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Seer Baniyas
Trip |
By Ali Sharyan |
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Seer Baniyas is an island 250 kilometers away
to the west of Abu Dhabi’s and is about 230 square KMS in size. In
1970 work to make Seer Baniyas a habitat began, under the auspices
of H.H. Sheikh Zayed. The island contains over 3 million forest
trees like Seder and Arak, over 200,000 fruit trees, and 20 hectares
of vegetables. In addition, there are various kinds of animals like
Arabian Oryx and Giraffe, and over 80 species of birds like Ostrich
and Peacock.
Arabian Oryx - one of many
species of animals found on the island |
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the trip
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| AAMC, under the supervision of Dr. Abdulaziz
Ayoub, arranged a trip to Seer Banyans, which took place on Nov 2,
2002. Twenty-one students and faculty participated in this trip. A
bus and a boat were used for transportation from the college to the
island and vice versa. After arriving into the island at noon,
students and faculty were taken to the rest house. After lunch and
resting the group went on a tour around part of the island for
almost 2 hours. In the evening they had a barbecue, and they were
entertained by singing accompanied with music performed by some
students. On Sunday’s morning, the group took another tour around
the other part of the island, which lasted for about 2 hours.
Finally, the participants left the island at 3 pm. |
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| Thus, this trip was a new and enriching
experience to most of the students and faculty. Moreover, Seer
Baniyas habitat is great advantage for UAE. Not only does it
attract tourists, but also, it heightens UAE’s reputation of
being a country that takes good care of its environment. |
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