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Al Fahidi Historical District · Dubai

Al Fahidi, alive again

In the alleys of old Bastakiya, beneath the wind towers, AI meets living memory: a living map, sourced stories, and characters from the past who answer you — all in your browser, no app required.

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Six gateways

One experience, six journeys

Each journey reveals a different layer of the district's memory — pick a gateway and step in.

A living map

Wander the district's real building footprints and open the story of every site with a single tap.

Travel through time

A 3D digital twin rebuilds the district, with a time slider that carries you from 1950 to today.

Characters who speak

A pearl diver, a textile merchant, Umm Rashid… voices from the past answering in Arabic and English.

A copilot that plans for you

Tell the AI what you love and how long you have — it writes a personalized walking route through the district's real places.

AR in the browser

Raise your camera and watch layers of the past float over the present — straight from the browser, nothing to install.

Hidden treasures

A hunt through the alleys: follow the hints, enter the codes, and collect explorer badges.

Creek of Stars

A meditative 3D walk through Al Fahidi's alleys and wind towers — wander under the stars and gather four ancestral letters.

The district in numbers

buildings with real footprints
128
eras in the digital twin
4
sourced stories across three tellings
51
languages — Arabic & English
2

Voices from the past

Ask those who lived the story

Five characters drawn from the district's history answer you directly — each with their own voice, craft, and tale.

Meet the characters

The living map

A district read from above

Real building footprints from open data, drawn in a nocturnal heritage style: sand-toned houses, gold wind towers, and dashed alleys guiding your steps.

  • Heritage houses
  • Alleys & paths
  • Points of interest
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The district awaits your steps

Start with the map, talk with the people of the district, and add your memory to its living archive.

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