The oasis and its haraat (the villages at the edge of oases) present a profile of the religious, domestic and trading activities of the area. In the former haraat there are a number of mosques; several residences (some featuring storage and living areas); three forts; the souq and numerous plantations, many of which are still operational.
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Al Ain Oases
Al Ain Oasis reflects what agriculture in this region has been like for millennia
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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
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Hafit Tombs
This ancient caravan site features Bronze Age tombs and a rare Iron Age mud-brick building and irrigation system
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Hili sites
An elaborate falaj system and one of the country’s earliest mosques make this an important historic site
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Al-Ayyala
Al-Ayyala is an embodiment of United Arab Emirates culture and Emirati values and heritage
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Al-Azi
Al-Azi is inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
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Majlis
a cultural and social space
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Al-Razfa
a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates
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Al-Sadu
traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates
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Al-Taghrooda
traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman
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Falconry
a living human heritage
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Gahwa (Arabic coffee)
a symbol of generosity
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- Educators Resource
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Heritage Register
- The game of Al Karabi
- Girls’ Doll-making Game
- The game of hatha bayt mennou
- The game of Maryahanat al badw
- The game of Al Dahrouj
- The game of Al Suwair
- The game of es es see
- The game of Gol tabat
- The game of Haqallah
- The game of Humarat Al Qaylah
- The game of meen darabak
- The game of Motor Bou Ajal
- The game of Tug of War
- Wrestling Match, The Wrestler
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Cultural Calendar
- Summer Art Camp 2022
- Al Ain Palace Museum Summer Camp
- Al Qattara Summer Camp 2022
- Al Ain Palace Museum Winter Camp
- Al Barzah Programme
- Exhibition Critique: As We Gaze Upon Her
- Film Fire Walk with Her Al Sit and Lift Like A Girl
- Homebound Residency Program: Digital Communities
- My Heritage My Responsibility
- National Consultative Council Archival Film
- Rohini Devasher: Contemporary Art between Nature and Culture
- Where is the Gaze?
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- The game of Al Karabi
- Girls’ Doll-making Game
- The game of hatha bayt mennou
- The game of Maryahanat al badw
- The game of Al Dahrouj
- The game of Al Suwair
- The game of es es see
- The game of Gol tabat
- The game of Haqallah
- The game of Humarat Al Qaylah
- The game of meen darabak
- The game of Motor Bou Ajal
- The game of Tug of War
- Wrestling Match, The Wrestler
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- Summer Art Camp 2022
- Al Ain Palace Museum Summer Camp
- Al Qattara Summer Camp 2022
- Al Ain Palace Museum Winter Camp
- Al Barzah Programme
- Exhibition Critique: As We Gaze Upon Her
- Film Fire Walk with Her Al Sit and Lift Like A Girl
- Homebound Residency Program: Digital Communities
- My Heritage My Responsibility
- National Consultative Council Archival Film
- Rohini Devasher: Contemporary Art between Nature and Culture
- Where is the Gaze?