The tradition of firing the cannon started in the 1960s and it’s been happening in the UAE ever since.

Residents and tourists flock to the locations where Dubai Police fire the cannons to indicate Iftar.

There are 5 locations across Dubai where you can catch the cannons

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Dubai Police dispatched roaming cannons in 11 areas across the Emirate. They were in the areas: Al Satwa near the Big Mosque, Al Qouz near Al Anbiya’a Mosque, Al Lisaili near Al Nahda National School, Lahbab near Lahbab Community Park 1, Al Aweer near Sheikh Hamdan Mosque, Al Khawaneej near Ahmed Al Habbai Mosque, and Muhaisnah near Abdul Rahim Mohammed Kti Mosque. The roaming cannons were scheduled to remain for 3 days.

There were also cannons located in Al Warqa near the Big Mosque, Jebel Ali near Ibn Battuta Mall and Ain Dubai, Nad Al Sheba near Nad Al Sheba Park and Al Barsha near Al-Buhaira Park. That might explain why they seem like they were everywhere!

As for the main ones that you can find until the end of Ramadan, there are Atlantis -the Palm, Burj Khalifa, Al Seef, Al Waheda at Century Mall Dubai, and Hatta in front of Emirates Cooperative Society and Hatta Hill Park.