Jumeirah Archaeological Site

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    btwn Jumeirah and Al-Wasl Rds, Jumeirah
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Only really of interest to archaeology buffs, this is one of the most significant and largest archaeological sites in the UAE, where items dating from the 6th century AD were found and can be seen at Dubai Museum and the Heritage Village.

Surrounded by atmosphere-inhibiting modern villas, the settlement is interesting in that it spans the pre-Islamic and Islamic eras and was once a caravan stop on a route linking Ctesiphon (now Iraq) to northern Oman. Remains from here link it with the Persian Sassanid Empire, dominant in the region from the 3rd to 6th centuries AD, and the Umayyad dynasty in the 7th century, when Islam arrived in the Gulf.