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Reading Notes of Dubai Facts about Dubai Facts for the visitors Getting There Away Getting around Things to see do Places to stay Places to eat Entertainment Shopping Excursions Facts about Dubai 稨istory United Arab Emirate s The Gulf Up until 3000 BC the area supported nomadic herders of sheep, goats and cattle. It’s thought these early inhabitants camped on the coast and fished during winter, and moved inland with their herds during summer. ★Pearling Memories of the heyday of pearling are laced with romanticism. But for those who went out to collect the pearls, it was a life of hardship as well as pride. For those who dived the depths the rewards were no matches for the dangers involved. Most of the divers were slaves from East Africa and the profits of the industry went straight to their master, the owner of the boat. The only equipment the divers used was a rope tied around the waist, a turtle-shell peg on their nose and leather finger gloves to protect their hands from the sharp coral and shells. The pearl-diving season lasted from May until September. On the ship there would be divers, men responsible for hauling up the divers after each dive, a cook, and boys employed to serve food and water and open the oyster shells. Each boat also had a singer, called the naham, whose job was to lead the crew in songs or lighten their mood by singing to them. Many of the songs were about lucky men who had become rich through diving, and the joys of returning hone after the diving season. Back on shore, pearl merchants would grade the pearls according to size by using a number of copper sieves, each with different sized holes. The greatest market for pearls was originally India, but in the early 20th century the UK and the US became keen buyers of this fashionable jewel. The discovery of the means to make artificial pearls in the early 20th century triggered the demise of the industry. Modernization Development Oil was first discovered near Dubai in 1996 and oil export