Abu Dhabi Corniche Promenade
Eight kilometres of reclaimed waterfront on an undulating line — the city's front room, facing the Gulf.
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Al Maryah Island Waterfront Promenade
A financial district with a waterside walk around its edge — planned to ring the whole island at 5.4 kilometres.
Al Qana Waterfront Promenade
2.4 kilometres of canal-side promenade with buildings cantilevered twenty metres into the air above it.
Etihad Arena
A woven gold shell on the Yas Bay waterfront — shade by day, lantern by night, 18,000 seats inside.
Jubail Mangrove Park Boardwalk
2.6 kilometres of timber walkway threaded through grey mangroves on stilts — with a net you can lie on above the water.
Souk Qaryat Al Beri Canals
Wooden abras threading man-made canals between an Arabian souk and a Venetian one, with the Grand Mosque across the water.
The Liwa Desert
The northern edge of the Rub' al Khali — the largest continuous sand sea on Earth.
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