Al Ain National Museum
The oldest museum in the UAE, founded in 1969. It covers the archaeology, history and traditional life of the Al Ain region, and holds finds from the area's ancient tombs and settlements.
- Where
- Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 24.2160, 55.7739
Get the Al Ain National Museum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Al Ain National Museum. 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 Al Ain National Museum
Al Ain Oasis 1.2 km
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.
Al Ain Palace Museum 1.3 km
The former home of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, at the edge of the Al Ain Oasis. Its sand-coloured courtyards and rooms have been kept as a museum of how the family lived before the UAE was founded.
Al Jahili Fort 2.2 km
A mud-brick fort built in 1891 in an Al Ain oasis to protect the date farmers, with a round, tiered corner tower. It later housed the Trucial Oman Scouts, and now holds an exhibition on the explorer Wilfred Thesiger.
Sheikh Khalifa Grand Mosque 2.9 km
The largest mosque in Al Ain and one of the largest in the country, open to the public since April 2021. It is named after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE from 2004 until 2022.
Qasr Al Muwaiji 4.9 km
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.
Al Ain Zoo 5.7 km
A 400-hectare wildlife park in the foothills of Jebel Hafeet, given over mostly to grazing animals such as Arabian oryx, eland, gazelle and lechwe. It also keeps rare white lions and Nubian giraffes, among 68 species of mammals, 88 of birds and 35 of reptiles.
Qattara Oasis 5.9 km
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.
Hili Archaeological Park 9.0 km
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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Questions
Where is Al Ain National Museum?
Al Ain National Museum is in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Al Ain Oasis (1.2 km), Al Ain Palace Museum (1.3 km), Al Jahili Fort (2.2 km).
How do I get the Al Ain National Museum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Al Ain National Museum 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 Al Ain National Museum 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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