National Archives and Library sheds light on “Durrat Al Madaen, Abu Dhabi”

Abu Dhabi: «Gulf»
The Archive and the National Library concluded the 2022 cultural season with the national symposium: “Abu Dhabi, the pearl of cities between past and present”. in the past and present, light has been shed on “Abu Dhabi”, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and the transformations and developments it has seen Since 1962, after the development of its first structural plan, and the development it has seen under his great leaders, the face of the earth changed from a dark yellow to a bright green, in which it experienced progress and prosperity until it became one of the model cities of the world.
The conference began with the words of the founder and builder, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul in peace: “The desert has taught us to be patient for a long time until goodness grows, and we must be patient and continue the building process until we get the good for our country”.
In the words of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him: “The generation of parents and grandparents suffered all kinds of hardships to provide means of a decent life for their children and grandchildren under difficult circumstances which they have taught them that work and giving are worship, and that the Almighty Creator does not waste the effort of a committed servant “to his land and his people.”
The symposium, which was led by Engineer Asaad Hussein Al Abbas, an information expert at the Department of Spatial Data in Abu Dhabi Municipality, provided an overview of the city of Abu Dhabi in the 1960s, when its population was small and its most prominent features were Al Hosn Palace, Old Market, Municipality Building, a number of buildings and Palace Hotel, Al Ain, Beach Hotel, Customs Building, ADMA company and others, such as the mosque and the church, which confirm the tolerance that has prevailed in Abu Dhabi since ancient times, indicating that simplicity, kindness and compassion are the most important characteristics of Abu Dhabi, past and present, so the lecturer indicated that the plans drawn up to develop the city of Abu Dhabi have been presented to Their Highnesses the Sheikhs in the city of Al-Ain, and as regards the detailed plans, they have been presented to a company s specialized before he took over the planning department himself.
The symposium paid credit back to its owners, when it confirmed with evidence and testimony that Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the chief designer of the Union capital, forward-thinking as he set out in a race against time to change the features of the The Emirate of Abu Dhabi To realize the great aspirations of its people, expressed in 1964 its desire and ambition for the creation of the Union.
Under the leadership of Sheikh Zayed, Abu Dhabi began to fill with residences, towers and tall buildings, where ports, airports, markets, shopping malls, mosques, schools, universities, hospitals and health centers were built. make his people happy.
The speaker talked about six stages in the development of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi: the stage before the discovery of oil, which is a very long stage, the introductory stage, the establishment stage which started in 1966 when Sheikh Zayed took over the government of the emirate, the planning phase under full government supervision, the horizontal and vertical urban expansion phase, and comprehensive urban planning 2007-2030, when the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council was established.