Fujairah: The UAE has registered its first visual record of a rare and endangered Omani Owl, officials have revealed. The elusive Omani Owl was spotted on camera in the mountainous Wadi Wurayah National Park (WWNP) in Fujairah. The national park team was able to record the Omani Owl through recent surveys, said Mohammad Saif Al-Afkham, Director General, Fujairah Municipality.
The Omani Owl is a pale, medium-sized owl with a dark brown patch above and narrow dark streaks below.
First confirmation
Dr Ali Hassan Al Hmoudi, park manager, told Gulf News: “The Omani Owl was rediscovered when a survey in Oman in 2013 found this species. Then in 2015, it was found in UAE, but only via sound recordings of the calls it makes. Now, the Omani Owl has been visually recorded in the UAE for the first time using camera traps and field surveys. It confirms the species is actually here.”
Dubai: Have you ever seen such a unique looking structure? With four irregular domes, made out of mud and stone, surrounded by an old wall and forts with watchtowers, stands the unusually shaped Al Bidya Mosque - the oldest mosque in the UAE.
Al Bidya isnt the first mosque to ever be built in the UAE as Islam was adopted by the region over 1,400 years ago, but many of the mosques built earlier were made of weaker material and were probably destroyed, so Al Bidya is currently the oldest standing mosque in the UAE.
Emirati Historian, Rashad Bukhash, who was involved in the 2008 restoration of the small building, argues that it is a unique historical structure in the UAE. After hundreds of years standing, when we evaluated it in 2008, we realised that it was in pretty good shape. It is wonderful that it remained intact for such a long time, he said to Gulf News.
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10 reasons to book a staycation at Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort in Fujairah
23rd February 2021
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Looking to escape the city and discover the beauty of the great outdoors? A stay at the Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort in Fujairah should be your next staycation of choice where plenty of hiking adventures and more thrills await.
Here’s are 10 reasons why you’ll love the staycay at this family-friendly resort.
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Ideally located in the middle of the beautiful Hajar mountains, you’ll be trading in sweeping city skylines for nature scenes so checking out the local surroundings is a must for a change of scene.
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