Are you a person who would love to dig up history? Well, this new spot won’t actually let you dig. But you can surely analyse fossils. Calling all the adventure lovers to explore UAE. Al Wathba is a spectacular 120,000-year-old fossil dune site in Abu Dhabi. It’s now labelled as a protected site. The public can now enjoy this extraordinary natural wonder.
The Gate Opens On Feb 5th 2022
It will open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day of the week. The site will stay open until 11 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, as well as on statutory holidays. Guess What The Cost To Enter Is? FREE. Yes, that’s true. You can take a walk through the emirate’s heritage site for free.
What To Expect From This Emirate Heritage Site?
More than 1,700 fossil dunes spanning seven square kilometres make up the huge beauty area. The gorgeous dunes are 45 kilometres east of the Abu Dhabi metropolis. The new designation will convert the dunes into a significant eco-tourism destination. This will be additional to conserving an important element of the emirate’s legacy.
It has an amphitheatre that comprises 200 people. It will host music and light events for visitors. Food and beverage vendors will park in the neighbourhood. The nature reserve might get consideration for inclusion on Unesco’s Global List of Geoparks. The fossil deposits are thought to date from the Ice Ages. They began 2.4 million years ago and persisted till 11,500 years ago.
What A Fossil Dune Exactly Is?
A fossil dune is firstly a composition of breakouts of loosely cemented, cross-bedded dune sands. Secondly, this formation occurred during the glacial epoch by layers of calcium carbonate and other salts from groundwater. Basically, wind and sediment supply are responsible for the creation of fossil dunes.