The Abu Dhabi Airports Company announced at the Middle East Business Aviation Show that the city’s new dedicated private jet airport will be renamed City Airport, Abu Dhabi. The move comes in the wake of ongoing attempts at the overhaul of the airport facility. The airport was formerly known as the Al Bateen airport facility.
Source: www.ameinfo.com
Next door to the Aquarium, this museum opened in mid-2009. Here you’ll find wooden dhows, fishing tools including devices used in pearl diving and photographs that acknowledge Sharjah’s sea heritage. Phone: 522 2002 Location: Off Al-Meena St Opening Times: Sat-Thu 8am-8pm, Fri 4-8pm Admission: Adult AED8, child AED4, family AED20 ...
Masjid Juma was constructed on the place where the first Juma was performed by the Muslims in congregation. It remains closed for the entire week except for Fridays. So if your stay in Madinah extends to a Friday then definitely go out there and make your own luck. ...
The Temple of Literature founded in 1070, is a temple dedicated to Confucius. Today only parts of the sprawling complex dates from this earliest period; most of the architecture that we see comes from the Ly and Tran Dynasties. Also known as Van Mieu, the Temple of Literature has undergone numerous restorations and stands as one of the few remaining examples of later Ly Dynasty (1009-1225) archite...
This theatre was built in the fifth century BCE and to accommodate the dramatists of the time. Famous plays such as Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles were performed here, among others by Greece’s most famous poets (including Aeschylus, Aristophanes and Euripides). The audience was seated on two types of seats depending on their rank, with the more privileged citizenry sitting in sections made of Pe...