Camel Museum (Dubai)

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The House, known as "Beit Al-Rekkab" (House of the Camels), was built in the forties of the the twentieth Century in Al-Shindagha, next to the house of the late Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Al-Maktoum. It belongs to the late Sheikh Rashed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum and was constructed along several phases.

The house is a single storey building built on 664 sq. m. area, with a height of 4.75 m. A central spacious yard surrounded by rooms and large sitting rooms on all sides. The house can be accessed through to entrances on the western and eastern sides.

The building was refurbished and furnished to house the "Camel Museum" to explain the history of camels, there prestige to the Arabs, their names and camels in Arabic literature. The important elements and components of the building: Camel History, Camels and Arabs, The Race, Camel Anatomy, Camel Racing, Auditorium, Electronic Games and Administration.

Museum contact no.: 04-3920368
Website: www.dubaihistoric.ae