Sunday, April 28, 2013

Al-Ghattās

The Diver and Waterfall, Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE  
Image © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




A diver plunges down a three story waterfall as part of an art installation at the Dubai Mall. The mall is the world's largest and is part of a 20 billion dollar downtown complex that includes the Burj Khalifa. If you are hungry, as I usually am because I eat like a Hobbit, you have about 120 restaurants and cafes from which to choose.

 The English word albatross (an oceanic diving bird) is a derivative of al-gh
attās, Arabic for "the diver".


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