Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Essays

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  Camel Beauty Pageant

  Camels are prized throughout the Middle East for their many uses in everyday life, but in this contest, it's all about looks.

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  Abu Dhabi Fish Market

  Get into the mix of buying, selling, and browsing in Abu Dhabi's Mina Zayed Fish Market.
  

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  Al Ain, Abu Dhabi

  To wander the grounds of Jahili and Sultan Forts in Al Ain is to imagine Abu Dhabi’s distant past, which is anything but distant—these forts were occupied just 50 years ago.

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  Empty Quarter Desert

  The Empty Quarter, or Rub al Khali, is the world's largest sand desert. The sand is soft, fine, multicolored hues of khaki and orange, and it rolls in windswept hills hundreds of feet high.

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  Abu Dhabi Camel Market

  The Bawadi Mall is big, new, and has everything you could want. A toy? There’s a Toys"R"Us. A hammer? Ace Hardware. A camel? Sure, head behind the mall for Abu Dhabi's last camel market.

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  Camel Racing

  At camel races in Abu Dhabi, it’s a dusty chaos of men, camels, and SUVs. The grunting spectacle starts at dawn Fridays at camel tracks throughout the emirate.