Highway 10 is the longest dead straight road on earth, covering 140 miles (240Km) in one stretch according to Guinness.
It links Haradh (Highway 75) to Al Batha and is a total desert land.
Bonus Record:
Highway 85 – Saudi Arabia . Not a straight road. From Jubail on the coast to Turaif on the border of Jordan. The Highway is 693 miles long and takes about 9 hours to drive in one go.
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Saudi Arabia
13,377 camels participated in the largest camel racing tournament in the world. Certificate issued by Guinness World Records.
The event was organised by the Saudi Camel Racing Federation and was held on September 13th, 2019 at Taif, Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia
Hazza Sulaiman Al Shehhi – successfully executed the highest sword throw reaching 21.275m (69ft.9″).
It was achieved as a part of the Fujairah Crown Prince Award and Al Saif Traditional Sword competition, held at Fujairah Fort, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates on November 26th, 2010.
Hazza has a specially developed technique for throwing the sword.
The attempt was measured using videography and high precision laser measuring meter called Leica Disto D8. The event was certified by Guinness World Records.
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Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The world’s longest chandelier by number of lights called ‘ Reflective Lights’ is installed at the Ali Bin Khalifa Al Hitmi & Co, office building on the water front in Doha on June 23rd, 2010.
-Largest Chandelier in the world
-Largest inter-active LED light sculpture
The exhibit is an organic art sculpture by day and then transformed when the light is introduced behind the glass frame.
The ‘Reflective Lights’ chandelier weighs 18,000 kg (39,683 lbs) and has 165,000 LED units. It measures 5.8m (19ft) in height at 12.5m (41 ft) in linear width and 38.5 m (126 ft 4in) in linear length. Certified by Guinness World Records.
The Chandelier is designed by Beau McClellan, Scotland.
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Qatar
In 2009, when it opened Dubai Metro topped the list as the ‘Worlds Longest Automated Rail System’
Presently, it’s moved down after Vancouver’s Sky Train and Singapore.
The longest driverless metroline is the Dubai Metro Red Line which is 52.1 km in length. The second line, Green Line is 22.5 km which when combined with the Red Line will make it longer than the Vancouver Sky Train.
Dubai Metro is owned by Roads an Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Mohammad Burbayea, Jet Ski racer, has the most IJSBA World Championship wins (male) by an individual : 22 , achieved by between 2007 and 2018.
Burbayea has won over 28 titles including 15 World Championships with 12 consequtive wins.
IJSBA : International Jet Sports Boating Association
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Kuwait
The largest hand-woven carpet sits in Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
The massive Persian carpet was created in 9 parts and assembled inside the mosque. It took 1,200 weavers from the Khorasan province about one year to hand craft. The carpet features 2.2 billion hand-tied individual rug knots, weighs 12 tons and is 5,360 square meters (60,000.81 sq. feet) . It was manufactured in Iran in 2007.
Record by the Guiness World Records
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Amal Al-Agroobi – Emirati Neuro-scientist . Documentary filmmaker, Director, Producer, Writer and Entreprenuer
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Education:
M.Sc. : Neurosciences, University College, London
B.Sc : Biomedical Sciences, University of Durham, U.K.
Certificate : Short film production
Certificate : Acting for film
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United Arab Emirates
Thirteen women have been appointed to the Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) under a royal decree issued by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman.
“Appointing 13 women as members of the HRC council, with a total of 26 members, is in line with efforts made by the Kingdom’s leadership to enable women to occupy leading positions in various fields, and helps achieve what is best for the country,” said Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad, head of the HRC
source: www.arabnews.com
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Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Alabbar (aka) Mohamed Ali Rashid Alabbar – Emirati businessman –
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United Arab Emirates