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open cistern where members of the community took water for themselves and for their animals. Al Shari’a played a
significant social role as a place
for dialogue, recreation, bathing and washing clothes. Come and
enjoy the serenity and beauty of this charming place.
Miniature Oasis
The Miniature Oasis represents an interactive
experience that mimics the real oasis in the Palm grove. Here you can discover the amazing falaj
network that carries water to the Palm groves. In
Al Ain Oasis Plaza you will find food and beverage outlets as well as shops selling products and
produce derived from the oasis. You can also enjoy the rest areas and the Nagfa Ridge Viewpoint, where the scenery may be admired.
Oasis Garden
Eco Centre
Falaj Exhibition
orchards and Palm groves. This system was vital for the self-sufficiency of the
experience, with didactic and interactive installations
experience. Journey inside the falajscape, the
Here you will find a fully immersive and curated
The gardens embody three-tiered agriculture, characterised by ground crops,
telling you all about the oasis, and educational games
community and for the creation of the ecological microclimate of the oasis.
explaining its creation. This place of knowledge is eco-
Come and discover the features of these plants!
friendly and it embodies a combination of tradition and innovative technology that helps to blend its
This exhibit provides an intimate and sensational watercourse that flowed from the main source down to the Palm groves, and discover the falaj, the ingenious irrigation system.
organic form into the landscape.
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Al Ain Oasis film
The Eco Centre also offers an immersive experience about the history of oases and what they mean for the future. An oasis is an ecosystem, able to survive in a hostile desert
environment. With global warming and climatic extremes
threatening our planet today, we have much to learn from oases and its message could help save our entire planet.