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'Glamping': Dubai's new take on desert camping

Dubai wants to expand on its renown for luxurious city living and a tradition of camping by offering 'glamping', or glamorous camping

Just over 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Dubai's skyscrapers, Mohammed al-Kaabi strolls through the tranquil desert with his friends as the sun sets.

Kaabi, 27, hails from a long line of Emiratis, a people with a centuries-old bedouin history tied inextricably to the local desert.

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