Monday 21 November 2022 – 6.00pm
DUBAI, November 21st, WAM/ The Heritage Village of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center for the Revival of Heritage, which is located in Global Village in Dubai, was launched with revamped content in this year’s edition, with creative touches in its harmonious architecture design, which is fully inspired by the authentic Emirati environment.
The village leaders wanted to take into account the smallest details during its construction, so that it embraced the coastal, desert and mountainous environments, and included the original and primary contents of these environments, such as houses such as “The Crane, the Home of the Poetry and the House of Suffah” with an illustrious presence of artisans practicing all traditional crafts and professions in the UAE.
The village attracts hundreds of visitors and residents of different nationalities every day, embodying a living example that reframes the reality of the Emirati social fabric of customs and traditions rooted in history that revive many authentic Emirati professions and crafts.
The Heritage Village is regarded as one of the most important heritage and tourist attractions and an important destination, and carries with it a cultural heritage project which makes it a platform to promote national identity and heritage culture and highlight the face of UAE heritage.
Anoud Al-Balushi, head of the festivals department at the Centre, said that anyone who sets foot in this authentic historical building will be gazing at the pillars and details that form a mirror of the community life of parents and grandparents. in front of the “Casa della Poesia” Bedouin dwelling made of sheep’s wool.
He added that the painting is completed in the “Suffah House”, so called in relation to the way it was built, represented by a row of stones to overcome the summer heat, a mixture of land, sea and mountain journeys, which they made one of the most beautiful paintings which gives visitors an opportunity to learn about Emirati civilization through Hamdan bin Mohammed center historical village to revive heritage where many vocabulary is related to heritage and identity through “Bhans” or Mubarak , and sells Emirati products such as coffee, as well as “Al-Barza”, the main place for selling children’s sweets and many more.
Al-Balushi felt that the journey around the historic village does not stop at the mere details of life that simulate the journey of ancestors, but rather takes visitors on a journey through times and eras to inform them of the culture and heritage of the Emirates United Arab Emirates, to move them from outer space to broad horizons of the ancient history of this great country that has provided an outstanding example of success, tolerance and coexistence.
Ahmed Al-Boutli / Aisha Al-Suwaidi
