UAE: Dubai

Dubai  is the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. Located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf, Dubai is a global city and the business hub of the Middle East. It is also a major global transport hub for passengers and cargo. A centre for regional and international trade since the early 20th century, Dubai's economy relies on revenues from trade, tourism, aviation, real estate, and financial services. Dubai has attracted the attention of the world through large construction projects, opulent hotels and hosting major sports tournaments.

Postcard 1

Thanks to Radhika and Laxman. They used 2013 definitive featuring a Falcon. This stamp is from set of  5.

Postcard 2

My first card from Dubai. Location: Al Burj 5 star Hotle and a Landmark of Dubai. Posted on 24.07.09 arrived on 1.08.09 . Thanks to: Aisha. She has used 2007 definitive stamp from set of 5, depicting a Falcon.

UAE: Al Ain

The Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) constitute a serial property that testifies to sedentary human occupation of a desert region since the Neolithic period with vestiges of many prehistoric cultures. Remarkable vestiges in the property include circular stone tombs (ca 2500 B.C.), wells and a wide range of adobe constructions: residential buildings, towers, palaces and administrative buildings. Hili moreover features one of the oldest examples of the sophisticated aflaj irrigation system which dates back to the Iron Age. The property provides important testimony to the transition of cultures in the region from hunting and gathering to sedentarization. 

Thanks to Mr Ganesh for the nice card.