.
Iranian Mosque 0.6 km
A Shia hosainia near the old Textile Souk in Bur Dubai, built in 1979 and known for its façade and domes covered in blue Persian tilework. It is also called the Ali Ibn Abi Talib Mosque.
Dubai Spice Souk 0.7 km
A few narrow lanes in Deira, beside the Gold Souk, where open sacks of saffron, cardamom, dried lemons and frankincense spill out of the shopfronts. It sits by the Old Souk abra station, so a boat ride across the creek is part of getting there.
Grand Mosque, Bur Dubai 0.8 km
The mosque at the heart of old Bur Dubai, between the textile souk and the Dubai Museum. First built in 1900, it was rebuilt in 1960 and again in 1998, and now holds up to 1,200 worshippers.
Dubai Gold Souk 1.0 km
A covered market in Deira with more than 380 shops, nearly all of them jewellers, their windows packed with gold necklaces and bangles. Platinum, silver, bullion and loose diamonds are traded here too, a few steps from the Spice Souk.
Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood 1.1 km
The old merchants' quarter of Bur Dubai, a maze of sand-coloured lanes and courtyard houses topped with wind towers. Its old name, Bastakiya, comes from traders from Bastak in Persia, and the houses now hold small museums, galleries and cafés.
Dubai Coffee Museum 1.2 km
A small museum of coffee in an old house in the Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood. It traces the history of the drink and the culture around it, and the lives of the people who work on the plantations.
Al Seef 1.4 km
A 1.8 km promenade along the bank of Dubai Creek beside the Al Fahidi quarter. Its lanes of rebuilt old-style houses, cafés and shops face the abra boats crossing the water.
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Questions
Where is Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House?
Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House is in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Al Shindagha Museum (0.2 km), Iranian Mosque (0.6 km), Dubai Spice Souk (0.7 km).
How do I get the Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House 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 Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House 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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