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Wahat Al Karama
Wahat Al Karama ( ar, واحة الكرامة), which is also known by its English translation Oasis of Dignity, is a war memorial and monument in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates located across Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque to commemorate all Emiratis who are killed in the line of duty. The memorial was unveiled on the United Arab Emirates Commemoration Day on 30 November 2016. The memorial is composed of three structures: the leaning pillars, the pavilion of honor, and the memorial plaza. The names of all Emirati soldiers who are killed in duty are inscribed in the pavilion of honor. British artist Idris Khan was commissioned to deliver this artwork as the centerpiece of the new United Arab Emirates Memorial Park in Abu Dhabi. History The memorial is the first war memorial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and documents the names of all the fallen Emiratis who were killed in the line of duty. The first name is of a 20-year-old policeman, Salem Suhail bin Khamis, who declined ...
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Idris Khan
Idris Khan OBE (born 1978) is a British artist based in London.Biography
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Khan's work draws from a diverse range of cultural sources including literature, history, art, music and religion to create densely layered imagery that is both abstract and figurative and addresses narratives of history, cumulative experience and the metaphysical collapse of time into single moments.


Early life and education

Khan is a Muslim by origin. His father is from . His mother converted to Islam after meeting his father. Khan graduated in

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Federal Supreme Council
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List Of Martyrs' Monuments And Memorials
This is a list of martyrs' monuments and memorials sorted by country: Algeria *Maqam Echahid, Algiers Azerbaijan * Baku Turkish Martyrs' Memorial Bangladesh *Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, Dhaka * Shaheed Minar, Dhaka *Martyred Intellectuals Memorial, Dhaka *Swadhinata Stambha, Dhaka China *Yuhuatai Memorial Park of Revolutionary Martyrs Egypt * Port Said Martyrs Memorial Ethiopia * Martyrs Memorial Monument, Bahir Dar *Martyrs Memorial Monument, Mek'ele * "Red Terror" Martyrs' Memorial Museum, Addis Ababa France *Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation Germany * Radiation Martyrs' Memorial, Hamburg India * Martyrs' Memorial Patna *Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial * Telangana Martyrs Memorial *INA Martyr's Memorial *Azad Maidan * Bhasha Smritistambha *Hutatma Chowk *Namantar Shahid Smarak *Shaheed Minar, Kolkata Iraq *Al-Shaheed Monument, Baghdad Japan *Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument, Nagasaki Jordan *The Martyrs' Memorial and Museum Lebanon *Martyrs’ Mon ...
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Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( ar, مُحَمّد بِن زَايد آل نَهيَان, Moḥamed bin Zāyed Āl Nahyān; born 11 March 1961), colloquially known by his initials as MBZ, is the third president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi. Mohamed is the third son of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who was the first president of the UAE and the ruler of Abu Dhabi. Zayed died in November 2004 and was succeeded in his posts by his eldest son, Mohamed's half-brother Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed. When Khalifa suffered a stroke in January 2014, Mohamed became the ''de facto'' ruler of Abu Dhabi, controlling almost every aspect of UAE policymaking. He was entrusted with most day-to-day decision-making of the emirate of Abu Dhabi as the crown prince of Abu Dhabi. Academics have characterized Mohamed as the strongman leader of an authoritarian regime. In 2019, ''The New York Times'' named him as the most powerful Arab ruler and one of the most powerful me ...
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Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai. He is the third son of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, former vice president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Mohammed succeeded his brother Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Maktoum as vice president and ruler following the latter's death in 2006. A billionaire, Mohammed generates most of his income from real estate and is described as "one of the world's most prominent real estate developers". Land which is owned by him is managed as an asset of the state. There is a blurred line between the assets of the government of Dubai and those of the ruling Al Maktoum family. He oversaw the growth of Dubai into a global city, as well as the launch of a number of government-owned enterprises including Emira ...
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Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar,  خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving from November 2004 until his death in May 2022. Khalifa was the eldest son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the United Arab Emirates. As crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Khalifa carried out some aspects of the presidency in a ''de facto'' capacity from the late 1990s when his father experienced health problems. He succeeded his father as the ruler of Abu Dhabi on 2 November 2004, and the Federal Supreme Council elected him as president of the UAE the following day. As ruler of Abu Dhabi, he attracted cultural and academic centres to Abu Dhabi, helping establish the Louvre Abu Dhabi, New York University Abu Dhabi and Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. He also established Etihad Airways. During Khalifa's presidency, the United Ar ...
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Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان, Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati politician, statesman, and philanthropist who served as the first president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 1971 until his death in 2004. He is credited as the founding father and the principal driving force behind the formation of the UAE, uniting seven emirates. He was also the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1966 until his death. Zayed replaced his older brother Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan as the ruler of Abu Dhabi on 6 August 1966 after Shakhbut was deposed through a bloodless coup by members of the ruling family with British support. Family and early life Zayed was the youngest of four sons of Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan. His father was the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 until his death in 1926. Zayed was the youngest of his four brothers. His eldest brother, Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sul ...
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Paid Tributes To Brave Soldiers Of UAE Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice In The Service Of UAE At Wahat Al Karama “Oasis Of Dignity”, In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates On February 11, 2018 (1)
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archai ...
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Cabinet Of The United Arab Emirates
The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates, or Council of Ministers ( ar, مجلس الوزراء), is the chief executive body of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) federal government. The Cabinet consists of federal government ministers, and is led by the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates. Although not stated in the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates, the position of Prime Minister is nominally held by the Ruler of Dubai. The Cabinet reports to the President of the United Arab Emirates and the Federal Supreme Council. History The first cabinet was formed following the union of UAE as a federation in 1971. The last reshuffle was on 20 October 2017 which was the first reshuffle since 2013. The heads of four ministries were changed in the reshuffle: Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Energy and two state ministries. Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed Al Owais, acting health minister and minister of culture, youth and community development, became health minister in the same ...
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Seizure Of Abu Musa And The Greater And Lesser Tunbs
The seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by the Imperial Iranian Navy took place on 30 November 1971, shortly after the withdrawal of British forces from the islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, all located in the Strait of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The Imperial State of Iran had claimed sovereignty over both sets of islands, while the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah claimed the Greater and Lesser Tunbs and the Emirate of Sharjah claimed Abu Musa. Following the seizure of the islands by Iran, both the emirates of Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah acceded to the newly formed United Arab Emirates, doing so on 2 December 1971 and 10 February 1972, respectively, causing the United Arab Emirates to inherit the territorial dispute with Iran over the islands. , the islands remain disputed between the United Arab Emirates and the Islamic Republic of Iran. On the ground, Iran has maintained its control over the islands since their seizu ...
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War Memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war. Symbolism Historical usage It has been suggested that the world's earliest known war memorial is the White Monument at Tell Banat, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, which dates from the 3rd millennium BC and appears to have involved the systematic burial of fighters from a state army. The Nizari Ismailis of the Alamut period (the Assassins) had made a secret roll of honor in Alamut Castle containing the names of the assassins and their victims during their uprising. The oldest war memorial in the United Kingdom is Oxford University's All Souls College. It was founded in 1438 with the provision that its fellows should pray for those killed in the long wars with France. War memorials for the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) were the first in Europe to have rank-and-file soldier ...
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Greater Tunb
(Tonb-e Bozorg or Tonb-e Kuchak) ar, طنب الكبرى وطنب الصغرى (Tunb el-Kubra and Tunb el-Sughra) , location = Persian Gulf , coordinates = Greater: Lesser: , archipelago = , total_islands = 2 , major_islands = , area_km2 = 10.3, area_footnotes=(Greater) (Lesser) , length = , width = , coastline = , highest_mount = , elevation = , country_claim = United Arab Emirates , country_claim_divisions_title = Emirate , country_claim_divisions = Ras al-Khaimah , country = Iran , country_admin_divisions_title = Province , country_admin_divisions = Hormozgan Province , population = around 300 , population_as_of = , density = , ethnic_groups = , additional_info = Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb ( fa, تنب بزرگ و تنب کوچک , ''Tonb-e Bozorg'' and ''Tonb-e Kuchak'', ar, طنب ال ...
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