Stunning gypsum artifact reveals ancient faith, cultural exchange, and peaceful coexistence on Sir Bani Yas Island.

A newly uncovered Christian cross on Sir Bani Yas Island sheds light on the UAE’s early Christian presence and enduring ...

A team of archeologists has made an exciting new discovery at the site of an ancient monastery on Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu ...

Excavations began on Sir Bani Yas Island in 1992 and the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey (ADIAS) has uncovered a ...

The 1,400-year-old plaque, found among the ruins of a church in Abu Dhabi, shows a depiction of a cross with a stepped ...

“Sir Bani Yas offers an amazing natural landscape of wadis (valleys) and salt stones and beaches,” said Mark Eletr, director of four resorts on the island run by Thai group Anantara.

DCT Abu Dhabi announces the discovery of an ancient Christian cross on Sir Bani Yas Island, underscoring the UAE’s heritage of coexistence and tolerance ...

As for the oryx, “now we have around 500 on Sir Bani Yas,” Bottomer explains. The herd has become healthy enough that animals bred on the island are released into the desert wilds of the mainland.

The Sir Bani Yas Visitor Centre is open to the public from 10 am to 6 pm Saturdays to Thursdays, and from 2 pm to 6 pm on Fridays. Entrance to the centre is free of charge.

Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has revealed its latest archaeological excavation: a newly discovered cross moulded on ...