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In Pictures : See why Dubai is called 'The City of Gold'

Whether it is cheaper prices, wider design variety, people flock Dubai to buy gold

Published: November 11, 2019 15:53 Anjana Kumar, Senior Reporter

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Dubai City of Gold — Gold jewellery is sought-after worldwide, and people from all over the world descend upon Dubai to buy their favourite pieces. Image Credit: Gulf News Archives

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Why people buy gold — The amount of gold on display in Dubai is mesmerizing Image Credit: Anjana Kumar / Gulf News

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Customers look at jewellery in the Deira Gold Souq — Customers at the Deira Gold Souq in awe of the yellow metal in Dubai Image Credit: Atiq Ur Rehman /Gulf News

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gold dubai 2019jan — Gold is more affordable in the UAE than it is anywhere else in the world. Image Credit: File photo

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Dubai City o Gold — Another reason why people love the gold in Dubai, is because of its purity. Gold can be trusted in Dubai, says Ismail Abdulla Almass, head of product quality control unit at Dubai Central Laboratory, Dubai Municipality Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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NAT 191022 GOLD SHOPPERS AKK-52-1572954283846 — Gold shopper at the Joyalukkas Jewellery in Bur Dubai. According to Dubai Municipality, there are 804 gold jewellery shops in Dubai. Image Credit: Antonin Kélian Kallouche/Gulf News

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Dubai Gold — Meet Maryam Mohammad Al Hammadi, the first woman gold inspector of Dubai checks the calibration of a gold weighing machine as part of the inspection process. For the uninitiated, Dubai Municipality conducts random inspections of jewellery shops in the emirate to ensure quality standards of gold and jewellery are maintained. You know now why Dubai gold can be trusted. Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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Dubai Gold Souq — Dubai Municipality inspectors carry out systematic inspections every day. They visit shops daily to make random inspections and collect samples (jewellery pieces like bracelets, chain, etc) to check for its fineness mark and its purity Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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Dubai Gold — Dubai's women gold inspectors walking inside the Karama Centre to do a random inspection as part of a routine requirement Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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Dubai Gold — Maryam gets on with her paper-work before testing jewellery pieces at the store in Karama Centre Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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Dubai Gold — Dubai Municipality gold inspector, Maryam makes her pick of jewellery to be tested from a store in Karama Centre Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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Dubai Gold Souq — Maryam checking for the hallmarks on a gold piece jewellery at Kalyan Jewellers in Karama Centre, Dubain Karama Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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Dubai Gold — Gold pieces carry various fineness mark, according to the caratage of gold. For example, 22 carat carries a mark of 916, 21 carat – 875, 18 carat – 750, 16 carat – 666, 14 carat – 583, 12 carat – 500. Silver and platinum jewellery pieces carry fineness marks as well Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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Dubai Gold — Gold pieces carry various fineness mark, according to the caratage of gold. For example, 22 carat carries a mark of 916, 21 carat – 875, 18 carat – 750, 16 carat – 666, 14 carat – 583, 12 carat – 500. Silver and platinum jewellery pieces carry fineness marks as well Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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Why Dubai is city of gold; Inside look — Maryam making a list of the gold jewellery pieces she is picking to test for its purity Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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Dubai Gold Souq — Dubai Gold inspector, Maryam places a jewellery piece inside the bubble wrap envelope Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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Dubai Gold — Inside Dubai Central Laboratory's gemstone and precious laboratory, meet Aisha Rashed Al Mazrooei, head of Gemstone and Precious Metal Labs Unit, Dubai Central Laboratory Department. For the uninitiated, this is where the purity of gold and jewellery is doneays gold,emstones are test on a regular basis Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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Dubai Gold — Aisha Rashed Al Mazrooei, head of Gemstone and Precious Metal Labs Unit, Dubai Central Laboratory Department, the machine is a Fischerscope X-Ray HDV which can detect 24 elements at a time Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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Dubai Gold — Ranjith Thavittchura Kunnummal, Precious Metal Analyst (Chemist) at the Dubai Central Laboratory airbrushing a jewellery piece at the testing department Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Guff News

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Dubai Gold — Inside the furnace room, putting a jewellery piece to extract gold Image Credit: Clint Egbert / Gulf News

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