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ABU DHABI offers you the opportunity to experience its culture, in FITUR 2010

ABU DHABI, the capital and second largest city in the United Arab Emirates, is offering visitors to its stand a taste of its culture, by donning the country’s traditional garments and capturing the moment for posterity in photograph.

ABU DHABI wants to familiarise everyone with the most interesting aspects of its culture, and to present its new projects and products at FITUR. As part of this project it has custom built a stage with a desert backdrop so that visitors can pose in national dress, comprising the dishdasha and abaya for men and the sheyla for women.

Visitors to the stand will also discover the latest developments in a region that combines spacious park and garden areas, oases and beaches, cutting-edge architecture and infrastructures, and the historical tradition and heritage of a country with more than 3,000 years of history. You can do this by exploring its markets, arts and crafts, palaces such as Al Husn, the Iranian bazaar or the date and vegetable market, which together make ABU DHABI one of the ten most recommended places to visit in 2010, according to Lonely Planet and Frommer’s.

ABU DHABI Tourism Authority, received the award for the Best Tourist Office in the World 2009 at the World Travel Awards, and will be offering all the essential information on its cuisine, its famous Arabic coffee, desert safaris and diving activities.

Hall 6, Stand 6D04
www.exploreabudhabi.ae