Ancient archaeology. A Sharjah park that showcases how an ancient cataclysm jump-started life and formed the local landscape of the region 93 million years ago opened in the geological wonderland of Al Buhais on Monday. His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah unveiled a huge slab of oceanic crust and mantle (ophiolite) to open the Buhais Geological Park, tucked away on the foothills of a rocky outcrop in Al Madam.
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00:00Hi, my name is Naima Kitby, I'm an environmental educator at Al-Bahis Park.
00:08This area holds evidence back to 93 million years ago and it holds fossils of marine organisms
00:19which lived in a shallow sea that covered most of the UAE.
00:24This place is unique because of the ophiolite and this is an ancient rock that was formed
00:30by the oceanic plate that was forced over the Arabian.
00:35The Bahis Park contains two sections, an internal section and an external one.
00:41The internal section holds posters that explain the eras that Earth went through and on this
00:52hall also you can see old marine creatures or organisms that were on this landscape.
01:01Outside you can see the graveyard that's back to 3,000 years ago and up there you can
01:08see an outdoor educational area.
01:12The park will open at 9 in the morning and it will close at 7.30 in the evening.
01:20For children it's free and for adults they will have to pay ten dirhams.