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The future capital of the Emirates
Oil-rich Abu Dhabi may have become an oasis of opulence in the desert, but the forest of tall, tall buildings, his scrape perpetual blue sky only hinting at what's to come.
This capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a fishing village huts and pearls of mud and palm leaves, until oil was discovered here 50 years ago, may not have the thousands of colorful history and the relics of Middle Eastern cities as Cairo and Beirut.
But its goal is to become one of the region 's most important cultural centers, with future projects costed in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
Oil exports are responsible for Abu Dhabi with what is believed to be the world 's Large Sovereign Wealth Fund, an investment fund owned assets of $ US875 million ($ A1.75 billion).
Public investment Private and announced in the first three months of 2008 alone was officially estimated to cost a mind-boggling 768 billion UAE dirham ($ A411 million).
They covered the tourism and hotels, transport infrastructure, real estate, more and health services to Abu Dhabi 's rapidly growing population, now about 1.5 million euros.
National Emerati represent only 20 percent of the residents, the others are foreign workers and businessmen.
Much of the volume of tourism is 27 square kilometers, the island of Saadiyat, a bastion of culture 500m future of the east coast, where $ US27 one billion ($ NZ54 million) be invested by 2018.
The projects include the first foreign branch of the Louvre gallery, which opens its doors in 2012 with its own collection of works of art, and other loan from the Louvre in Paris and other French museums known.
Also coming Saadiyat is a branch of the Guggenheim Museum in U.S. and a national museum for both open in 2013.
Other projects will be a performing arts center seat 6300 – nearly 800 more than the Sydney Opera House – and a maritime museum to display the rich Persian Gulf states marine history 'and environmental policies.
Another island to the city 's on the east by name Yas, will host the Abu Dhabi s ' first Formula One Grand Prix, sponsored by Etihad Airways.
The first race will be held in November.
The runway of 5.5 kilometers long, with bleachers for 55,000 spectators, will be part of a theme park-sponsored Ferrari where petrolheads can enroll in a driving school sponsored by the Italian sports car company and experience the thrill of racing at high speeds.
The park will also feature roller coaster rides, go-karts, rally tracks and buggy.
Two golf courses also will be built on Yas, together with a water park, equestrian center and the top-ski resorts.
In the city of Abu Dhabi, skyscraper hotels and business buildings will line the Corniche, the main scenic highway that runs close to what has been described as the world 's best (and most expensive) hotel – the impressive the castle-like Emirates Palace, with 394 suites and rooms, built by the equivalent of $ A4 billion.
The historic Al Bateen will dock area a new 400-room hotel.
Work is due to be completed in late 2009 after 11 years in the impressive Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi the world 's the third largest after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, and named after the visionary founding father of the UAE and its first president, the revered Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
The dazzling white building with Italian marble, with a capacity of more than 40,000 faithful, open during the holy month Muslim Ramadan in 2007.
There are free tours for non-Muslims.
Built on 22,000 square meters, the mosque cost about two billion dirhams.
The mosque also holds two records: the world 's largest carpet measuring 5627 meters square that had Iranian weavers 1200 two years to make from 35 tons to 15 tons of wool and cotton, and the world 's largest spider, one of seven imported from Germany to measure 15m high and 10m in diameter.
women non-Muslim visitors have a full-length black robe and / or a headscarf to wear.
Sheikh Zayed, who died at age 86 in 2004 and is buried in a chamber in the mosque 's Grounds, was made today in Abu Dhabi ' s prosperous land, ultra-modern.
His son and successor, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 60, has continued its progressive plans.
Abu Dhabi has almost 10 percent the world 's reserves of oil.
With the network of Abu Dhabi 's six-or eight-lane highways, the garden city of Al Ain little more than an hour s drive east of the city of Abu Dhabi, on the border with Oman.
Well worth a visit is a great oasis known for its parks, strong historical and the Palace Museum in buildings where they lived Sheikh Zayed.
Nearby is Au Dhabi s 'highest mountain, 1240 meters Jebel Hafeet, near the summit of which is the Grand Mercure offers a cooler escape the desert heat and panoramic views of the area of Al Ain.
At about 250 kilometers west of Abu Dhabi is the city of Sir Bani Yas island, where last year the desert Islands Resort and Spa opened the combination of activities Beachfront with two parks.
The island has 35 archaeological sites including a seventh-century monastery and two royal palaces.
More complex and tourist attractions are planned for Sir Bani Yas, Dalma and Discovery the other six islands in the group.
One of the environmental initiatives, which could well become a major tourist attraction is the development, the world 's first zero carbon, zero waste and car-free city, powered exclusively by renewable energy.
17 km east-southeast of the city of Abu Dhabi Masdar, which is due to open in 2016.
While the numbers of arrivals have decreased due to the global economic crisis in recent months, Abu Dhabi officials continue to rely on tourism 's future in the back of a plan US6.5 million began in 2005, with the new terminal, is forecast to see 10 million passengers in 2010 compared to 6.9 million in 2007 and predicted a 30 percent more than last year – target = "_blank" title = "Dubai Hotel Apartments"> Dubai Hotels, apartments, villas, apartments, rental properties
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