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UAE Flora

UAE Flora UAE Flora is a "fully referenced, extensively validated, evolving, virtual data base which has been designed and developed to introduce native plants form the biodiversity of UAE to the Global scientific communities, with the help and support of UAE plants’ expert from all the emirates.This data base will be accessible to experts, researchers, and public to support the UAE flora conservation and reintroduction efforts. For this purpose, over 1000 native plants have been identified from more than 200 published articles and books from national and international author. Each entry in UAE Flora contains over 100 data fields representing various ecological, biological, and pharmacological properties, which have been properly documented in the database for end users. These pieces of information have been manually extracted from the literatures.

The prime aim of this database is to share knowledge, conservation, ecosystem protection, possibility to select the plants by benefits and it will serve the purpose of a plant data repository which is the first-of-its-kind in United Arab Emirates. UAE Flora is an initiative of Fujairah Environment Authority (FEA) and Fujairah Research Centre (FRC). The Fujairah research Centre plays a central role in the Emirate of Fujairah's vision and alignment to the UAE innovation strategy 2071. The Centre is focused on applied research and technology innovation for desert and tropical areas and encompasses environmental, genetic, marine, and wildlife research. FRC’s mission is to be recognized as an innovative and socially driven world-class Research Centre striving to support the economic transformation in Fujairah, UAE, and other tropical and desert regions worldwide."

Maktaba: Abu Dhabi Libraries

Maktaba: Abu Dhabi Libraries "MAKTABA brings together the public libraries of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi. Its libraries welcome readers and people seeking knowledge, with collections, library services, educational activities and cultural programmes."

Note: Abu Dhabi offers library access, free of charge, to anyone with an Emirates ID. Membership allows borrowing of physical books, as well as access to digital services like eBooks and audioBooks.

How to Sign-up for a library card (as of 2026)

  1. Click "Login/Register" at the top of the Maktaba homepage. A login box will appear.
  2. Click "Log in with SSO" (yes, I know this is counter-intuitive). You'll be directed to a new page to login.
  3. Don't enter any login details. Click "Register Now". You'll be directed to a new page to complete your registration.
  4. Complete the form. Click "Submit"
  5. You'll immediately receive a digital card.
  6. You can add borrowing privileges by "Upgrading" your membership. This is free; you just need to agree to Terms and Conditions of borrowing.

(If you live in Dubai, visit Dubai Culture to apply for a new library card or renew your existing library card. Cards are valid for 5 years.)

UAE Union Atlas

UAE Union Atlas The UAE Union Atlas "reflects the country's success story during the past fifty years, and future prospects and strategic initiatives to continue and enhance the success during the next fifty years

Interactive maps, indicators, geographical statistics, satellite images and visuals media have been utilized to show case of the country's achievements in time series over the past fifty years, in the fields of Health, Education, Infrastructure, Economy, Energy And Water, Culture and Heritage, Population, Women's empowerment, Youth empowerment, Environment, Future Horizon, Regional and international context and Geospatial Information. The design adopted to be interactive and interconnected in order to form a storylines that enable the user to identify the extent of development in the target areas.

The development of Union Atlas comes within the framework of the center’s responsibilities and competencies as it is the official reference at the federal level regarding the geographic information, its collection and provision of related services, and within its efforts to achieve its strategic objectives aimed for building and developing the spatial data infrastructure system at the level of the UAE, which would support the achievement of the various objectives of the strategy national decision-making process."

Abu Dhabi Urban Treasures

Abu Dhabi Urban Treasures The Urban Treasures are longstanding establishments selected by the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism that have played a valuable role in shaping the vibrant urban culture of Abu Dhabi and contributing to the city’s economy. There is also an independently-maintained map version of this list. PDFs of the announcements for 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022 can be downloaded directly.

Before Abu Dhabi became the busy metropolitan city it is today, it fostered a community of homegrown, family-owned businesses such as cafés, restaurants, bakeries, sweet shops, textile stores, that were engrained into the social and cultural fabric of the city.

In recognition of their contribution in the last 20 years, Abu Dhabi is honouring these establishments as Urban Treasures, which continue to serve the current and future generations of our modern city.

These longstanding establishments have played a valuable role in shaping the vibrant urban culture of Abu Dhabi and contributing to the city’s economy. Today, these hidden gems are considered historically significant in the collective memory of the local community.

MyLand Map: Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport

MyLand MyLand is a map of the UAE with many GIS layers available. It is also an excellent source of road names and planned land use in the UAE. There is also a "Map Service" version of MyLand with relatively up-to-the-minute nadir imagery; though, you can also access this imagery from the main link, too, and it tends to be from Google or ESRI.

Michelin Guide UAE

Michelin Guide UAE The Michelin Guide UAE map visualizes the restaurants of the UAE that have been recognized by the Michelin Guide with the distinctions of "Bib Gourmand", "1 Star" and "2 Star". The Michelin guide first began reviewing restaurants in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in 2022.

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