A remarkable archaeological discovery on Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi is transforming historians’ understanding of how ...

The discovery of a Christian cross proves that eighth-century houses found in the United Arab Emirates were part of a ...

Archaeologists on Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, have unearthed a well-preserved 1,400-year-old Christian cross.

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) announced that archaeologists unearthed a rare ...

A remarkably preserved Christian cross from a 7th-century monastery has been uncovered on Sir Bani Yas Island in the UAE, ...

Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has revealed its latest archaeological excavation: a newly discovered cross moulded on ...

The 1,400-year-old plaque, found among the ruins of a church in Abu Dhabi, shows a depiction of a cross with a stepped ...

Excavations began on Sir Bani Yas Island in 1992 and the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey (ADIAS) has uncovered a ...

The Sir Bani Yas Visitor Centre is open to the public from 10 am to 6 pm Saturdays to Thursdays, and from 2 pm to 6 pm on Fridays. Entrance to the centre is free of charge.

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As for the oryx, “now we have around 500 on Sir Bani Yas,” Bottomer explains. The herd has become healthy enough that animals bred on the island are released into the desert wilds of the mainland.

Sir Bani Yas Island is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member on the International Space Station. Sir Bani Yas Island is located in the Persian […] ...