A beautifully situated coastal town, appreciated by locals for its wide, sandy beaches
As there is no real tourist infrastructure to speak of, with the exception of some restaurants and tea salons, foreign visitors are rarely ever spotted here. The grey-green shimmering mountains of the Musandam Peninsula stretching into the distance are most impressive. A fact hardly any visitor would notice at first: Dibba is split into three parts, shared between the Emirates of Fujairah and Sharjah and the Sultanate of Oman. Of course, in a small town such as Dibba there aren’t any border controls or customs, so everyone is allowed to move freely between the southern UAE section and Bayah, the western Omani part of town. A closer look makes the difference in the architectural design of the quarters apparent: the houses in the Omani district are laid out in a more traditionally Arabic style, and the colourful iron gates carry typical emblems such as camels, coffee pots and water pipes.
