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Orangun Palace - Ila Eekun. Ila-Orangun is the home of the Osun state College of Education. [6] The African Heritage Research Library was established in 1988. [7] The ancient town also has a Mobile Police Training School [8] The name of the present Orangun (King) of Ila Orangun is Oba Abdul Wahab Olukayode Oyedotun Bibiire I.
United Arab Emirates accepted the convention on May 11 2001, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2024, The United Arab Emirates have only one World Heritage Site, Al Ain, which was inscribed in 2011. [2]
Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah is a cultural organization operating several cultural centers in Kuwait. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The organization has a collection of more than 20,000 items of rare Islamic art . [ 1 ]
Seif Palace (Arabic, قصر السيف) is a palace in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Located opposite the Grand Mosque, one of Seif Palace's best-known features is the watch tower, covered in blue tiles and with a roof plated in pure gold. [1] Local materials such as clay, rocks, limestone, wood and metals were used in its construction.
Some of the site is located outside the park in a protected area. Finds from the site can be seen in the Al Ain National Museum in central Al Ain. The Hili Grand Tomb is a tower measuring 12 m (39 ft) in diameter that has been reconstructed. [2] The tombs belong to the Umm al-Nar culture. Hili Grand tomb
The museum has two main sections on ethnographic and archaeological aspects of the country, especially around Al Ain. It includes finds from the Bronze Age tombs at the Mezyad [4] and Hili Archaeological Parks on the outskirts of Al Ain. [6] As of October 2018, there were plans to make restorations to the museum and fort. [7]
In Ila Orangun, the historical capital of the Igbomina kingdom and Ila Local Government area of Osun State, the current Orangun is Oba Wahab Kayode Adedeji Oyedotun. He was crowned in 2003 following a five year long dispute between the princes eligiblefor the throne.
Calligrapher at Al Qattara Arts Center. The arts centre contains a small museum in which archaeological artefacts are stored. [5] The archaeological exhibits contain relics found at sites and oases in Al Ain. [6] The arts centre also has a music room, a calligraphy room, a computer room, a photography room and a pottery room. [7]