UNESCO World Heritage site Al AIn Oasis Opened In UAE.

UNESCO World Heritage site Al AIn Oasis Opened In UAE. UAE’s first Unesco World Heritage site Al Ain Oasis was opened by Shaikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in the Eastern Region. UAE heritage Siteii. Al Ain Oasis has tools like the ‘Eco-Centre’ to better understand the oasis’ ecosystem, its historic evolution, and its significance for Abu Dhabi’s

heritage and civilisation. The centre also showcases the environmental standards followed to preserve the oasis’ ecosystem.This site will feature restaurants, cafes and shops selling products and produce derived from the oasis.

Al Ain Oasis :

♦ Al Ain Oasis was the first site in the UAE to be inscribed on Unesco’s world heritage site list in 2011

♦ It is one of the world’s oldest permanently inhabited settlements that dates back to more than 4,000 years. It contains more than 147,000 date palm trees, of up to 100 different varieties spread across  1,200 hectares

UAE :

♦ Capital: Abu Dhabi

♦ Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham

UNESCO World Heritage site Al AIn Oasis Opened In UAE