The Miniature Oasis is a small-scale reconstruction showing the elements, water distribution and architecture of the Al Ain Oasis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi’s garden city about one and a half hours away from the capital. In this compact example, small depressions in the ground represent cultivated gardens. 

Featuring scale models of the existing historic buildings and the falaj (ancient traditional irrigation) network that carries water to the gardens, this rep

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