Tag: World Records of Arabs

‘Maraya Concert Hall’ – Saudi Arabia. World’s Largest Mirror-Clad Building – April 2020

Saudi Arabia’s 500-seat ‘Maraya Concert Hall’ in the north-west province of AlUla breaks a new global record.

The unveiling of the new shimmering new facade was at a special cermony held by the Royal Commission of AlUla, at the 2nd season of the ‘Winter at Tantora Festival’ .

External cladding facade displays 9,740 square metres of mirror designed as a cuboid. Guinness World Record title was on December 26th, 2019.

pix: businesswire.com

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AlUla, Saudi Arabia

Hamad Port, Qatar – New Record ‘Deepest Artificial Port Basin created on Land’ – September 2019

Hamad Port, of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Qatar – achieves yet another milestone as the ‘Deepest Artificial Port Basin created on Land’.

Hamad Port is the gateway to Qatar’s world trade. The Port’s basin is 4 km long, 700 m wide and 17 m deep.

Guinness World Record issued the certification on September 09th, 2019

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Doha, Qatar

Dubai achieves – World’s First 3-D Printed Commercial Building : February 2020

Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) achieved the Guinness World Record title.

The building measures 6 metres (20 feet high), 36.57m (120 feet) long and 12.19m (40 feet) wide and was created on only one printer.

The building took 17 days to print and 3 months to build.

It it planned to be the home of the ‘Dubai Future Academy’ (DFAc), Dubai, UAE

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Nawal El Moutawakel – Olympian – Gold Medallist .

Nawal El Moutawakel , Morocco. Olympic Gold Medallist. 400 metres hurdles, women. Summer Olympics – 1984

Positions :

  • Minister for Youth and Sports, Morocco – 2007
  • Council Member – International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) – 1995
  • Council Member – International Olympic Committee (IOC) – 1998
  • President – Assocation Marocaine des Sports ets Development (AMSD)
  • Vice-President – Moroccan Royal Federation of Athletics

Firsts :

  • First Woman from a Muslim majority country to win an Olympic Gold Medal
  • First Moroccan to win an Olympic Gold Medal

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Morocco

Saudi Arabia holds ‘ World Record for Seawater Desalination ‘ : Feb 2018

‘The Saline Water Conversion Corporation’ owned by the Ministry of Water & Electricity, Saudi Arabia – holds the world record for Seawater Desalination.

Thus reinforcing the Kingdom’s position as a world leader in desalination development.

The Saline Water Conversion Corporation produces 5 million cubic meters of water a day. The confirmation certificate was issued by Guinness Book of World Records in February 2018.

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Saudi Arabia