The Burj Khalifa rising above Downtown Dubai under a storm sky

Dubai and the Gulf.

When Europe goes dark, part of the season moves to the Gulf. A championship course in the desert, a night of racing at Meydan, and a museum under a dome.

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  1. The Dubai Desert Classic was first played in 1989, the first European Tour event in the Middle East.
  2. The Dubai World Cup has been run since 1996, at Meydan in March.
  3. The Louvre Abu Dhabi, designed by Jean Nouvel, opened on November 11, 2017.
The Desert Classic

Golf in the desert.

1989The first Dubai Desert Classic

The Dubai Desert Classic was first played in 1989 at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, the first European Tour event in the Middle East. The great courses of the rest of the world are in Golf.

Meydan

A night at Meydan.

1996The first Dubai World Cup

The Dubai World Cup was first run in 1996 and is run at Meydan in March. The great meetings of Europe are in Horse racing.

Abu Dhabi

A museum under a dome.

2017The Louvre Abu Dhabi opens

The Louvre Abu Dhabi, designed by Jean Nouvel, opened in Abu Dhabi on November 11, 2017.

The base

Living there.

Dubai and Abu Dhabi are both on the board, each with the tax, the route to residence, the schools and the cost of living on its own page. Where the same people winter in the west is in The Caribbean and The American season.

  1. The first Dubai Desert ClassicEmirates Golf Club, Dubai
  2. The first Dubai World CupDubai
  3. The Louvre Abu Dhabi opensAbu Dhabi

The Gulf on the board.

Sources. Emirates Golf Club, the Dubai Desert Classic · Dubai Racing Club, Dubai World Cup · The Real Deal, the Louvre Abu Dhabi opens. Read October 2026. A record of places, houses and dates, published as research. Patrician.ch has no commercial relationship with any house named here. Photographs from Unsplash and Pexels, used under their licenses.

Questions

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When was the first Dubai Desert Classic?

In 1989, at the Emirates Golf Club, the first European Tour event in the Middle East.

When is the Dubai World Cup?

In March, at Meydan.

It was first run in 1996.

Who designed the Louvre Abu Dhabi?

Jean Nouvel.

The museum opened on November 11, 2017.

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