Al Ras

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Al Ras

Coordinates25.27°, 55.30°

Demographic figures from UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Al Ras is a locality in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. It is the westernmost locality in the area of Deira and borders the Dubai Creek to the west and south, and Al Dhagaya and Al Buteen to the east. Al Ras, literally meaning The Cape, is one of the oldest communities in Deira. It is bounded on the north, south and west by route D 85 and to the east by Old Baladiya Street.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum

Emirati businessman and CEO of Emirates

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Emir of Dubai (1943–2006)

B

Butti bin Sohail

sheikh (1851–1912)

A

Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum

Sport shooter and Emirati Royal

A

Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Public official of Dubai

D

Dhahi Khalfan Tamim

Emirati police officer

Haaz Sleiman

Emirati-Lebanese actor

M

Mohammad Al Murr

writer

Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

Crown Prince of Dubai

A

Ali Bujsaim

Emirati football referee

Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance (UAE)

Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum

Omani -Under Sultan Muscat & Oman (1878-1958)

Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum

2nd Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Sheikh of Dubai (1912-1990)

Muhammad ibn Sulayem

president of IAF

Sulaiman Al-Fahim

President of the Arab Union for Real Estate Development

Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi

Emirati Sheikh

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Al Ras

Dubai, gateway to the Gulf

Ian Fairservice · 1988

The Emirates

Helene Rogers · 1995

United Arab Emirates, Arabian Gulf

Travel International Associates. · 1972

The United Arab Emirates, (map)

1981

DUBAI

Moazzam Husain · 2026

The Oxford map of the United Arab Emirates

1979

Exchange of notes concerning the termination of special treaty relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Trucial States (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwan, Ras al Khaimah and Fiyairah)

Great Britain · 1972

Transformations

Yasser Elsheshtawy · 2016

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Asian Blue Swimming Crab

Portunus pelagicus

Seen 2026-09-12

Indian Silverbill

Euodice malabarica

Seen 2026-09-11

Blue-Spotted Arab

Colotis phisadia

Seen 2026-09-10

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Seen 2026-09-09

Pharaoh Cuttlefish

Acanthosepion pharaonis

Seen 2026-09-08

Northern House Gecko

Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Seen 2026-09-03

Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Seen 2026-09-03

House Crow

Corvus splendens

Seen 2026-08-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).