The Arabian Jewel

United Arab Emirates: Amazing Facts

These modern Arabian country is mesmerising the world world with their outstanding architectures and unbelievable achievements. Let’s learn some amazing facts related to the UAE.

• 7 different royal families rule each of the seven emirates in the UAE.

• The number of world records held by the UAE is 190.

• Terminal 3 of the Dubai International Airport is the largest airport terminal in the world. This airport has the fastest WiFi speed of any airport in the world.

• Masdar City is a planned city project in Abu Dhabi and aims at being the world’s first zero-carbon, zero-waste, car-free city.

• The Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi is the world’s most inclined building. It has 18 degree lean, which is 14 degrees more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Burj Al Arab is one of the most luxurious hotels in the world. The interiors of the hotel are embellished with 24-carat gold leaves. It even has a ‘Pillow Menu’ that offers nine types of pillows to guests.

• Burj Khalifa is one of the longest skyscrapers in the world. At the height of 828 meters, it is equivalent to about 3 Eiffel Towers standing on top of each other. It takes more than 36 workers and three months to clean its shining glass facade.

• The Dubai mall is one of the largest malls in the world.

• IMG Worlds of Adventure is the largest indoor themed entertainment destination in the world. 

• It has an area of 1.5 million square feet and can welcome more than 20,000 guests in a day.

• The Miracle Garden in Dubai is the most extensive flower garden in the world. 

• Spread over an area of about 72,00 square meters. 

• It features more than 50 million flowers and 250 million plants.

• The Ferrari World is the first Ferrari branded theme park in the world.

• The Dubai Aquarium Tank has a capacity of 10 million litres and is the largest suspended aquarium in the world.

• It has the most extensive collection of Sand Tiger Sharks in the world.

• The aquarium houses more than 33,000 aquatic animals from over 200 species.

   • Dubai has the biggest picture frame in the world. The Dubai Frame is 492 feet tall.

        •      The tallest chocolate structure in the world which is a replica of the Burj Khalifa was made using the Belgian chocolate in the UAE.

• The ‘Dubai Celebration Chain’ is the world’s longest handmade gold chain. Weighing close to 240 kilograms and measuring to about 5 kilometres in length.

• The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi has the world’s largest hand woven carpet.

• UAE has minister of state for Artificial Intelligence which is the first in the world.

• Dubai has four human made islands- The Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali, Deira Island and The Worlds.

• A 155 million year old fossil of Diplodocus Longus which is known as the ‘Dubai Dino’ is permanently on display in the Dubai Mall.

• The UAE has a literacy rate of 93%. The literacy rate of women in the UAE is 95.8%.

• Around TWO-THIRDS of the public sector jobs in the UAE are filled by women.

• Shamma Al Mazrui current Minister of State for Youth Affairs was the youngest government minister in the world when she was first appointed, at the age of 22 in 2016.

• The UAE resident population consists of more than 200 nationalities.

• Falcons require a passport for leaving the country.

• The UAE has 15 camel racing tracks.

• The UAE’s national animal is an Arabian Oryx.

• More than 12 million tourists visit the UAE every year. Tourism accounts for about 10% of the nation’s GDP.

• There is an artificial archipelago of many small islands shaped together in the form of the world map in the UAE. It has one island for every country.

• The UAE has ATMs that dispense gold bars.

• The Falcon Hospital in Abu Dhabi examines and treats more than 11,000 falcons a year. The falcons even get pedicures.

• The Dubai Police has a range of supercars such as the exotic Bugatti, Ferrari, Bentley, Lamborghini, Camaro, Mercedes and many more.

• In the UAE, camel milk is used to make biscuits and chocolate.

• Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi will be home to a new cultural complex, housing eight museums, including the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the largest Guggenheim museum in the world and Zayed National Museum.

• The UAE trains women as muftis, Sunni Muslim scholars who interpret Islamic law.

• The UAE is the largest customer for Boeing commercial passenger aircraft. 

• Prior to the 1930s, pearling was Abu Dhabi’s most important industry.

• You can try a camel burger in Dubai.

• Dubai is home to the world’s most expensive cupcake. It is made with 23carat edible gold dust.

• There are no permanent rivers in the UAE.

• The UAE is home to the richest horserace in the world, The Dubai World Cup.

• UAE has the 7th largest oil reserves in the world.

• The Dubai Metro doesn’t have a driver. It is automated.

• The UAE is one of the safest countries in the world with a very low crime rate.

• The UAE is a constitutional federation.

• The official religion of the UAE is Islam but it has over 40 churches and cathedrals.

• The UAE has the lowest unemployment rates in the world.

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