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The Green Planet is an indoor zoo and garden in the City Walk area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [1] [2] It has over 3,000 plants and animals in its artificial "bio-dome" tropical rainforest including birds, reptiles, and fish. They are kept in open environments, but may not be touched. [3]
Al Wohoosh Desert was declared a nature reserve by royal decree number 22 of 2014 issued by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai. [1] [2] According to the law n. 11 of 2003 on the establishment of protected areas in the Emirate of Dubai the area is placed under the protection and governance of the Municipality of Dubai. [1]
Vachellia tortilis in a mountainous landscape in Fujairah. A wide range of plants is associated with the many types of habitat in the United Arab Emirates. One of these types is the sabkha, an area in which salty water has flooded the land shallowly and later evaporated, leaving crusty salt pans.
Flamingos at the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. This is a list of protected areas of United Arab Emirates: . Abu Dhabi Mangrove and Coastal Wetland Reserve; Ain al Faydah National Park
The United Arab Emirates is situated in the Middle East and West Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is at a strategic location along the northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil. [2]
The MacQueen's bustard, striped hyena, caracal, desert fox, falcon and Arabian oryx are common in Dubai's desert. Dubai is on the migration path between Europe, Asia and Africa, and more than 320 migratory bird species pass through the emirate in spring and autumn. The waters of Dubai are home to more than 300 species of fish, including the ...
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Model of the Mars Hope space probe made by the MBRSC.. The territory occupies an area of 24.2 km 2 [1] in northern Dubai, eastern urban area.. The area is bounded to the north by Al Khawaneej Road (), to the east by Al Amardi Street (D 50) and Emirates Road (E 611), to the south by Tripoli Street (D 83) and to the west from Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street (D 54).