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Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Al Ain, 1948-9 |
2004.130.22188.1 ©Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford |
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Children eagerly await a visit by Sheikh Zayed, Abu Dhabi, 1996 |
Maher Attar/Sygma/Corbis |
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Vision |
Sheikh Zayed, 1966 |
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Detail of astrolabe, 7th-8th century AH / 13th-14th century AD |
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The lush oasis of Al Ain |
Stephanie Kuykendal/Corbis |
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A family home in Ras al-Khaimah, 1965 |
Arabian Album |
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Sheikh Zayed tending to a falcon |
National Centre for Documentation and Research, Abu Dhabi |
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The Hur falcon has great stamina and patience and excels in chasing and maoeuvring over long distances |
Mohammed Badr, Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Galleries |
Detail of prayer carpet, Turkey, c.1266 AH / c. AD 1850 |
V&A Images /Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
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Galleries |
Double-headed animal pendant, found at Dhaiyahm, Ras al-Khaimah, c. 2000 BC |
Werner Forman Archive |
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Sheikh Zayed: Life & Times |
Sheikh Zayed, Father of the Nation |
National Centre for Documentation and Research, Abu Dhabi |
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Sheikh Zayed: Life & Times |
Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa (ruled 1855-1909): Zayed the Great |
National Centre for Documentation and Research, Abu Dhabi |
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Sheikh Zayed: Life & Times |
Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa with his sons and other tribal chiefs |
National Centre for Documentation and Research, Abu Dhabi |
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Sheikh Zayed: Life & Times |
In 1967, the Abu Dhabi government established an independent postal administration and issued stamps bearing the picture of the new ruler, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
National Centre for Documentation and Research, Abu Dhabi |
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Sheikh Zayed: Life & Times |
The Perpetual Treaty of Peace (Arabic and English versions), the arrangement between the Trucial States and Britain inherited by Zayed the Great, May 1853 |
National Centre for Documentation and Research, Abu Dhabi |
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Sheikh Zayed Life & Times
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Sheikh Zayed thanked by his fellow rulers beneath the first flag of the United Arab Emirates, 1971 |
Ramesh Shukla |
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Falconry & Conservation |
Detail of 500 dirhams banknote, UAE, 1983 |
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Falconry & Conservation |
Portrait of a court falconer, Iran, C.977 AH/c.AD 1570 |
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Falconry & Conservation |
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan tending his falcons |
Mohammed Badr, Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Falconry & Conservation |
Falconers celebrate the close of the hunting season before returning home |
Mohammed Badr, Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Falconry & Conservation |
It is the falconer's duty to inspect the falcon's jesses to ensure the falcon's well-being |
Mohammed Badr, Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Falconry & Conservation |
The hood is one of the most important pieces of training equipment. If the falcon is frightened, the trainer places the hood on its eyes until it calms down |
Mohammed Badr, Ministry of Information and Culture |
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Land & Water |
Gypsum wall panel depicting a woman leading a group of four camels, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud, Iraq, 728 BC |
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Land & Water |
Transport containers at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai |
Stephanie Kuykendal/Corbis |
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Land & Water |
Gulf Pearl Parure by Harry Winston, necklace with pearls and diamonds, USA, 20th century |
Christie's Images/Corbis |
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Land & Water |
Fresh dates in a palm basket |
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Land & Water |
Dried up wadi at Jebel Hafit mountain, near the Al Ain oasis |
Werner Forman Archive |
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Land & Water |
Sandy beach in Fujairah |
Werner Forman Archive |
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People & Heritage |
Camel race, Abu Dhabi |
Tim Graham / Corbis |
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People & Heritage |
Storage jars, Ras al-Khaimah |
Ras al-Khaimah National Museum |
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People & Heritage |
Pearl-grading sieves, Umm al-Quwain |
Umm al-Qawain Museum |
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People & Heritage |
Harvesting dates |
Arabian Album |
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People & Heritage |
Boat builder, Dubai, 1970 |
Arabian Album |
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People & Heritage |
A traveller in the interior, 1963 |
Arabian Album |
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People & Heritage |
Cutting palm fronds for a barasti hut, Siji, on the way to Masafi, 1963 |
Arabian Album |
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History & Society |
Camel of lead-glazed earthenware, Tang dynasty, China, 618-906 |
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History & Society |
Relief of Assyrian soldiers, Iraq, 640 BC |
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History & Society |
Entrance to the Jahali Fort in Al Ain |
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History & Society |
Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa (ruled 1855-1909): Zayed the Great |
National Centre for Documentation and Research, Abu Dhabi |
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History & Society |
Fine red ware pottery vessel, Umm al-Nar,2700-2300BC |
Werner Forman Archive |
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Science & Learning |
Holy Qur'an folio, Spain or North Africa, 2nd-4th century AH / 8th-10th century AD, Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi |
Zayed National Museum |
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Science & Learning |
'About Paradise' by Khaled al-Saai, Sharjah, 1427 AH / AD 2006 |
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Science & Learning |
Qibla pointer and sundial, Ottoman Empire, 989-991 AH / AD 1582-3 |
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Science & Learning |
Children studying at a Holy Qur'anic school, 1995 |
Kazuyoshi Nomachi/Corbis |
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Science & Learning |
Manuscript illustrating the use of herbs, 989 AH / AD 1582 |
The Art Archive/Corbis |
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Science & Learning |
The Sheikh Zayed Mosque clock, giving prayer times alongside standard time |
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Science & Learning |
A model of United Arab Emirates University is presented to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
National Centre for Documentation and Research, Abu Dhabi |
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Faith & Islam |
Holy Qur'an leaf, Iraq or Iran, 5th century AH / 11th century AD, Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi |
Zayed National Museum |
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Faith & Islam |
Evening prayer at the Mosque of the Prophet. During the annual Hajj, nearly two million pilgrims visit Medina |
Kazuyoshi Nomachi/Corbis |
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Faith & Islam |
Boys recite the Holy Qur'an |
ANWAR MIRZA/Reuters/Corbis |
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Faith & Islam |
Sheikh Zayed circumnabulating the Holy Kaaba in Mecca, 1979 |
National Centre for Documentation and Research, Abu Dhabi |
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Faith & Islam |
Leather -bound Holy Qur'an, Al Ain Museum |
Werner Forman Archive / Al Ain Museum |
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Press |
The Hur falcon has great stamina and patience and excels in chasing and maoeuvring over long distances |
Mohammed Badr, Ministry of Information and Culture |