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Dubai Zoo, Zoo in Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Zoo was a 1.5-kilometre zoo on a two-hectare plot in Jumeirah, the oldest zoo in the Arabian Peninsula. Its entrance was a low wall of rough grey stone blocks carrying metal Arabic script above the capital letters "BAI ZOO", with a yellow gateway pillar painted with a deer, a bear and green foliage. It closed on 5 November 2017.

The park opened in 1967 and was among the first facilities of its kind on the Arabian Peninsula. Its establishment marked the beginning of organized wildlife protection efforts in the region.

The zoo's entrance wall in Jumeirah carries the name in Arabic script above the metal letters "BAI ZOO", and a yellow gateway pillar is decorated with flat graphics of a deer, a bear and green foliage. It was the first Arabian zoo to breed the rare chimpanzee and Gordon's wildcat.

The zoo closed permanently on 5 November 2017, so there are no opening hours or tickets; its animals were moved to Dubai Safari Park, which opened to the public on 12 December 2017. The Jumeirah site is marked by a low grey stone wall with metal "BAI ZOO" lettering and a yellow gateway pillar painted with a deer, a bear and foliage.

Dubai Zoo was the first Arabian zoo to breed the rare chimpanzee and the Arabian or Gordon's wildcat (Felis silvestris gordoni). The zoo closed on 5 November 2017, and its animals were moved to Dubai Safari Park, which opened to the public on 12 December 2017.

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