Information about UAE (United Arab Emirates)

In 1968, period under the colonial rule of the British, the British announced its decision to
terminate its treaty relationship and their protection of the sheikhdoms (Dubai, Abu Dhabi,
Sharjah, Fujaira, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain and Ras al-Khaima), as well as Qatar and Bahrain.
These nine parties attempted to unite with each other by the mid 1971, but they were unable to
agree on terms, because of which Qatar and Bahrain decided to separate and form its
independent state in August-September 1971. In 1972, all the seven states joined the union
called the United Arab Emirates.
The political system of UAE is the federation of monarchies.
Each emirate is govern by the system of absolute monarch, and together they join the Federal
Supreme Council. One of the monarch will be selected as the president of UAE, which is
basically the ruler of the country. The official religion is islam and the official language is Arabic.
UAE is home to the worlds seventh largest oil reserve.
Hatta - Hatta is a town in Dubai. It portrays the traditional mountainous rural life as well
of the prototypes, models, documents and arts for various aspects of traditional lifes in the
region. There are also several frond buildings and a masjid. In addition, the visitor will be able to
view the traditional weapons, including rifles, swords, daggers, guns and cannons as well as
household materials. The sculptures, made in real-world scale, provide a image of the various
cultural aspects of social life in old Hatta, relating to the traditional professions and
manufacturers, agriculture, education, marriage customs, banquets, coffee drinking habits,
popular folklore, games, songs, chants and folk dances, etc.
Artificial island - The next place that we are visiting is called the world. The world is a
group of man made island within the Persian gulf. The group of islands represents each of the
continent, altogether they form the globe. Only some of the islands within the world is occupied.
Other further constructions in the world archipelago is still in the planning stage. Moreover, the
authority had planned to expand the world by using the project of the universe. The universe
project is the project planned to build more man made archipelago that represents the milky way
around the existing the world archipelago.
the second one that we are visiting is palm jumeirah. Palm jumeira is the worlds first man made
archipelago. We will stay at the atlantis palm hotel that is on this island. In addition to palm
jumeira, there is another two palms that are under construction, palm jebel ali and palm deira.
From the constructions of these archipelagos, Dubai has been in high debt and many of the
projects was on hiatus since the economic problems.
Atlantis the palm hotel, the most luxurious hotel on the worlds first man made island. We
provided you with two of the best suite here, the royal bridge suite and the underwater suite.
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Burj Khalifa, the tallest building and free standing structure in the world. With the height
of more than 828 meters from the ground break the worlds record of the last tallest building in
that time; the Taipei 101 in Taiwan for about 300 meters, the building offers many observatory
sites. We will proceed to burj khalifa sky, the highest and most luxurious observatory site within
the building. At the height of 555 meters above the ground, burj khalifa sky is one of the iconic
destination of Dubai.

Al nafoorah, a Lebanese restaurant. The word al nafoorah came from an Arabic word
for fountain. The location of the restaurant along with the atmosphere makes a perfect place to
enjoy quit lunch or dinner, no wonder it was the favorite restaurant of the vice president and
prime minister of UAE, his highness sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum. He was first
elected as the vice president by the supreme court, following the death of his brother. Not long
after, he was nominated as the prime minister by the president of UAE. He is also the emir (a
title of Muslim (mainly Arab) rulers) of Dubai. His most outstanding achievement was the
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, which promotes human development through
knowledge and education.
Shawarma, an arabic word meaning to turn. Shawarmas origin could be traced back
to Turkey where it was called ervime (cer- ve- meh). Shawarma is known widely as an arabic
fast food. It normally is a sandwich-like wrap made of grilled lamb, chicken, beef, turkey and
other meat varieties. As UAE official religion is Islam, pork is forbidden.Just like many other
arabic food, the signature taste of shawarma come from the spices used to marinate the meat.
Kebab. Kebab is also an arabic term, meaning roasted meat. The origin of kebab also
can be traced back to turkey. You might have heard about this dish before because its quite
popular.It is widely known throughout the middle east. Thr kind of kebab that we are having
today is called shish kebab which means meat on a skewer. The major contributor of this dish
is also the spices.
Majlis Ghorfat Um-Al Sheif is considered to be a special historical monument, known for
its remarkably unique traditional heritage. It was established in the year 1955, with the purpose
for summer relaxing for Sheikh Rashid Saeed Al Maktoum, who was the Vice President and
Prime minister of The UAE from 1958 to 1990, in the Jumeirah area, which was famous for its
calmness and tranquility along with its distance from the noise of the crowdedness of the city.
A visit to this place is an opportunity to experience the atmosphere of Dubais ruling councils
where they held debates, discussions and decision making, which have contributed to what
Dubai achieved in the fields of urbanization and leadership, and a tradition to which Dubai owes
its path to modern development.
Spice souk is known as the largest spice market and the most popular in Dubai, located
in Deira area of Dubai. As you go into the market, you will find bags of spices, herbs, incense
and traditional medical products stacked outside each store. In addition, several household,
artifacts, and textiles are also sold in the spice souk. It would be fun and enjoyable to walk,
scent the aroma and learn about their different culture and spices.
Gold souk is a place where you can buy gold. Since Dubai is known for one of the most
famous and most luxurious gulf cities, there are no gold that you cannot buy here. You can also
find every styles of jewelleries from Western to traditional Indian. Gold souk is located also in
Deira area of Dubai, neighboring the spice souk. . Gold souk is the largest souk of all among
kinds of souks like spice, perfume or textile.
Burj al arab, often voted the worlds most luxurious hotel and called a 7 star hotel,
resembles a distinctive sail-shaped structure, which is a symbol of modern Dubai. Built on a
triangular man-made island, the building is 321 metres tall, making the fourth tallest hotel int he
world. The Burj Al Arab sets a new standard for hospitality superlatives, which includes
underwater aquarium restaurant that you reach through a simulated submarine voyage.
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Abu dhabi, the capital of UAE. The monarch of abu dahbi is the president of UAE, his
highness shiekh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan. He is the second president of UAE and the 16th
ruler of abu dhabi, the largest of the seven emirates. He had initiated to evolve the nomination
system for member of the federal national council, which is the first step to direct elections in
UAE.
Abudhabi is to visit the ferrari world. Ferrari world had its grand opening in 2010, in
tribute to Ferraris passion, performance, and innovation. There are a broad variety attractions
that ferrari world house; from the worlds fastest roller coaster to advance racing simulators,
which made ferrari world one of the most recommended tourist attractions within the middle
east.
Have you ever heard of the arab spring? Arab spring is a series of anti-government
uprising and armed rebellions within the middle east area in 2011. Like other countries, some of
the citizens are trying to call for their rights and go against the government. In response, the
government had blocked websites that called for constitutional monarchy and had jailed five
activist who had insulted the president, vice-president, and the crown prince of bu Dhabi, known
as the UE five. During that period, there are government supporters gather in front of the federal
supreme court, which is on our right, to declare their support to the government, saying that the
majilis (open office for hearing) is enough for them. The demonstration in front of the court is a
rare happening in UAE. However, the arab spring itself never reaches the UAE due to the strong
wealth shield which prevent any economy problem, which is one of the major factors that led to
the spring arab.
However, UAE is a country with less to none major political event, so the uprising in 2011 is
extremely rare. (MOstly Bcuz ppl are afraid of the power of the sheikhs lololol)
Jumeirah at etihad towers hotel for the night. Please make sure to bring all of your
belongings with you tommorow since were going to depart to Sharjah tomorrow night.
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Our first destination for today is the aldar headquarters. Aldar headquarter building is arabias
first circular building. And it was awarded as best futuristic design in 2008. Technically, it isnt a
tourist attraction, but its one of the most beautiful architecture that is worth coming to.
Our next destination is the sheik zayed grand mosque, which is one of the worlds largest
mosque. It features 82 domes, 24k gold chandeliers and the worlds largest hand knotted
carpet. The mosque itself is built from white Greek marble and includes many precious stones
such as lapiz lazuli, jasper, amethyst, and mother of pearl. The design refers to the ottoman,
mamluk and farimid style, and also include innovative and contemporary elements. The first
ceremony of the mosque is the funeral of shiekh zayed, the first president of UAE who was also
buried within the site. Now that we are going to enter, are there anyone that is not dressed
accordingly to the dress code? The mosque requires you to wear long skitrs or trousers and
long sleeved shirts and headscarft for women. For the ones that is not dressed properly, Ill go
and borrow the abbeyya and kanduras for you. Also, please dont interrupt or take pictures of
the ones who are in prayer.
Our final destination in abu dhabi is the emirates national auto museum. It holds the private car
collection of shiekh hamad bin hamdan al nayah, also known as the rainbow sheikh, a member
of the ruling family of abu dhabi and a former diplomat and army. His other name was from the
fact that he had bought 7 mercedes 500 ELs, painted in each color of rainbow for the use in
each day of the week.
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Good morning and welcome to Sharjah, an emirate state led by shiekh sultan bin mohammad al
qasimi. Today, our program is to visit 2 museums here in shajah.

First one is the Sharjah museum of islamic civilization. This museum was opened in 2008. It is
composed of seven galleries that displays its permanent collection. It holds thousands of rare
and important islamic artifacts. You can learn about islamic beliefs, science, dicoveries and
culture, and islamic art here in the museum.

The last program here in sharjah is to see the Sharjah arts museum. This museum was opened
in 1997. It exhibits variety of collections and temporary exhibitions held by the museum. It is one
of the largest art museum within the gulf region. With the work of international reknown artist,
Sharjah arts museum is one of the best tourist attractions here in sharjah.
-first work = Restrospective by El Salahi (sudanese artist)
- Second = Considering Dynamics and The Forms of Chaos, by Angella Bulloch (German artist)

We hope you had a great time here in Sharjah. We will stay at the club executive suite of
Sheraton Sharjah Beach Resort & Spa for the night. Please ready yourselves for tomorrows
flight back to Dubai. See you tomorrow.
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Today we will have our last meal at one of the best restaurants in Dubai called Ewaan. The first
dish is called tabouleh. Tabouleh came from the arabic word tabil meaning to spice . It is
originated from Lebanon and Syria and is a part of arab food culture. The next dish is called
grilled halloumi. Halloumi has its origin in the Beduin tribes of the Middle East and is one of the
most popular food within the arab food culture. Last but not least, we have halva as our desert.
the name Halva is derieved from the arabic word halwa, which means sweets. Its origin is still
unknown, but people believes that the Halva is a middle eastern sweet. It is one of the most well
known sweets here in UAE. As you can see, the food here comes from various origins, mostly
within the area that used to be the Ottoman empire. The transfer of food culture might happen
during the ottoman empire since basically, everyone lives together in one area would cause a
transfer to happen