• Visitors look out over the mangroves at Jubail Island, Abu Dhabi. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
    Visitors look out over the mangroves at Jubail Island, Abu Dhabi. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
  • Mangroves play an important environmental role in the the UAE.
    Mangroves play an important environmental role in the the UAE.
  • The sun sets over Jubail Mangrove Park.
    The sun sets over Jubail Mangrove Park.
  • Jubail Mangrove Park reopened to visitors in October 2020, after it was closed to curb the spread of Covid-19.
    Jubail Mangrove Park reopened to visitors in October 2020, after it was closed to curb the spread of Covid-19.
  • The park first opened in January 2020 with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of mangroves in the UAE.
    The park first opened in January 2020 with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of mangroves in the UAE.
  • Residents take an evening stroll through the mangrove park at Jubail Island.
    Residents take an evening stroll through the mangrove park at Jubail Island.
  • The one million-square-metre site features a winding boardwalk.
    The one million-square-metre site features a winding boardwalk.

An evening summer stroll at Abu Dhabi's Jubail Mangrove Park - in pictures


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