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Natural history of the UAE,
covering all animals and plants recorded in the Emirates. |
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HISTORY & TRADITIONS - MONUMENTS
 UAE gains two nominations in wonder of world campaign
Posted on 19/05/2009
The UAE has secured two nominations in the second phase of the official New7Wonders of Nature campaign.
Liwa Oasis and the Empty Quarter have been shortlisted in the Landscapes category of the global initiative, while the Bu Tinah Shoals, a tiny archipelago north of the country, has progressed to the second round in the Islands category.
Online voting is currently taking place and the nominations are constantly being updated in a live rankings table. Liwa Oasis and the Empty Quarter are
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 Restoration efforts are underway in Fujairah’s Wadi Al Hayl
Posted on 23/07/2005
It might be just a generation old but time has taken its toll. Piers Grimley Evans goes to Wadi Al Hayl, a small hamlet in Fujairah, which is in the process of being restored to its traditional, simplistic glory. Today the road up Wadi Al Hayl passes a street of neat single-storey houses.
Off-roaders parked on the corners and a noisy gang of children whizzing around on their bikes are tokens of a happy, prosperous community. Yet older inhabitants remember a very different way of life. The
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![]() Monument to mark maritime achievements unveiled
Posted on 09/02/2005
'Shukran Dubai' (Thank You Dubai), a monument shaped like a 9.35 metre model of a dhow, was unveiled on Saturday under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry to mark the glorious maritime achievements of UAE.
The event at the Burj Al Arab Hotel. which was attended by top government officials, distinguished personalities and representatives of private establishments who were involved in the project began with a
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