10FactsaboutUAE(UnitedArabEmirates)

Thenationalityare25%isNativeArab,otherthanthataretheimmigrantsthat
arenotArabsuchasIranians,Pakistanis,BangladeshisandIndians.
AbuDhabiislargeststateandisthecapitalcityofUAE
TheagriculturethatcanbefindinthiscountryareDates,vegetables,
watermelonspoultryfishthatabundanthere.PeoplealsoexportsCrudeoil,
naturalgas,driedfish,anddates.
TheindustriesthatcanbefindinthiscountryarePetroleum,fishing,
petrochemicals,constructionmaterials.For
OilisthemainincomeoftheUAE(
produce2.16millionbarrelperday
)
IslamicisthemainreligionofUAE(87%ofSunniand13%ofShia)
IndiaistheUAEslargesttradingpartner,accountingforabout25%ofthe
totaltrade
RamadanistheperiodwhichMuslimspray5timesadayanddonteat
anythingduringsunrisesuntilthesunsets.
Islamiccalendaris11daysshorterthannormalcalendarweuseinour
everydaylifeandRamadanistheninthmonth.
Dubaiisthestatewiththehighestpopulationinthecountry.

**UnitedArabEmiratesCheckpoint**
PlacesDubai
AbuDhabi
BurjKhalifa,(buildingDubai)
SheikhZayedGrandMosque,(AbuDhabi)
ThePalmIslands(Dubai)
Atlantis,(ThePalmIsland)
JebelHafeet,(mountain)
AlBidyahMosque,(OttomanMosque/Fujairah)
HajarMountains
TheimportanceofOilchangesindevelopmentandtourism.
main

focusonhistoryandculturemanmadestuffs
foodreflectculture

OpeningSceneOntheairplane
Airhostess:WelcomepassengerstoEmiratesAirline.YourdestinationisAbuDhabi,
UnitedArabEmirateatAbuDhabiInternationalAirport.Wereabouttolandingin20
minutes.Afterlanding,ourprofessionalguide,Ms.PewandMs.Jiddaregoingto
bringyoutoawonderfultrip.Pleasegiveabigroundofapplausetoourguides.

Pew:GoodMorningourlovelypassengers.Iwouldliketointroducemyselfand
anotherguidefirst.Werenotanativecitizens,butwespendmostofourliveshere.
UAEisaverygorgeouscountrytovisitanditimpressesusalot.Youmightbe

concernthatwearenotnativeandwemightgiveyouawronginformation,right?
Dontworry!Whenwelandongroundourfamousnativeguide,Ms.Nasha,shewill
bemorethanhappytojoinandhelpusinthistrip.

Jidd:Butfirst,weshouldknowaboutthiscountrythatweregoingtovisit.Pewwill
handyouabrochureaboutourtrip.UAEisasmallcountrywithanareaof32,000
sq.miles.Thereare10.3millionpeopleby2015whichis11.32%oftheworld
population.ItsfederationofsevenemiratesAbuDhabi,Ajman,Dubai,Fujairah,
RasalKhaimah,Sharjah,andUmmalQuwain.EmiratemeansStateorProvince
ruledbyanEmirwhichmeans'commander'or'ruler'inArabic.Thenationalityare
25%isNativeArab,otherthanthataretheimmigrantsthatarenotArabsuchas
Iranians,Pakistanis,BangladeshisandIndians.MostofthecitizensareIslamwith
87%ofSunniand13%ofShia.

Pew:CapitalcityisAbuDhabiwhichisourdestination.ThiscountrytheyuseArabic,
Farsi,andEnglish.AndwewillcommunicatebyusingEnglish.Theweatherfrom
MaytoSeptemberissummer,itmightreach42CandfromDecembertoMarchis
winter,itisabout1720C.ThecurrencyisDirham(dh)withexchangerateof1dh=
9.77Baht

Jidd:
TheindustriesthatcanbefindinthiscountryarePetroleum,fishing,
petrochemicals,constructionmaterials.Foragriculture,thereareDates,vegetables,
watermelonspoultryfishthatabundanthere.PeoplealsoexportsCrudeoil,natural
gas,driedfish,anddates.
UAEhastheseventhlargestprovencrudeoilreservesintheworld.Theycan
produce2.16millionbarrelperdaywhichisthemainincomeofthiscountry.Indiais
theUAEslargesttradingpartner,accountingforabout25%ofthetotaltrade

MorethanhalfofUAEcitizensareunder25,makingUAEoneofthemostyouthful
nationsintheworld

Pew:Ourjourneywilltakes7daysand6nightsduring17July.
AfterwearriveinAbuDhabi,weregoingtovisittheSheikhZayedGrandMosque
whichisthesacredplaceforworshippinginthecountry.
Onthesecondday,wewilltraveltoHajarMountains.WewillvisitJebelHafeet
alongtheway.
Onthenextday,wewillgodirectlytoDubaiwithsomebreaksalongtheway.
AfterarrivinginDubai,wellspendtimeinherefortwodays.Wewilltakeavisitto
BurjKhalifa,thehighestbuildingintheworldandAlBidyahMosqueorOttoman
MosqueinFujairahwhichistheoldestmosqueinUAE.
Onthesixthday,wewillmovetothePalmIslandandstayintheAtlantis.Wecan
variousactivitiesinthereandalsoaspecialdinnerforallofus.

Lastly,wewilldeparttoThailandfromDubaiInternationalAirport.

Nasha:Ladies&Gentlemen,Now,WehavelandedatAbuDhabiInternational
Airport,Pleasekeepyourfastenseatbelt,Returnaseatbackupright,Openyour
windowshadeandturnoffyourmobilephoneandelectronicdevicesuntilthefasten
signhasbeenturnedoff,Pleasecheckyourpersonalbelongingsandtravel
documentariesbeforeyouleavetheaircraft.OnbehalfofEmiratesAirline,Wewould
liketothankyouforchoosingEmiratesAirlineandwelookforwardtoseeyouagain.

MeetNasha,nativeguides:giveinstructionaboutUAEandramadon

RamadanInDubai
RamadanisusuallytheninthmonthoftheIslamiccalendar.(Itwouldbe
aroundJuneorJuly).
ItisthetimeofprayerinwhichMuslimswouldspendmosttimeoftheday
praying.
EveryoneisexpectedtodressconservativelyduringtheRamadan.
WorkinghoursarereducedinDubai.
Thecityisquietatday,andaliveatnight.
Muslimswouldnteatduringthedaytime.
Cafesandrestaurantsareusuallyclosedduringdaytime.
Eatinginpublicplaceisconsideredillegal,sovisitorsshouldbeeatingina
hiddenplace.
Mostshopsareshutintheevening,andopenaftersunset.
Visitorsshouldbeveryrespectful.

FactstoKnowbeforevisitingDubai
Alcoholsareallowedtobesaleonlyinsomeplaces,forexample,restaurants
inthehotel.Youarenotallowedtogetdrunkinpublicplaceorelseyouwill
befundinaveryhighrates.
Shouldwearproperclothes.
KissingisconsideredinappropriateinpublicplacesatDubai.

Food
AlHareesAnancientporridgefoodmadebymeat,wheat,andwater.Itis
usuallyeatenduringthemonthofRamadan.
FalafelAMiddleEasterntraditionalfood,ismadefromgroundchickpeasor
favabeans.
Hummus
Afamousappetizerdipwithbreadmadefromchickpeasandolive
oils.

 AlMachboosAfamousfoodintheGulfarea.Itisastreammeatwithrice
andseasoningsandusuallymadeinalargepot.

Day1Start:
Pew
AbuDhabi
AbuDhabiisthecapitalcityandalsothelargeststateofUAEwith
aclosesecond
populatedEmirateabout31%oftheUAEpopulation.Ithastheareaof80%ofthe
wholecountry.
ThiscityalsohasthemostpoliticalimpactinUAEbecauseitisthe
worldstoptenoilproducer.

1.WewillgetonbusthenboatforheadingtoFerrariWorldandstaythereforafew
hours.
HereistheFerrariWorld.Whatisinterestingaboutthisplaceis
FerrariWorldisthe
worldslargestindoorthemepark,andisontheYasIsland.Ithastheworldsfastest
rollercoaster.

2.WewillmoveontoSheikhZayedGrandMosqueitalsotakeafewhoursfrom
here.Youcantakeanapwhilewetravel.
HerewelandatSheikhZayedGrandMosque.Asyoumightknowornot,Sheikh
ZayedGrandMosqueisthethirdbiggestmosqueintheworld.Itsnamecamefrom
thefounderandfirstPresidentoftheUAE,thelateSheikhZayedbinSultanAl
Nahyan.Itisverybeautifulandvaluable.Italsocostalotofmoneytobuildthis
placeup.

TheShaikhZayedGrandMosqueinAbuDhabihastheworldslargest
chandelier.Itweighsmorethanninetonnes
ThereisalsosomeinterestingfactsaboutthisGrandMosque
.
Itcooperatingwith
researchcentersaswellasreligious,educationalandculturalinstitutions.Moreover,
itenhancecrossculturalcommunicationandintroducetheCenterasacultural
tourismdestination,andthatswhywearehere

3.WewillmoveontoJebelHafeet,itisamountainthatquitefarfromhere.So
pleasestaycalmaswetravel.
WearrivehereatJebelHafeet.AsIsaiditisthemostwellknowandmustvisit
mountain.Butitisthemostwellknowdoesntmeanitisthehighestmountain.
ActuallythehighestmountainisJabalJais,whichis1,910mhighinRasAlKhaimah.
JebelHafeetitselfisa
mountain
locatedprimarilyintheenvironsof
AlAin
,
Abu
Dhab
i.Partofthemountainstraddlestheborderwith
Oman
,whilethesummitis
locatedwhollywithinUnitedArabEmirates.Themountainheightis1,249m.This
heightgivesthevisitorsanimpressiveviewoverthecity,whichisacontemporary
touristattraction.AtthefoothillsofJabalafeeliesthe
GreenMubazarrah
,another
touristlandmark.AttheGreenMubazarrah,hotwaterspringsgushforthinlittle
streamsandforma
lake
.Swimmingpoolsandjacuzzisarescatteredalloverthe

GreenMubazarrah.Jabalafeeisalsohometoawiderangeofanimalsincluding
bats,foxes,andsnakes.

AndaswewanttogouptheJabalHafeetweneedtotaketheJabalafee
MountainRoad.TheJabalafeeMountainRoadextendsfor11.7kmupthe
mountain.Itwascalledthegreatestdrivingroadintheworldaswellasabig
challengeforcyclistswhofrequentlycomeovertotrain.TheJaballHafeetMercure
ChallengeisanannualroadcyclingcompetitiontakingplacesomewhereinJanuary.
Atthetophere,therearea
radarstation
anda
MercureHotel
,andapalace.You
cantakeapictureofthemandwewillcomedownandtakearestsoon.

Al Harees Anancient porridge food made by meat, wheat, andwater. It is usually

eatenduringthemonthofRamadan.

Day2:
Pew:movingto
HajarMountains
Wetookmanyhourslastnighttobringyouhere.Andhereitis,theparallelmountain
tothetheeastcoastoftheUAE.
Theirhighestpointis2000metresfromtheground.
TheRu'usAlJibalorthe'headsofthemountains'exposesthethicksequenceof
MesozoiccarbonatesoftheArabianPlatformwhichcorrelateswiththeprincipaloil
bearingstratathatliedeeplyburiedtothewest.
Orwecansimplycalledasthemain
lagoonofoil
TothesouthoftheRu'usAlJibal,therearealotofigneousandsedimentaryrocks.
Theigneousrocksofthemantleandoceaniccrustarecollectivelycalledophiolites.
TheophiolitesoftheUAEnowlieabovetherocksoftheArabianPlatformconstitute
theworld'smostextensivesurfaceexposureofophiolites.Forthisreasontheyareof
tremendousinteresttogeologists.

Al Machboos A famous food in the Gulf area. It is a stream meat with rice and
seasoningsandusuallymadeinalargepot.

Day3:
FromHajarMountainstoDubai
ThisdaywewillmovebacktoDubai.AlongthewayonbustodayIwouldliketotell
youastoryfullofinterestingfactsandeventsaboutUAE.
Beforetheygaintheindependence,
since1892,itwasunderthecontrolofBritain.
TheBritishallowedthemthemtohavefreedominrulingthemselves.Therewere7
SheikdomscombinedtobuildTheTrucialCounciltorulethecountrywithsame
methodsandledtoFederationstyleofgoverningthecountry.
Haveyouwonderwhyeverysingleplaceinthiscountrylookssoattractive?Thats
becauseoftheincidentthathappenedin1950,theintroductionofoil.

In1958,largeamountofoilswerefoundundertheareaofAbuDhabiandthey
startedusingoilasthemainincomeofthecountry
.Fromthosetonsofincome,UAE
usedtheirprosinordertodeveloptheeconomyaswellasthepublicutility,which
resultasthedramaticallydevelopmentofthecountry.UnitedArabEmirateswas
knownon2ndofDecember1971.Afterthat,SheikhZayed,therulerofAbuDhabi
statehimselfasthefirstpresidentofUAE,andhaveSheikhRashidbinSaid
alMaktoum,therulerofDubaiasthevicepresident.Italsohavethedistributionof
FederalNationalCouncil,whichcontains40membersastheConsultativeAssembly.

ThatisthefunhistoryaboutUAEright?Butwehavealittlebitmore.Letslisten
whatisnext.

Sincethemid20thcenturysuchoilrichcountriesasOman,SaudiArabia,Qatar,
UAE,Bahrain,Kuwait,etc.haveexperiencedaconsiderablegrowthoftheoil
revenues
and,asaresult,theGDPofthesestateshasbeenincreasingdramatically.
Largeoilrevenuessustainedtheboominthe1970s.Sucharapideconomicgrowth
hasledtotheeconomicmodernizationintermsofthedevelopmentofthe
infrastructure,constructionofnewbuildings,hospitals,schools,universities,etc,the
improvementofcitizenshousingconditionsandthedevelopmentoftourism.

MiddleEastcountrieshavebecomemoreattractiveforbusinessandfortourism

havebecomeapopulartouristdestinationandDubaiemiratehasgainedthename
ofluxuryholidayresort,havingtheonly7starhotelintheworldandmanyother
uniqueattractions.
Andforournextmainlandmark,themoneythattheyusetobuildthemiscome
fromtheoileconomics.Everyluxurythingscanoccurbecauseoftheoil.

Day4:
Jidd
Dubai
Dubaistatehasitsimportanceinbotheconomicandharbour.Itisthemost
populatedEmiratewithabout36%oftheUAEpopulation.Manyhistoriansbelieve
thatthewordDubaimayhavecomefromthewordDaba(whichmeans"tocreep"),
referringtotheslowflowofDubaiCreekinland.
Thiscityisalsoaverybeautifulandvaluabletovisit.Youmightfindthisfunnybutit
isreal.TheDubaipolicefleetincludesaLamborghini,FerrariandBentley.Thisisto
allowthemtocatchspeederswhocanoutrunothercars.Otherscountrywouldntdo
this,buttheyhavealotofmoneythatcouldaffordthistothepoliceaswellasto
keeppeaceinthecountry.

We'llintroduceyoutocamelriding,driftingcartothedesert,aquickviewofdesert
safari,andlastlytoourmaindestination,the
AlBidyahMosque.


1.Hereisthecamelriding,driftingcartothedesert,andadesertsafari.Wewont
taketoomuchtimeherejustonlyafewhoursthenmovetoourmostexcitingplace.
2.WetakeabusandlandhereattheAlBadiyahMosque.
TheAlBadiyahMosqueistheoldestmosqueinthe
UnitedArabEmirates
knownas
OttomanMosque.Itislocatedinasmallvillagein
emirate

Fujairah
about50km

northfromcenter.
Themosque'sdateofconstructionisuncertainandbecausethemudandstone
builtstructureusesnowood.Itisestimatedtodatetothe15thcentury,however
somemuchearlierestimateshavebeenproposed.Thesitewasinvestigatedbythe
archaeologicalcenterofFujairahincooperationwiththe
UniversityofSydney
from
199798.andFujairahArchaeologyandHeritageDepartmentcameupwiththe
conclusionthatthemosquewasbelievedtobebuiltin1446AD,alongwiththetwo
watchtowers
overlookingthemosqueandthevillage.
GobacktohotelBurjAlArab
Falafel A Middle Eastern traditionalfood, ismadefromgroundchick peasor fava
beans.
Day5:
Jidd
Wewilltakeyoutothetallestmanmadestructureintheworld,BurjKhalifa.
Italsoholdstheworldrecordsformostfloorsinabuilding,world'shighest
restaurant,world'shighestnightclub,andworld'slongestelevatortravel
distance.
TheFountainattheBurjKhalifaisthemostpowerfulandbiggestautomated
fountainintheworld.Itcanshootwater130metreshighashighasa
50storeybuilding.
TheDubaiMallistheworld'slargestshoppingmallintermsoftotalarea
PrincessTowerinDubaiisthetallestresidentialbuildingintheworld.
TheDubaiMetrosystemisthelongestautomatedrailnetworkintheworld.Its
87trainsrunwithoutdrivers.Itwasopenedat9pmon09/09/09byHH
ShaikhMohammadBinRashidAlMaktoum
DubaiDutyFreeisthebusiesttravelretailerintheworld,withsalesofmore
than1.5billionUSDollars(Inatypicalyear,itsellsabout2000tonnesof
chocolatesamongotherthings)

Hummus A famous appetizer dipwith bread madefromchickpeasandolive

oils.

Day6:
TakeabustopalmislandsfromDubaiWorldCenter

ThePalmJumeirahinDubaiistheworldslargestartificialislandandisvisiblefrom
space.Itadded520kmofshorelinetotheDubai

BurjAlArab
ThemostluxurioushotelintheworldisinDubaianditscalledtheBurj
AlArab.Itbillsitselfata7starhotelandisbuildonamanislandjustoffthecoast

Beganbuildingsince2001
FullycompletedconstructionNov2014
Hastheshapeofpalmtree
Biggestmanmadeislandontheworld
Twicethesizeoflondon
Significantimpactonthesurroundingenvironment
Hasatlantishotel
Eighthwonderoftheworld,thePalmIslandsofDubaiintheUnitedArab
Emiratesaretheworld'slargestartificialislands,eachmanmadeintothe
shapeofapalmtree.
Populartraveldestination.ButonlyoneofthethreeislandsthePalm
Jumeirah,thePalmJebelAliandthePalmDeirathatmakeupthePalmsis
opentovisitors.
DAYTOUR
helicoptersovertheisland
specialdinner**boatcruise
swimwithdolphin/aquaventureandlostchamber
visittheaquarium
visitburjalarab

Day7:
BacktoThailand

Capital:AbuDhabi
Currency:
Dirham(dh)
ExchangingRate1dh=9.77Baht
Temperature:
DuringJuneSeptember,thehighesttemperaturecouldbearound42Cor
higher
DuringDecemberMarch,thelowesttemperaturecouldbearound17to
20C.
Religionpractices:Islamic(Sunni)
Language:Arabiclanguage
History:
Since1892,itwasunderthecontrolofBritain.TheBritishallowed

themthemtohavefreedominrulingthemselves.Therewere7Sheikdoms
combinedtobuildTheTrucialCounciltorulethecountrywithsamemethods
andledtoFederationstyleofgoverningthecountry.In1958,largeamountof
oilswerefoundundertheareaofAbuDhabiandtheystartedusingoilasthe
mainincomeofthecountry.UnitedArabEmirateswasknownon2ndof
December1971.
Dressingtips:Visitorsshouldbewearingappropriateclothestoshowrespecttothe
country.(eg.sweaterandlongpant)
Foods:
Al Harees Anancient porridgefoodmadebymeat,wheat,andwater.

ItisusuallyeatenduringthemonthofRamadan.
Falafel A Middle Eastern traditionalfood, ismadefromgroundchick
peasorfavabeans.
Hummus
A famous appetizer dip with bread made from chickpeas
andoliveoils.

 Al Machboos A famous foodin the Gulfarea.Itisa streammeatwith

riceandseasoningsandusuallymadeinalargepot.
Day1
@AbuDhabi,itisthecapitalcityofDubai.
FerrariWorld,ithastheworldsfastestrollercoaster.
SheikhZayedGrandMosque,theworldsthirdbiggestMosque.
JebelHafeet,awellknownmountainborderedwithOman.
Day2
HajarMountains,aparallelmountaineastcoastofUAE.
Day3
HeadsbacktoDubaiandleisuretime.
Day4
Desertsafari
AlBidyahMosque,theoldestMosqueinUAE.
Day5
BurjKhalifa,thetallestbuildingontheworld
Shoppingday
Day6
@PalmIsland,thelargestmanmadeisland.
HelicoptersoverthePalmIsland
Boatcruise
Largestaquarium


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