Satwa Behind Walls

For more of what this means, see yesterday's post.

Disappearing Satwa

Satwa behind walls

A tract of land between Trade Centre and the commercial area of Satwa has for many years been an open space where laborers played cricket and where the many drivers living in Satwa parked their trucks and buses.  It was a space occasionally used for events, and across which many Satwa residents walked to and from the metro stations along Sheikh Zayed Road.  The area also contains many old homes and apartment buildings, most housing south Asian laborers, though a few old Emirati families remain.