This green oasis in the middle ... the city and protect precious palm groves. Photograph by Matthieu Paley A great place to start a survey of the past is Al Ain’s Al Jahili Fort, a mud fort ...

Just an hour east of Abu Dhabi, Al Ain sits on the border with Oman. And what is initially most striking about it is the greenery. The roads are lined with palm trees ... Al Ain's oasis-like ...

Friday prayers held in Grand Mosque Photos: Dubai to build world’s biggest dates factory Al Ain: Al Ain City Municipality has completed the ‘Al Hayer Oasis’ project in the northern sector of ...

The Al Ain Oasis The main spectacle of the heritage site is undoubtedly the oasis site itself, which is rich with palm trees. Many of the trees have been standing for several hundred years.

Thesiger's evocative black-and-white images ... and palm-frond huts. The ancient 'falaj' irrigation system can still be seen at work in the six oases of Al Ain, including Al Qattara Oasis.

The archaeological city of Al Ain is located ... fringe the oasis, providing shelter for the area’s agriculture, inhabitants and waterways alike. “Those tall trees, like palm trees, are ...