Qasr Al Watan
The presidential palace of the UAE, a great white building in Abu Dhabi used for state receptions and cabinet meetings. It is a working palace rather than a home, and its domed halls are open to visitors.
- Where
- Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.4623, 54.3055
Get the Qasr Al Watan stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Qasr Al Watan. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Abu Dhabi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Qasr Al Watan
Emirates Palace 1.1 km
A hotel built on the scale of a royal palace, all domes and gilded halls on its own stretch of the Abu Dhabi shore. It opened in 2005 and has been run by Mandarin Oriental since 2020.
Etihad Towers 1.6 km
Five curved glass towers on the Abu Dhabi waterfront, across the road from Emirates Palace, holding homes, offices and a hotel. A car leaps between two of them in the film Furious 7, and an observation deck sits high in one tower.
Abu Dhabi Corniche 3.8 km
The 8 kilometre waterfront of Abu Dhabi, with separate paths for walkers and cyclists, play areas, cafés and a public beach. It runs along the city's northwestern edge, facing the Gulf on one side and the towers on the other.
Qasr Al Hosn 5.5 km
The oldest stone building in Abu Dhabi, begun around 1761 as a watchtower guarding the island's fresh water well. It grew into the fort and home of the ruling family, and its whitewashed walls now hold a museum of the city's story.
Emirates Park Zoo 6.2 km
A privately owned zoo and resort in Al Bahia, on the northern edge of Abu Dhabi, opened in 2012. Its grounds are landscaped to recall Africa and hold more than 1,100 animals of over 220 species, one of the largest collections in the emirate.
Mangrove National Park 11 km
A protected belt of grey mangroves along the eastern shore of Abu Dhabi island, within sight of the city's towers. Shallow channels wind between the trees, and most people see it from a kayak, among herons, crabs and small fish.
Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi 12 km
The largest natural history museum in the Middle East, in the Saadiyat Cultural District. Its galleries cover 13.8 billion years of the universe and the Earth, with a particular focus on the natural history of the Arabian Peninsula.
Louvre Abu Dhabi 12 km
An art museum on Saadiyat Island under a vast latticed dome by Jean Nouvel, which lets sunlight fall through in what is called a rain of light. Its galleries set art from every part of the world side by side, under an agreement with France to use the Louvre name until 2047.
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Questions
Where is Qasr Al Watan?
Qasr Al Watan is in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Emirates Palace (1.1 km), Etihad Towers (1.6 km), Abu Dhabi Corniche (3.8 km).
How do I get the Qasr Al Watan stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Qasr Al Watan and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Abu Dhabi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Qasr Al Watan before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Abu Dhabi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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