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{{about|the city|the emirate|Dubai (emirate)}}
The city of '''Dubai''' is the main city of the emirate of [[Dubai (emirate)|Dubai]]. The city is sometimes called "Dubai City" to prevent it from being mixed up with the emirate.
== History ==
[[File:Dubai from the plane.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Dubai City as seen from a plane]]
There are records of the town of Dubai from [[1799]]. The city was a dependent of [[Abu Dhabi]] until [[1833]]. The town of Dubai was an important [[Harbour|port]] of call for foreign tradesmen (chiefly [[India]]ns), who settled in the town. Until the [[1930s]], the town was known for its [[pearl]]s.
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