Opened in February 2007 by the then president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi is the largest exhibition and convention venue in the Middle East, on Khaleej Al Arabi Street in the capital. Designed by the international architecture firm RMJM, the centre offers more than 150,000 square metres of combined indoor and outdoor event space, built to host major trade shows, conferences and public exhibitions. At its core sit a series of interconnected exhibition halls, s.....

Along the broader Al Salam Street in the eastern section of Abu Dhabi Island about 15 minutes east of central downtown, Khalifa Park is one of the largest landscaped urban parks in the broader Abu Dhabi region and one of the most heavily visited public open spaces in the broader Emirate. The 50-hectare park first opened in 2007 as part of the broader Abu Dhabi urban-greening programme, occupying a substantial dedicated site along the broader eastern coastline of Abu Dhabi Island. The park's lan.....

Mangrove National Park protects roughly 19 square kilometres of intertidal forest along the eastern shoreline of Abu Dhabi, forming the largest contiguous stand of Avicennia marina grey mangroves in the United Arab Emirates. Designated a protected area in 2013 by the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, the reserve serves as a critical nursery for fish, crabs and shrimp, while supporting populations of grey herons, western reef egrets, flamingos and the rare Socotra cormorant. The mangrove ecosystem al.....

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and one of the most visited landmarks in the Arab world, drawing several million worshippers and visitors to Abu Dhabi each year. Commissioned by the nation's founding president, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who envisioned a structure that would unite the cultural diversity of the Islamic world with the historical and modern values of architecture and art, the mosque was constructed between 1996 and 2007. Sheikh Za.....