Must-Visit UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UAE
Since the 1970s, the World Heritage Sites list has been developed by UNESCO to demarcate culturally and historically relevant places that must be protected and preserved. These sites have also become major attractions for tourists. Kavan Choksi explores some of the UAE’s World Heritage sites below. I mage source: desertrosetourism.com Al Ain Oasis, Abu Dhabi Al Ain Oasis, a 4,000-year-old settlement, is situated in the middle of the Rub al Khali desert. It is the biggest oasis in the region, covering 1,200 hectares filled with hundreds of thousands of date palms and fruit trees. Legend has it that the UAE's founder, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, was born in this oasis underneath the shade of the site's majestic trees. Al Ain Oasis visitors can catch a glimpse of the still-working Falaj irrigation system, which is what has nourished the local grasslands for millennia. Hili Archaeological Park, Abu Dhabi Just 15 kilometers outside Al Ain is the Hili Archaeological Pa