Old photos of Dubai: Dubai was in tatters before oil was discovered!

Before the discovery of oil, Dubai was a dry desert, a town with a population of only 800,000. However, over the past 50 years, Dubai has changed dramatically. In 1958, the British discovered oil in Dubai (the emirate was ruled by the British at the time). After 1970, black gold (oil) was returned to Dubai for mining.

1. Dubai’s water supply pipeline in the 1960s

2. In 1965, the first plane to land at Dubai Airport was a Middle East Airlines Comet.

3. The first Jashanmal store in Dubai in 1956 (Dubai’s local retail brand)

4. A clock tower in the Deira area, surrounded by desert and debris of several buildings.

5. A bay in Dubai. It was once a small trading center for pearls and fishing.

6. In the 1950s, oil was discovered here.

7. Dubai from the 1950s to the 1960s

8. Dubai Airport

9. The bazaars of Dubai in the 1960s

10. Camel caravan in Dubai in the 1960s.

11. Today, Dubai has become an international and ultra-modern metropolis.

The same clock tower in Figure 4 is now surrounded by high-end hotels.