Places to visit in the United Arab Emirates
128 places to visit in the United Arab Emirates, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Al Ain Oasis, Bidaa Bint Saud, Hili Archaeological Park and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in a volume for its state or province, filed under United Arab Emirates on your shelf.
128 travel stamps in 7 states and provinces
The best known in the United Arab Emirates
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Al Ain Oasis
The largest oasis in Al Ain, a shaded maze of date palm groves in the middle of the city. The palms are still watered by falaj, the old channels that carry water across the gardens, and the oasis is part of the cultural sites of Al Ain listed by UNESCO.
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Bidaa Bint Saud
An archaeological site north of Al Ain, part of the city's UNESCO listing, with Hafit Period tombs and Iron Age irrigation channels. It also has the rare remains of an Iron Age building thought to have shared out water from two aflaj, and its finds are in the Al Ain National Museum.
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Hili Archaeological Park
A Bronze Age site in Al Ain, part of the cultural sites of the city listed by UNESCO. Its best-known monument is the Hili Grand Tomb, a round stone tomb carved with figures of people and animals.
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Jebel Faya
A limestone hill near Mleiha in the Sharjah interior, whose rock shelters hold traces of people from the Old Stone Age and the Neolithic. It is part of the Faya Palaeolandscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest records of humans in Arabia.
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Qasr Al Muwaiji
A fort in the middle of Al Ain, the birthplace of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, later the second President of the UAE. His father, Sheikh Zayed, was based here while he served as the Ruler's Representative for the Eastern Region.
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Qattara Oasis
Date gardens in Al Ain watered by an old falaj, a channel system that carries water through the palms. Beneath them lies a Bronze Age site from around 1800 to 1500 BCE, and among its 19 old buildings are nine mosques.
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Wadi Wurayah
A 12,700-hectare mountain wadi between Masafi, Khor Fakkan and Bidiyah, protected as a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It is named after warrah, a tall marsh plant that grows in its pools, and holds one of the few waterfalls in the UAE.
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Al Bidya Mosque
The oldest mosque still in use in the UAE, thought to be some 500 years old, in a village on the Fujairah coast. It is a small, low building of stone and mud, its four domes resting on a single central pillar.
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Al Jazirah Al Hamra
An old fishing and pearling village south of Ras Al Khaimah city, left empty by its people in the last century and now partly restored. Its coral-stone houses, mosque and lanes make it one of the most complete traditional towns left on the UAE coast, and it sits on UNESCO's tentative list.
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Dubai Creek
The saltwater inlet the city grew up around, running about 14 kilometres inland and long its port for trade. Wooden abras still ferry people across between Deira and Bur Dubai, past dhows loading cargo along the wharves.
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Ed Dur
An ancient coastal city spread over some 5 square kilometres above Al Beidha Lake, one of the largest archaeological sites in the Emirates. Closely tied to the inland trading town of Mleiha, it has been called one of the most significant lost cities of Arabia.
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Abrahamic Family House
Three houses of worship side by side on Saadiyat Island: a mosque, a church and a synagogue, each in its own building. It was inspired by the Document on Human Fraternity, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2019 by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar.
United Arab Emirates by state and province
- Dubai53 stamps
- Abu Dhabi39 stamps
- Sharjah17 stamps
- Fujairah10 stamps
- Ras Al Khaimah6 stamps
- Umm Al Quwain2 stamps
- Ajman1 stamp
Collecting in the United Arab Emirates
Does LOQAH have stamps in the United Arab Emirates?
Yes. 128 places in the United Arab Emirates have LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp, among them Al Ain Oasis, Bidaa Bint Saud, Hili Archaeological Park. More are added over time.
How do I collect a stamp in the United Arab Emirates?
The same way as anywhere: open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge and the date.
How are my United Arab Emirates stamps kept?
Each state or province you collect in gets a volume of its own, and the volumes sit together under United Arab Emirates on your shelf.
I have been to United Arab Emirates before. Can I add those trips?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose United Arab Emirates and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline: it is read on your phone and only the places it matches are added.
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