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Monument · Abu Dhabi, Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Wahat Al Karama

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Wahat Al Karama is a memorial in Abu Dhabi to the UAE's fallen, opposite the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.

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Wahat Al Karama, 'Oasis of Dignity', is a memorial in Abu Dhabi opposite the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque that honours Emiratis who gave their lives in service of their country; Visit Abu Dhabi says it commemorates soldiers, police, diplomats and civilians since 1971 and was inaugurated on Commemoration Day in 2016. Its centrepiece, by the British artist Idris Khan, is a group of 31 leaning tablets clad in aluminium, and beyond the Memorial Plaza the Pavilion of Honour carries the names of the fallen on panels cast from metal reclaimed from the UAE Armed Forces' vehicles. Visit Abu Dhabi lists a visitor centre and tour booking at the site. This record is the memorial, not the mosque opposite and not the Founder's Memorial. The memorial's own website did not answer this session, so visiting rules are not given here.

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Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates; the UAE government portal names the city of Abu Dhabi as one of the emirate's three main regions, with Al Ain in the east and Al Dhafrah in the west, and as home to most ministries and foreign embassies. XTOUR maps places inside the city such as the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Qasr Al Hosn and the Saadiyat Island museums, and treats Al Ain and Al Wathba Wetland Reserve as outside it.

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