A virtual tour of Abu Dhabi from space has been released in a video by the European Space Agency on Friday.
The images were captured by the space agency’s two polar-orbiting satellites that monitor variability in land surface conditions.
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission satellites showed the capital’s various islands, bridges, Ferrari World, Mangroves National Park and Abu Dhabi airport from space.
“This week Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us to Abu Dhabi, one of the seven Emirates that constitutes the United Arab Emirates,” the space agency said in the video.
“Covering an area of about 67,000sqkm, the Emirate is the largest one in the UAE, accounting for about 87 per cent of the total land area of the federation.
“It has about 200 islands spread along its 700km-long coastline. The city is directly connected to the mainland by three bridges – Maqta, Mussaffah and Sheikh Zayed.”
The video also shows the roof of the Ferrari World theme park, which can be seen from space.
Astronauts and space agencies often share images of the UAE from Earth’s orbit, especially of Dubai's Palm Jumeirah islands.
if you go
The flights
Emirates have direct flights from Dubai to Glasgow from Dh3,115. Alternatively, if you want to see a bit of Edinburgh first, then you can fly there direct with Etihad from Abu Dhabi.
The hotel
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Located in the heart of Mackintosh's Glasgow, the Dakota Deluxe is perhaps the most refined hotel anywhere in the city. Doubles from Dh850
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Events and tours
There are various Mackintosh specific events throughout 2018 – for more details and to see a map of his surviving designs see glasgowmackintosh.com
For walking tours focussing on the Glasgow Style, see the website of the Glasgow School of Art.
More information
For ideas on planning a trip to Scotland, visit www.visitscotland.com
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Classification of skills
A worker is categorised as skilled by the MOHRE based on nine levels given in the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) issued by the International Labour Organisation.
A skilled worker would be someone at a professional level (levels 1 – 5) which includes managers, professionals, technicians and associate professionals, clerical support workers, and service and sales workers.
The worker must also have an attested educational certificate higher than secondary or an equivalent certification, and earn a monthly salary of at least Dh4,000.
