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Map made of fingerprints to be unveiled at Mamzar
A huge map made of the fingerprints of 600,000 Emiratis and residents in the colours of the UAE flag will be unveiled at Mamzar park on the National Day.
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:00 November 30, 2006
Dubai: A huge map made of the fingerprints of 600,000 Emiratis and residents in the colours of the UAE flag will be unveiled at Mamzar park on the National Day.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will stamp in the final fingerprint on the day.
The map is a part of the National Day activities organised by Watani, the UAE national identity development programme, which was launched on the 34th National Day last year.
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