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■ RAS AL KHOR:
Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary is a wetland reserve in Dubai, renowned for attracting large numbers of migratory birds. It is also home to a large population of crustaceans, small mammals, and fish. Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary represents an enclave of relative wilderness amidst traffic and sprawling urban infrastructure. Located just as the name in Arabic suggests, at the Cape of the Creek, it is among the few urban protected areas of the world.

The Dubai Municipality has taken great efforts to protect and preserve the biodiversity of this delicate ecosystem. The wetland has been fenced off from the public and three birding hides have been built. The bird hides are a first step towards the development of more elaborate visitor education facilities in the protected area.

Opportunities for experiencing a natural environment in this rapidly building-up emirate are so limited that the opening of Ras Al Khor to visitors is a boon to present and potential nature lovers. There are three birding hides located on the perimeter of the sanctuary open to the public. Entrance is free and operates from 7:30am-5:30pm in the Winter and 6:00 am to 6:00 pm in the Summer.

Ras Al Khor is also home to about 470 species of fauna and 47 kinds of flora. Greater flamingoes (Phoenicopterus roseus), are one of the main attractions for the preserve. Some of the regular visitors to the sanctuary are: Asian pied myna, Black-winged stilt, Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Caspian tern, Citrine wagtail, greenshank, hoopoe, kingfisher, sandpiper, snipe, Cormorant, Curlew, Dunlin, Eurasian marsh harrier, Great black backed gull, Great egret, Greater flamingo, Grey francolin, Grey heron, Grey plover, Indian peafowl, Indian roller, Indian silverbill, Isabelline shrike, Little bittern, Little green bee-eater, Malabar lark, Mallard, Osprey, Pied avocet, Purple sunbird, Red-vented bulbul, Red-wattled lapwing, Ringed plover, Ruddy turnstone, Sanderling, Snowy plover, Spotted eagle, Terek sandpiper, Western heron, White wagtail, White-eared bulbul & Yellow billed stork.

■ DUBAI CANAL:
Dubai Canal is an artificial water canal unveiled on 2 October 2013 and inaugurated on 9 November 2016. The canal side-walk comprises one shopping centre, four hotels, 450 restaurants, luxury housing, walkways and cycle paths. It is a 3.2 km (2.0 mi) long project starting from Business Bay into the Persian Gulf through Safa Park and Jumeirah. The width ranges from 80 m (260 ft) to 120 m (390 ft). It is 6 m (20 ft) feet deep and be crossed by 8 m (26 ft) high bridges. It creates new public places and facilities with a total area of 80,000 m2 (860,000 sq ft) with private marinas for boats and a trade centre at the entrance of the canal. The development was designed by AE7 Architects and Planners.

Built by BESIX Group subsidiary Six Construct, the canal is crossed by 3 pedestrian/bicycle bridges, including the Dubai Water Canal Bridge, which is more known as the Twisted Bridge and the Bridge of Tolerance, so named by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai on November 15, 2017. Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) built bridges over the canal for Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Wasl Road and Jumeirah Road. The Sheikh Zayed road bridge has eight lanes in each direction and three lanes in each direction on Al Wasl Road and Jumeirah Road. The crossings are 8.5 meters above the water to allow boats to pass underneath.

The project also includes three pedestrian crossings in addition to footpaths on all three new bridges and four marina stations for public transport. As of July 2014, the earthworks for the project near Sheikh Zayed Road had commenced. It was unveiled on 2 October 2013 and inaugurated on 9 November 2016. The canal and its bridges were built between 2014 and 2016 by BESIX subsidiary Six Construct. One of the first projects launched on Dubai Water Canal is Marasi Business Bay, which broke ground in June 2017.

■ MORE TOURIST DESTINATION VIDEOS:
1, Dubai Miracle Garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLfR8irVVoc&t=2s
2. Dubai Canal Waterfall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7-zXNr9of0
3. Dubai Fountain Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=494qp298Y64&t=2009s
4. Dubai Marina Promenade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0CwveEuXYo&t=1s
5. Dubai West Palm Beach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMDD04NIBUI
6. Dubai Bluewaters Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQA-c6_HrpU&t=1s

■ REFERENCE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_Canal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Al_Khor

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