Dubai - although not the capital, but one of the largest cities in the United Arab Emirates. It is visited annually by many people from all over the world. Moreover, they all come on vacation with different currencies, which must then be exchanged for local money.
Currency in Dubai
On the territory of Dubai, as well as throughout the country, all supermarkets, boutiques, hotels and restaurants accept only the national currency - the United Arab Emirates dirham. In the international foreign exchange market, this currency is usually denoted by the symbol AED.
Each dirham, like many other national currencies, is divided into one hundred smaller monetary units called fils. Fils in circulation are represented by coins in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 units. In addition, there is also a 1 dirham coin. It is worth noting that Arabic numerals are used to denote the denomination on fils, so at first it will most likely be difficult for a tourist to figure out which coin he is holding in his hands. In this case, we recommend that you carefully monitor the amount of change that you receive upon purchase - this will help you navigate in denominations of coins.
In addition to coins, paper bills are circulating in the UAE. In circulation there are banknotes in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 dirhams.
Currency for the trip
For Russia, the UAE dirham is a rather exotic currency, so it will be quite difficult to directly exchange rubles for dirhams at a banking institution or exchange office. However, this is not necessary at all, since Dubai is a developed tourist center, where it will not be difficult to exchange one of the common world currencies for national money.
There are a sufficient number of exchange offices in Dubai and are located very conveniently for tourists. They can be found in hotels, banks, or even large shopping malls. At the same time, most of the common world currencies are accepted for exchange for UAE dirhams, including dollars, euros and pounds sterling, as well as almost all currencies of the neighboring countries of the Middle East - Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and others.
Nevertheless, if you are faced with a choice of what kind of currency to take with you on a trip in order to then exchange for dirhams, it makes sense to give preference to the US dollar. The exchange rate of this currency in relation to the dirham in most exchange offices is more favorable than the euro or pound sterling, and in addition, it is highly stable - so, over the past few years, one dollar can get about 3, 65-3, 67 dirhams.
