Hatta Heritage Village, Dubai Overview

Hatta Heritage Village is a mountain village which is reconstructed and extensively renovated to give visitors an insight into what ancient Emirati villages looked like. Amidst Al Hajar Mountains in Hatta, the village is almost 3000 years old, but in a perfectly revamped condition. The rural landscape is flecked with a cluster of farms chiselled by a freshwater canal, quaint shops selling customary heritage collections and an archaeological cemetery.

Matching the originality of a mountain village, every structure within the Hatta Heritage Village is built with materials such as mud, fronds, palm tree trunks, stone and reed which were actually used to make buildings and structure in most of the Emirati villages. The Hatta Heritage Village is located inside the historic fort that has a reception room locally known as Majlis, a conventional house with courtyard and various palm-leaf structures. The traditional houses, fortresses, and castles exhibit antiques and artefacts on local music, weaponry, palm-tree products, weaving, traditional dress, handicrafts, and old village society.

Highlight of Hatta Heritage Village

There is a restored defensive tower that sits in the Hatta village since 1880. It has doors opening at a height of 2.5 meters above the ground. Even the guards used ropes to reach up to the height to access the door back then.
The village hosts several events around the year such as Dubai Shopping Festival, UAE National Day, and Flag Day, etc.
The heritage village encompasses an extensive display of livelihood, economic development, traditions and culture of Emirates. Almost all the authentic items belonging to the village aeons ago has been preserved by the government of UAE.

Tips

1. Toilets are clean and plenty at Hatta Heritage Village
2. It is hard to find something to eat around the attraction, hence it is highly advisable to bring food or light snacks. You may find one or two eateries closeby but it may be a long walk.
3. You can find information panels in English and Arabic but unfortunately, the audiovisual displays are not available currently.

How To Reach Hatta Heritage Village

Hatta Heritage Village is located in Hatta which is almost 156 kilometres away from Dubai. Starting from Sharjah-Kalba road from Dubai, go south and as you hit the main roundabout, continue straight for another 3 kilometres and then take a left turn at the signboard. The attraction is one and a half kilometres away from Hatta terminal.