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Khaleej Times
10-03-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
UAE: New adventure park with zipline, hiking, biking trails to open soon in Sharjah
The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) is developing various hospitality projects and attractions, including an exciting new adventure park in Khorfakkan. The park will have a zipline, adrenaline-pumping swings as well as hiking trails, its chief executive said. 'We are developing Al Jabel Adventures in Khorfakkan, which has become a popular destination for hiking and scuba diving etc. We'll have zip line, swings Stobel gun rides, hiking and biking trails. It's an exciting project that we hope to deliver towards the end of this year,' Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer, CEO of Shurooq, told K haleej Times in an interview. Shurooq's portfolio spans various sectors, including hospitality, tourism, art, culture, and real estate. The authority has already developed several popular projects in Sharjah, such as Moon Retreat, Al Badayer Retreat, Najad Al Meqsar, Al Majaz Waterfront, Al Qasba, Mleiha National Park, and Al Noor Island among others. Currently, Shurooq operates five hotels within its portfolio, with plans to expand further.'We're currently focusing on hospitality. Between the end of this year and next, we have three more hotels opening as we continue to grow our hospitality portfolio, focusing on niche developments. We are not looking at the number of rooms, but the quality and the experience that we offer,' Al Qaseer said on the sidelines of Sharjah Ramadan Majlis 2025 held in Mleiha. 'We have one hotel that will be connected to the Sharjah Safari – the largest safari in the world outside Africa. We're putting a 35-key hotel, another 45-key hotel in Khorfakkan on the mountain… Shurooq is not in the business of selling rooms, we are in the business of selling experiences," Al Qaseer added. Al Qaseer also highlighted Shurooq's efforts to transform Mleiha into a prominent tourist and cultural destination. With its rich history and archaeology dating back 200,000 years. 'Mleiha National Park consists of around 34 square kilometres with history talking about the Neolithic, Paleolithic Age, Iron Age and all the way to the pre-Islamic Age, with the museum being the heart of the Park where visitors can see all the archaeological findings. Then we have sunset lounges and other activities,' the Shurooq chief said at the Majlis." He also highlighted that Mleiha is fast emerging as a tourist and F&B destination. As more people visit the site, more cafes, shops, and restaurants pop up around Mleiha, engaging the local communities.
Korea Herald
16-02-2025
- General
- Korea Herald
National Museum of Korea's Goguryeo room now bigger and better
Museum unveils richer Goguryeo offering following two-year renovation of Prehistory and Ancient History Hall The National Museum of Korea has reopened its larger space dedicated to the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD), as the state-run institution looks to capture Korean history in seamless continuity. 'Artifacts we recovered from China and from around the Han River were central to the latest revamp,' said Yoon Sang-deok, head of archaeology and history, who led the two-year renovation of the Prehistory and Ancient History Hall on the first floor of the museum. 'There isn't a more dedicated Goguryeo space than ours in the country,' Yoon said Friday ahead of opening the hall to the public the next day. The Goguryeo room, now almost twice its previous size, had long disappointed Korean historians and their community because it lacked a diversity of artifacts and a matching narrative that explains Korean heritage from ancient to modern times. Those voices stepped up calls for expanding the museum space dedicated to Goguryeo as China increasingly claims Goguryeo as its own. Over 1,800 objects are now on view in the Goguryeo room, almost twice the previous volume, according to Ryu Jeong-han, the curator involved in the overhaul. 'What we've tried to emphasize through the expansion are tomb mural replicas,' Ryu said of the added spaces for some 130 murals. The murals, which offer a glimpse into what Goguryeo people thought about the afterlife, are mostly from between the third and the seventh centuries, according to Ryu. An armor plate excavated near the Imjin River, which starts in North Korea before crossing the Demilitarized Zone and joining the Han River downstream, is on exhibit for the first time since its discovery in 2011, said Kim Tae-yeong, an associate curator who took part in the renovation. The artifact is clear evidence of how Goguryeo was a frequent warring kingdom, Kim said. Kim Jae-hong, the NMK director general, said the latest addition of artifacts is owed to the museum's research on Goguryeo over the last 25 years. 'We've put together a pool of artifacts found in eastern China, North Korea and South Korea,' Kim said. The latest media technologies render exhibitions lively and more easily accessible as well. The space dedicated to the Paleolithic Age to the Bronze Age is interspersed with multimedia displays showing how earthenware was made across the Korean Peninsula. For example, one video explains how stones were shaped to be used as tools. 'We've tried to rearrange spaces so that visitors can relate to what they observe,' Director General Kim noted. 'We had long lacked a historical continuity that connects the whole history. We now have one.'
