DUBAI Jumeirah Beach
Jumeirah Beach in DUBAI

Jumeirah
is a coastal residential area in Dubai, United Arab Emirates mainly comprising low rise private dwellings. It has both expensive and large detached properties as well as more modest town houses built in a variety of architectural styles. The Jumeirah area is popular with Western expatriates working in the emirate and is familiar to many tourists visiting Dubai.

Historically, Arabs living in the Jumeirah Beach area were fishermen, pearl divers and traders. In modern times (1960 onwards) Jumeirah was the principal area for western expatriate residences, but the huge expansion of the emirate since 1995 has seen a growth in housing developments across Dubai.

Jumeirah has a famous mosque.

Recently, a complex named Madinat Jumeirah, or "Jumeirah City," opened. It consists of an architecturally interesting shopping mall, two luxurious five-star hotels, and a few residential areas. It is the "epitome of Arabian hospitality in Dubai".

Although there is competition from many new areas, and although many of Jumereirah's well-to-do have already moved to some of those areas, such as Dubai Marina, the new Palm Islands, the Gardens, and Madinaat Jumeirah, Jumeirah is still one of the more expensive and exclusive areas in Dubai.