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Natural history of the UAE,
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HISTORY & TRADITIONS - HERITAGE
 Heritage Island in Dubai to open soon
Posted on 07/02/2012
Heritage Island, a new tourist centre portraying aspects of life and traditions in Dubai, will open to visitors next week.
Situated in the Palm Jebel Ali Project at Dubai Waterfront, a Nakheel development, the Heritage Island is one of Dubai's newest heritage and tourist attractions. The new island extends more than one million square feet, overlooking EMEG's Ghantoot Reserve.
Ali Lootah, Nakheel Chairman, said: "We are delighted with the new project coming up soon, and the Heritage
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 Poetry evenings to enliven camel show
Posted on 06/02/2012
A host of camel-related activities began at Abu Dhabi's Swaihan racecourse yesterday.
The Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Camel Festival with highlights like races, beauty pageant, auction, poetry evenings and traditional events will last until February 17.
Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President's Representative and Chairman of the Emirates Heritage Club, visited the event yesterday.
Sheikh Sultan honoured the winners and then toured the event's various activities. Sheikh
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 Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage establishes state-of-the-art facilities for the protection of art and heritage
Posted on 02/02/2012
As part of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH)'s mission to safeguard, manage, and enhance national heritage, ADACH has constructed a multipurpose art storage facilities on the ground floor of the National Archive Building in Abu Dhabi. The space, which covers 770 square meters, was established according to international standards, especially those approved by UNESCO.
The state-of-the-art storage facilities accommodate a wide array of collections, such as paintings,
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![]() Ajman to have a heritage encyclopaedia
Posted on 01/02/2012
H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman said experts were finalising the work on Ajman heritage encyclopaedia. 'The idea is good and the working team is making tremendous efforts to bring it into life, 'Sheikh Ammar said while chairing the first session of the Ajman Executive Council for 2012.
Progress on establishing a local council for coordinating charitable activities in Ajman was also reviewed. Sheikh Ammar said the council would facilitate exchange of information,
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 ADACH presents research paper on 'Abu Dhabi's Contemporary Heritage' at ICOMOS
Posted on 11/01/2012
A team of experts from the Departments of Conservation and Strategic Planning at the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) took part in the 17th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, from 25th Nov to 2nd Dec. 2011.
The French National Committee of ICOMOS organised, in conjunction with the General Assembly, a Scientific Symposium on the theme "Heritage: Driver of Development"
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 Al Ain bears evidence of a culture's ability to adapt
Posted on 02/01/2012
The inclusion of 17 heritage sites in Al Ain in the prestigious UNESCO's World Heritage List this year is a great boost for the UAE's culture on the international stage.
These sites join an exclusive club comprising the Great Wall of China, Egypt's pyramids, India's Taj Mahal and the Statue of Liberty in America.
Mohammad Amer Al Neyadi, Director of Historic Environment at the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (Adach) said this international recognition will help shed more
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 Salukis race for Al Ain honours
Posted on 07/12/2011
People will get the chance to see a collection of Salukis, a world prominent breed of Middle Eastern hunter dog, running in a competition next week as part of the Second International Festival of Falconry in Al Ain.
Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) announced the race will be held on December 11 and 12 inside the camel racing track in Remah, a town some 70km from downtown Al Ain on the Al Ain-Abu Dhabi Highway.
Hamad Al Ganem, head of the race organising committee, said a
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 The largest sword on earth becomes UAE landmark
Posted on 04/12/2011
As the UAE marks the 40th national day, the emirate of Fujairah had installed last Thursday the largest ever sword on earth, 15 metres long, at the roundabout opposite to the Fujairah Fort, becoming a distinctive landmark of Fujairah and symbol of pride. The Emirati Sword is a candidate for the Guinness Book of Records as the largest sword on earth. - Emirates News Agency, WAM
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 UNESCO inscribes UAE Sadu on list of intangible heritage of humanity
Posted on 27/11/2011
The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) has announced that the traditional UAE Sadu has become the new addition to the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of ADACH said: "The efforts to register "Sadu, the skills of traditional weaving in the United Arab Emirates", in the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity that needs urgent safeguarding, has borne fruit".
Sadu is
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 Keeping sword dancing alive in Fujairah
Posted on 09/11/2011
Fujairah Troupes of sword dancers will compete to symbolically conquer a historical fort here in one of biggest heritage competitions to be held in the emirate.
The event, to start on Friday, is the second of its kind organised under the directive of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, the Crown Prince of Fujairah.
Winners will get cash prizes in a bid to encourage young men to preserve the tradition of sword dancing.
Al Saif Traditional Sword Competition was launched for
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 UAE wins seat in UNESCO Executive Board
Posted on 03/11/2011
Paris - The United Arab Emirates has won a seat in the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Education Minister Humaid Mohammed Al Qattami extended greetings to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates and General His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
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 UNESCO commends ADACH for culture and heritage initiatives
Posted on 27/10/2011
Paris - Mrs. Irina Bokova, Director-General of the UNESCO, received Mohammed Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Advisor of Culture and Heritage in the Court of His Highness the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Director General of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) on the eve of the general conference of UNESCO which kicked off in Paris.
In the meeting which was held at the organisation's headquarters in Paris on Sunday, the two parties discussed the Authority's long-term commitment to the
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 Irish vessel to be exchanged with six dhows
Posted on 26/10/2011
A century-old Irish sailing boat has been loaded into a container to start a journey to the UAE as part of the Abu Dhabi leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.
In exchange, six traditional Arabian dhows will be sent to the Irish city of Galway for the finish of the race in July next year.
Organisers of the boat swap say they expect the traditional Galway hooker Nora Bheag (Little Nora) to reach Abu Dhabi about the first week of December.
Once here, the vessel will be kept under the close watch of
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 ADACH announces expedition from Oman to UAE
Posted on 04/10/2011
The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) today announced the (FOOTSTEPS OF "Mubarak Bin London") expedition which will see Captain Saeed Rashed Al Mesafry and Lt Ghafan Mohammed Al Jabry join world record-breaking adventurer, Adrian Hayes, in recreating the adventures of the great explorer Wilfred Thesiger, by travelling from Salalah in Oman to Abu Dhabi via Liwa and Al Ain.
As part of the celebrations to mark the UAE's 40th Anniversary, the expedition team will travel by
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 Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi partners with Khalifa Fund's 'Sougha' initiative
Posted on 22/08/2011
The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) is working to support the preservation of the UAE's natural heritage with its new partnership with 'Sougha', a Khalifa Fund initiative. EAD has commissioned the production of a set of unique handmade products that highlight Emirati heritage and which are made of sustainable materials that come from the local environment. This collaboration lies within the framework of the Agency's commitment to preserve the UAE's natural heritage. It is also in line with
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