Al Ain Museum ( Arabic : مَتْحَف ٱلْعَيْن , romanized : Matḥaf Al ), also known as Al Ain Museum ( Arabic : مَتْحَف ٱلْعَيْن , romanized : Matḥaf al-ʿAyn ), is a museum in the city of Al Ain , within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi , the United Arab Emirates .
5-926: The museum, the oldest in the UAE, is located next to the Eastern Fort (or Sultan Bin Zayed Fort). It is on the eastern side of the Al Ain Oasis , the largest oasis in Al Ain. It was built by the former UAE President , Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan , to house archaeological finds from the surrounding area , including the Hafit-era 'beehive' tombs near Mezyad . The museum was inaugurated by Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan ,
10-606: Is 1200 square meters big. This article related to a museum in the United Arab Emirates is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about ethnography is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Al Ain Oasis Al-Ain Oasis ( Arabic : وَاحَة ٱلْعَيْن , romanized : Wāḥat Al-ʿAyn , "Oasis of the Spring ") is the largest oasis in
15-633: The Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region , on 2 November 1971. The museum has two main sections on ethnographic and archaeological aspects of the country, especially around Al Ain. It includes finds from the Bronze Age tombs at the Mezyad and Hili Archaeological Parks on the outskirts of Al Ain. As of October 2018, there were plans to make restorations to the museum and fort. It also
20-829: The city of Al Ain , within the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi , the United Arab Emirates . It is located in Al-Mutawa'a District in central Al-Ain, and east of Al-Jahili District. The border between Al-Ain City and the Omani town of Al Buraimi is to the northwest. Al Ain Oasis is the city’s largest and, dating back more 4,000 years.The oasis covers more than 1,200 hectares and contains more than 147,000 date palm trees producing 100 varieties of date. Adjacent to
25-969: The oasis are Al Ain National Museum and Sultan Bin Zayed Fort to the east, and Al Ain Palace Museum to the west. To south is Al Ain Sports Club and Jabal Al-Naqfah, a ridge of Jebel Hafeet . To the southwest are Al Ain Etisalat Building and the Oasis Hospital . Al Ain Oasis is also known as Al-Jahily Falaj. It was built by Zayed the Grand . The oasis is known for its underground irrigation system ( falaj or qanāt ), which brings water from boreholes to water farms and palm trees. The falaj irrigation
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