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Satellite view of Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi has witnessed an explosion of wealth and population since its independence in 1971 and the oil boom of 1973. Before, groundwater was the only source of water supply. It was very scarce since there is little recharge and most of the aquifers are highly saline.
Al Ain Oasis is the city’s largest and, dating back more 4,000 years.The oasis covers more than 1,200 hectares and contains more than 147,000 date palm trees producing 100 varieties of date. Adjacent to the oasis are Al Ain National Museum [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and Sultan Bin Zayed Fort [ 7 ] to the east, and Al Ain Palace Museum to the west.
The oasis is the place of birth of the ruling families of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. In 1793, the ruling family Al Nahyan moved their residence from Liwa to Abu Dhabi. [7] Traditionally, men from Liwa (Bani Yas tribe) were pearl divers on the coast during the summer months. Pearl diving offered an additional source of income.
It rarely rains and temperatures can reach 120 F, but that hasn’t stopped Abu Dhabi building a white water rapids in the middle of the desert.
The desert area of Abu Dhabi includes two important oases with adequate underground water for permanent settlements and cultivation. [3] The extensive Liwa Oasis is in the south near the undefined border with Saudi Arabia, and about 200 km (120 miles) to the northeast is Al Buraymi Oasis, which extends on both sides of the Abu Dhabi-Oman border ...
A falaj at Al Ain Oasis, one of a number found in this region. Al-Ain is the main settlement [8] [9] in the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, located on the country's eastern border with Oman, where the adjacent town of Al-Buraimi is located.
Displayed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, on loan from Al Ain Museum. Qattara Oasis ( Arabic : وَاحَـة الْـقَـطَّـارَة , romanized : Wāḥat al-Qaṭṭārah ) is an area of irrigated date farm in Al Ain , United Arab Emirates featuring a distinctive falaj ( Arabic : فَـلَـج ) irrigation system as well as a late Bronze ...
In 2001, an 18-year-old committed to a Texas boot camp operated by one of Slattery’s previous companies, Correctional Services Corp., came down with pneumonia and pleaded to see a doctor as he struggled to breathe.