Safa Park, Urban park in Al Safa district, Dubai
Safa Park is a 64-hectare green space in the Al Safa district featuring three lakes and more than 16,000 different trees and plants throughout the grounds. Grass covers most of the area, providing open spaces for walking and sitting.
The Dubai government created this park in 1975 after clearing land where temporary worker settlements had stood. This transformation from residential dwellings to public green space shaped what the area became.
The monthly flea market on the first Saturday brings people together to buy, sell, and chat while enjoying the outdoors in a relaxed neighborhood setting.
Safa Park has four entrances, each opening onto one of the roads that border it: Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Wasl Road, Al Hadiqa Street and 55th Street. Free parking is available for visitors, and bicycles can be rented inside. The northeastern half was fenced off for the Dubai Water Canal works, so the canal edge may not be reachable.
In 2014 the northeastern half of Safa Park was fenced off and demolished to clear land for the Dubai Water Canal, which runs along the park's northeast edge rather than through its center. Construction around the canal was still ongoing as of 2024, leaving that edge fenced off from the waterway.
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