Family & Education Resources
Al Ain Oases
Al Ain Oasis reflects what agriculture in this region has been like for millennia
Bida Bint Saud
The area was an important stop on a possible caravan route extending from Al Ain to the north of the United Arab Emirates
Hafit Tombs
This ancient caravan site features Bronze Age tombs and a rare Iron Age mud-brick building and irrigation system
Hili sites
An elaborate falaj system and one of the country’s earliest mosques make this an important historic site
Al-Ayyala
Al-Ayyala is an embodiment of United Arab Emirates culture and Emirati values and heritage
Al-Azi
Al-Azi is inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Majlis
a cultural and social space
Al-Razfa
a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates
Al-Sadu
traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates
Al-Taghrooda
traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman
Falconry
a living human heritage
Gahwa (Arabic coffee)
a symbol of generosity
Al Jahili Fort
Free
03 711 8311
jahili-fort@dctabudhabi.aeThis exhibition provides participants with an overview of Abu Dhabi's earthen heritage.
It will also provide participants with a basic understanding of the origins of earthen architecture within Emirati culture and history, in relation to the global practices of this architectural tradition in other parts of the world
