Middle East countries topped the list with exceptional numbers and achievements

An achievement for the UAE in the "Guinness World Records 2022" 40

  • The Emirati ship, which won the title of the largest wooden Arab ship in the world.

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  • Omar Shaban achieved a record jump of 2.30 meters above the surface of the water using a single fin.

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The UAE topped the Middle East countries with the largest number of records in the Guinness Book of Records.

The official authority for monitoring and documenting records around the world revealed the copy of its new book, "The Guinness Book of Records 2022", which included the achievements of the Middle East, 67 of which were in total, achieved by 37 different entities from across the region.

The countries of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Qatar, Yemen, Jordan, Morocco, Oman and Bahrain shared this share of the Middle East countries.

The most important 67 achievements made by the countries of the Middle East during the past year were selected, to organize these achievements into a series of the most important achievements of the countries of the world as a whole.

The mentioned achievements were distributed as follows: 40 achievements for the UAE, 15 for the Arab Republic of Egypt, three for Saudi Arabia, in addition to two achievements for Qatar, two for Syria, and one achievement for Yemen, Jordan, Morocco, Oman and Bahrain.

Despite the challenges of the past year, the Guinness World Records team continues to receive thousands of records requests every month, and has been able to monitor and document the achievements of outstanding people in categories of the human body, talented pets, amazing vehicles, impressive sports legends and the latest cutting-edge science. Those in charge of issuing the new version this year took into account the environmental dimension of its release from the use and production of materials.

The new book mentioned the achievement of the largest professional football player, Ezzedine Bahader, in addition to two achievements of the Egyptian Al-Ahly Club for more than the number of victories in the African Champions League and the most number of times in the Egyptian Premier League, and five records for the brothers Mohamed and Hoda Shehata for the largest hand and foot of a woman and the widest range for the arms of a man A woman and the widest range of a man's hand. The Egyptian international Omar Shaaban also booked a place in the pages of the new book by jumping 2.30 meters above the water's surface, achieving the record for the highest jump over the water's surface using a single fin. The inspiring captain Sherif Osman also had an achievement by setting the world record for weightlifting in the Paralympic competitions.

The UAE returned with 40 record achievements, the most important of which is the largest canvas achieved by international artist Sasha Jefri, and an achievement by Emirati national team player Areej Al Hammadi by achieving the most tame football times within a minute, Emirati Amir Saeed for his achievement in the highest jump on a skateboard, and Emirati Mira Al Hosani, who It took the world record for the largest word problem from socks to reflect a uniquely human picture of the extra chromosome in people with Down syndrome. Emirati Majid Obaid bin Majid Al Falasi also won the world record for the largest wooden Arab ship in the world.

Nakheel Malls topped the scene by achieving the largest fountain in the world, while the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority achieved an achievement that found a place in the pages of the new book on the largest natural gas-fired power facility. Masdar City was also able to write its name in the pages of the new book by achieving the largest low-carbon city under construction. Similarly, Modon Real Estate recorded the demolition of the Mina Plaza complex, among the tallest building that was demolished using the controlled demolition technique. The book also set another 25 records for the Global Village in Dubai. From Sharjah, the International Indian School returned with a record in line with last year's developments, as it achieved the record for the most people passing a national flag through a video sequence.

Among the Saudi numbers that were achieved last year, three numbers found a place in this year's edition, which is for the lowest energy-consuming desalination plant, which was achieved by the Saline Water Conversion Corporation, in addition to the longest series of bottle caps, which was awarded to the British International School in Jeddah. Not to mention the largest online Ramadan Iftar gathering with the participation of six of the world's largest influencers.

Among the constellation of records achieved by Syria, the book mentioned two numbers for Muhammad Faydou, who achieved the most number of Archer exercises in a minute, and the largest variety of dog belongings achieved by Mary Elias.

While I entered Yemen with an amazing number, it was the tallest tower of eggs, and it belonged to Muhammad Muqbel, who was able to balance three eggs longitudinally on top of each other.

While Jordan still holds a record for the oldest piece of bread known to history, which was found in the basalt Jordanian plateau, it is similar to another number recorded in the name of Egypt for the oldest piece of hard cheese and mentioned in this year's version as well.

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Inspirational stories from around the world have had a share in the Middle East.

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