It's hard to imagine that among the dry rivers, lifeless deserts, a beautiful, clean and green city can grow. The capital of the UAE - Abu Dhabi - impresses with its we alth, modernity, the ability to combine the culture and traditions of its people with the current technological progress. In this city past, present and future are skillfully intertwined. Ancient buildings and mosques coexist with tall business centers. Cleanliness and order reign everywhere, a huge amount of greenery is amazing, and densely set fountains of various shapes will not allow you to die from the heat even on the hottest day.
Abu Dhabi is the most populated of the emirates, which is not surprising, because only Al Ain can be compared with it in terms of beauty and high standard of living. The creators of the city had to work hard, because only maintaining the viability of the gardens is worth it, every bush, tree, flower bed is irrigated, desalination plants are involved for this purpose. The most luxurious buildings are concentrated near the coastline, rich buildings are also located on the streets of Sheikhs Hamdan, Khalifa and Zayed, they are all parallel to each other.friend.
This Muslim city has a lot of mosques, which are even in the vicinity. But there is also one very unusual attraction here - the huge mosque in Abu Dhabi, built by Sheikh Zayed. This is one of the largest Muslim shrines in the world. The mosque at the same time under the arches can gather more than 40 thousand believers, it is decorated with a thousand columns, 82 domes, chandeliers, the largest handmade carpet, gilding, gold leaf. The first service was the burial of the monarch, Sheikh Zayed. The building is surrounded by pools, the mirror surface of which makes the mosque mysterious. A peculiar lighting system fills the building with dazzling moonlight, and during the day it is bathed in the rays of the sun.
For three centuries, Abu Dhabi has been ruled by the Al Kazimi family, and they are doing it very successfully. The city has grown significantly over the past two decades with the rebuilding of nearby villages. The center of the capital of the UAE is closer to the bay, but the industrial districts stretch far to the east and north to the deserts. In Abu Dhabi, modern supermarkets and business centers coexist peacefully with ancient mosques, oriental markets and museums. There are also arts and culture centers, museums, educational institutions.
A very beautiful legend is dedicated to the foundation of the city. Once the hunters met a gazelle, and they chased after it. The animal ran for a long time across the desert, leaving no hope of hiding from the pursuers, until it ran out to the coast of the Persian Gulf. Then the gazelle rushed into the water, but did not drown, but foundford and crossed to the island, the hunters pursued her on the heels, so they were very surprised when the victim led them to a source of fresh water. People did not kill the animal, but founded a settlement here, which they called the father of the gazelle, which sounds like Abu Dhabi.
Photos of the capital of the United Arab Emirates amaze with their beauty, a combination of West and East. But only having been here, plunging into the atmosphere, getting to know the culture and traditions of the people, you can understand how beautiful this city is.
