When we use the term “miracle of the desert” on the Sanctuary of Marmum, this is not an exaggeration, but it is indeed worthy of that, and what has changed radically in this region is difficult work, which may rise to the degree of the impossible, few people know its details, so why is it considered The Sanctuary is truly a "miracle of the desert" ?!
Less than fifteen years ago, this vast region was a barren, barren desert, in which the eye sees only sand dunes, devoid of any cultivation, trees or green vegetation, which are covered with yellow color from its father's sphere, and no color or anything else at all. An animal, and a bird does not fly over it, and humans do not find "lute", to keep it!
The “Oud Sherboa” is the only promising oud in these large areas, and it is a Ghaf tree, which has remained steadfast and lonely for a period of time, until it became a meeting point, and a sign that the residents of the region are inferred is the only “nishan” for them, then this soon fell The oud, after he lost hope for life with this vast “righteousness”.
Today, the Marmum has turned into a green paradise, but rather an artistic painting deep in the desert of Dubai, becoming the largest non-walled desert protectorate in the country, and after it was barren not grown in it only «promises drank», now includes more than 250 thousand local trees, from 44 Kindly, does a human mind imagine that this region, which no one can stay for a few hours, has today turned into an area of attraction, for which people go out of their homes in the city, to enjoy its beauty, shadow and stunning natural scenery! If we had said these words to a resident of the region ten years ago, we would not have been accused of madness immediately!
The miracle is not only in attracting humans, and turning the desert into a rich oasis, but also in the ability of this place, after re-engineering it, to attract animals and birds, where the reserve collects more than 220 types of endemic and migratory birds, which did not settle here before, most notably the Houbara , Which hatched its eggs in a natural way, and brought its chicks out in a phenomenon that is considered rare in the world, where it is known that this bird does not ovulate and does not hatch its eggs except in its original habitat, and just to do so in the stoneware, this indicates how this bird feels safe, secure and integrated With the place, so it's really miraculous!
Houbara is not the only bird that inhabited the sage, but there is a starling bird that settles in Africa. In addition, the reserve includes many wild animals, such as the reem, the Arabian oryx, and more than 22 species of reptiles, and more importantly, the reserve now includes 56 lakes, the most famous of which are lakes Power, Lake of Love, and Lake Expo, after being completely free of a single drop of water!
All this transformation, which almost no one believed, was behind only one man, there were no international planners and consultants, and no engineering and environmental task forces, one man made all this insistence, and he was able to transform the Al-Marmum region into an eco-tourism region, to which more than one flocked A million visitors annually, it is alone who has planned it, engineered it, ordered all its details, and built a safe and comfortable environment for birds and animals, tracks everything and monitors everything, until it provides security and safety for the Houbara birds, so their eggs hatch, and their chicks are removed, and they are reassuring, as they provide Security and safety for all people in the city, where they go out and leave their youngsters while they are assured, he is His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, may God protect him.
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