World's largest suspended aquarium, with a 10 million-litre tank housing over 33,000 animals of 140 species; features Guinness Record-winning acrylic viewing panel, 48m walk-through tunnel, shark dive, glass boat rides etc; located in The Dubai Mall

Website on Al Gharbia, with details of major cities (Madinat Zayed, Mirfa, Liwa, Ghayathi, Sila, Ruwais, & Dalma Island), business directory, history, festivals, tourist attractions etc; maintained by Western Region Development Council (WRDC)

Aquarium in Sharjah, throwing light on the secrets of marine environment & displaying 250 species of local fishes; features: tunnel under the sea, a water walk, & Sammach Restaurant; a wheelchair-accessible centre; closed on Sundays

Centre in Sharjah set up to establish and maintain a genetically healthy and viable stock of endangered Arabian wildlife; site has details of animals being bred; the centre has also an attached public zoo called Arabia's Wildlife Centre

First fully air-conditioned indoor dolphinarium in the Middle East; offers dolphin & seal show, swimming with dolphins, educational programmes for children, restaurant etc