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Move over Bangkok, because floating markets is now a thing in the UAE too!

This cool and alternative shopping destination is floating on the sea at Al Seef in Dubai Creek.

 

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The market will be home to 17 different abra-inspired boat boutiques, each of them air conditioned, which means shopping can still be done there during the summer months.

 

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Brands include art and fashion companies as well as food and beverage boats to keep you feeling full while you shop.

Here is a look at a render of the boat boutique interiors:

We still don’t have information on the names of the brands participating, or when the market is set to open.

The idea was thought up by Dubai's Shaikha Maitha Hasher Al Maktoum.

Watch this space for more.