If you are in Dubai, you must definitely visit the great and colourful Deira district which gives chance for you to see so many different sides and colours of Dubai. Deira with the neighbouring Bur Dubai is the real cradle of the city and it is rich in attractions on every level. Thanks to the Dubai Creek, which divides the two districts in the most beautiful natural way, it is a great experience to visit this part of the city, which is referred to as Old Dubai. The Al Maydan Shopping Centre is one of the beautiful examples of combining old and modern in the same time. This unique shopping mall has a great real Arabic outlook with its colours of white and sea blue and you can find plenty of great stores inside. Here, we will explore this great small shopping centre in order to show you why it is really worth visiting it.
Al Maydan Shopping Center is in the very downtown of the beautiful and colourful Deira district and area of Dubai. Deira is a great place for those who would like to see the authentic oriental colours of Dubai. This is considered as an old city part of the huge town and it is full of hotels because not only it is a cheaper area of Dubai but also it is very close to the Dubai International Airport. The centre of Deira is definitely the Baniyas Square and its area. This is the area where you can also find the Al Maydan Shopping Centre, which is not only a beautiful building, but it is also full of practical stores. You can easily recognize Al Maydan Shopping Centre because of its beautiful colours: white and blue and for its great Arabic style which is more specifically Omani style and which makes this mall also a great attraction to visit in the Deira area.
Quite interestingly, contrary to its old style the Al Maydan Shopping Centre is one of the newest shopping centres of Dubai, built only about two years ago.
Not only is the outside of the Al Maydan Shopping Centre, which is worth seeing. Its interiors also reflect the beauty of Arabic architecture. Although you will not find famous labels over here, but Al Maydan Shopping Centre has a great Nokia label store, lots of apparels and textiles, offers beautiful abayas for women and also has several western style fashion stores inside. The mall also has a great coffee shop on its ground floor, has a pharmacy, barber, optician stores and jewellery, watches, handbag and leather stores as well.
The Maydan Shopping Center is a very nice, family oriented little plaza, which is really worth visiting for its outside and inside beauty, and if you want to have a small relax from the Dubai heat during the summer. As for its situation, Al Maydan Shopping Centre is right behind the Twin Towers and there are lots of buses which go this way and stop very near the shopping mall. The closest Metro station is definitely the Baniyas Square from where it will take about 10-15 minutes’ walk to get to the Maydan Shopping Centre. If you come from Bur Dubai, take a water taxi and get off at the Al Sabhka Station to get to Maydan Shopping Centre.
