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Suwaidi Pearl Farm

Traditional wooden Arabian dhow moored on a calm sheltered creek inlet in Ras Al Khaimah, with green mangroves lining the banks and a network of dark floating buoys and ropes marking the cultured pearl beds in the middle distance, soft early-morning warm light reflecting on mirror-flat water
Suwaidi Pearls is the UAE's first commercial pearl farm, founded in 2004 by Abdulla Al Suwaidi to revive the country's lost pearling trade. Tours run on traditional wooden dhows from the historic village of Al Rams in Ras Al Khaimah.
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National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah

Restored 18th-century mud-brick Al Qawasim Fort housing the National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah at golden hour: tan and beige weathered traditional walls with crenellated battlements, a single round watchtower, a carved wooden door, and low desert scrub framing the foreground
The National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah occupies the 18th-century Al Qawasim Fort in RAK's old town — a former ruling-family residence converted into a museum in 1987. Its galleries cover 7,000 years of regional history, with strengths in Bronze Age archaeology, the pearling economy, and Qawasim maritime power.
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Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi

Aerial view of Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi: vibrant blue and turquoise lazy-river channels and pools wind between curving fibreglass slide structures themed in pearl-diving aesthetics, with a central wave pool and palms throughout
Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi is a 15-hectare outdoor waterpark on Yas Island, themed around the UAE's pearl-diving heritage and home to 40-plus slides and rides. Headline attractions include the Liwa Loop water-coaster, the six-person Dawwama tornado tube, and the partly-dry Bandit Bomber roller coaster that fires water cannons at riders below.
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