Al Ain Oasis is exactly what it says on the tin – and it is beautiful…
Source: Time Out Dubai
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3,000-year-old fingerprints found at Al Ain’s World Heritage Site; Gulf News
Findings provide an important insight into the lives of the UAE’s Iron Age inhabitants…
Source: 3,000-year-old fingerprints found at Al Ain’s World Heritage Site
Abu Dhabi, Al Ain cater to animal lovers and the adventurous; Adeline Tan; The Newspaper
Travel: All around Abu Dhabi’s watchtower; Chaitali Patel; Forbes India
Hidden within the glitz are historical gems that hark back to a desert life that has long been forgotten…
Source: Travel: All around Abu Dhabi’s watchtower | Forbes India
Time Out Dubai; Scott Campbell; TimeOut
Dubai Creek is in the running to join the UNESCO World Heritage List; Mike Priest; What’s On
Al Ain, A Desert Oasis in the Emirates; Elizabeth von Pier; GoNOMAD Travel
Known as the Garden City because of its greenery, Al Ain (“The Spring” in Arabic) is located about 100 miles east of Abu Dhabi, near the border with Oman.
It is set between the desert and the mountains that provide water for its ancient system of wells. When I first came upon it, I was riding in the local bus from Abu Dhabi and it looked like I could have just entered Marco Island in Florida.
There’s plenty of traffic and the wide boulevards are lined with stately palm trees. Flowers bloom everywhere and, while it’s February and very cold and snowy back home in New England, here it’s a temperate seventy-five degrees.
There’s no doubt though that this is a Middle Eastern city. Storefronts are identified in Arabic and English, and men in long white dishdashas and keffiyehs and women in black abayas stroll the streets.
Read more from source: Al Ain, A Desert Oasis in the Emirates – GoNOMAD Travel
5 Free Attractions To Enjoy In Abu Dhabi; Girls Wanderlust
So, do you think that checking out the best sights in Abu Dhabi is going to cost you a great deal? Wondering how to enjoy the city’s delights on a budget? Well, we’re here to tell you that only are the very best attractions utterly free, but that each of these free attractions is mind-blowingly attractive. Don’t believe us? Check out our top 5 attractions in Abu Dhabi that are totally free for you to enjoy for as long as you want.
1 Liwa Forts
The historic home of the ruling Nahyan family, Liwa Oasis is a beautifully cultivated date palm farm, on the very edge of the most impressive desert in the UAE. The dunes are simply huge here. Liwa is a great place to learn about Bedouin culture.
Forts of the UAE: Sentries with stories; Iona Stanley; Gulf News
Some of the most fascinating aspects of the UAE s rich cultural past can be seen through the arches and doorways of its oldest structures Our Heritage Series showcases the legacy of art architecture and ambition at these painstakingly restored historic monuments.
Several decades ago, when the UAE was still known as the Trucial States, and each emirate was ruled by an independent ruler, the lives and needs of the people were very different.
In 1904, John Gordon Lorimer, an official in the Government of British India, was dispatched along with a group of researchers to study the tribal make-up of the land.
Public tours of one of the oldest archaeological sites in the UAE have begun; Andrea Smith; Lonely Planet
History fans heading to Abu Dhabi may be interested to learn that the Hili 8 archaeological site in Al Ain has been opened for the first time to the public. The Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism recently held tours of what is one of the oldest sites of agricultural settlement in the United Arab Emirates, dating back approximately 5000 years. It has indicated that it plans to repeat the experience in the future.
Located close to Hili Archaeological Park, Hili 8 is part of the Unesco World Heritage sites of Al Ain. French archaeologists began excavating it in 1977, and they found the remnants of barley, wheat and date palm.
