The earliest recorded mention of Dubai is in 1095, in the "Book of
Geography" by the Spanish-Arab geographer Abu Abdullah al-Bakri. The
Venetian pearl merchant Gaspero Balbi visited the area in 1580 and
mentioned Dubai (Dibei) for its pearling industry.[12] Documented
records of the town of Dubai exist only after 1799.[13]
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