Sunday, December 25, 2022 – 8:37 PM
ABU DHABI, 25 December / WAM / The Archives and the National Library concluded its cultural season 2022 with the symposium “Abu Dhabi’s Durat al-Madaen between the past and the present”, which confirmed that sustainable development is a trust borne by the leaders of the Emirates; And it moved from the best predecessor to the best successor.
The symposium shed light on the capital of the United Arab Emirates and the transformations and developments it has witnessed since 1962 AD, and after the first structural plan was drawn up for it, and the development it witnessed under its great leaders in terms of the development in which the face of the earth changed from a dark yellow to a bright green, in which it enjoyed progress and prosperity. Until it became one of the model cities in the world.
The symposium, which was held in the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Hall for Virtual Reality at the archives and the National Library, was attended by Eng. The fort, the old market, the municipality building, and others, such as the mosque and the church, confirm the tolerance that prevailed in Abu Dhabi since ancient times, indicating that simplicity, kindness, and compassion are the most prominent features of Abu Dhabi, past and present.
The symposium confirmed that the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, was the chief planner of the capital of the Union. he was farsighted; As he rushed in a race against time to change the features of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, where he “may God have mercy on him” had leadership qualities that made him work hard to achieve the great aspirations of his people, so in 1964 he expressed his desire and ambition for the establishment of the federation .. Under the leadership of the late Sheikh Zayed, Abu Dhabi began to be full of residences and towers And tall buildings, in which ports, airports, markets, commercial centers, mosques, schools, universities, hospitals and health centers were established.
The lecturer spoke about six stages of the development of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the stage before the discovery of oil, the introductory stage, and the establishment stage that began in 1966 when the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, “may God rest his soul in peace,” took over the rule of the emirate, the planning stage under full government supervision, and the expansion stage Urban planning horizontally and vertically, and the comprehensive urban planning phase 2007-2030, when the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council was established.
Mustafa Badr Al-Din / Reem Al-Hajry