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Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority opens Al Jahili Fort visitor centre

Abu Dhabi, June 3, 2010 (WAM)- Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority has opened a dedicated visitor centre in the renovated Al Jahili Fort, one of Al Ain's leading landmarks. Al Jahili now takes the number of ADTA visitor centres throughout the emirate to four, with a fifth being operated at Mina Zayed's cruise terminal in the November-May season. Al Jahili is the first of three visitor centres the authority is planning to open this year.
"We are working on a centre which we plan to open in July in The Souk, Central Market with a third due to open in October at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi," explained Saeed Al Dhaheri, Visitor Information Manager, ADTA.
In addition, the authority is planning to scale up the number of visitor information kiosks in operation throughout the emirate.
It plans to install the touch-screen kiosks at the Mazyed visitor checkpoint on the Al Ain/Oman border, at the five-star Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara in Abu Dhabi's stunning Liwa Desert and on the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi site when the world's largest indoor theme park opens on October 28.
The new Al Jahili Visitor Centre is open daily 9am-5pm with the exception of Mondays when the fort is closed to visitors and Friday, when it is open from 3pm to 5pm.
The picturesque Al Jahili Fort is one of the UAE's most historic forts and is the birthplace of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding President of the country and Ruler of Abu Dhabi. The fort was erected in 1891 to defend Al Ain and protect the precious palm groves of this ‘Oasis City,' The former headquarters of the Oman Trucial Scouts, it also served as a residence for the local governor. The fort, which was restored by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture '&' Heritage, now houses a permanent exhibition of the world of British adventurer Sir Wilfred Thesiger and his 1940s crossings of the Rub Al Khali (Empty Quarter) desert. – Emirates News Agency, WAM

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