In the context of the efforts made to make Dubai a developed and distinctive city, Dubai Municipality launched the first public beach for night swimming, which is the first beach of its kind in the world and is located in Umm Suqeim, one km away from the Burj Al Arab Hotel.
The beach is distinguished by its unique and environmentally friendly design, as it depends only on its clean operation generated from the wind and sun. The beach provides residents and visitors of Dubai city the opportunity to enjoy a unique and enjoyable experience of night swimming in the Gulf waters in a safe environment and meets all requirements of security and safety.
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Equipment of the first night swimming beach in Dubai
Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said in a statement that the first two smart beacons equipped with powerful flashlights have already been installed on the beach, and advanced dressing rooms operating using electricity generated by solar and wind energy have been provided. Lootah also pointed out that the launch of Umm Suqeim Beach for one night swimming comes within the framework of the state’s efforts to develop Dubai as is the case with the Smart Palm initiative, which provided beaches with Internet service and clean electrical energy.
Dubai was forbidden to swim at night
Lootah also said that the inauguration of a beach for night swimming came at the wish of many beachgoers who expressed their desire to swim at night in the Gulf waters, as temperatures drop at night from high-temperature daytime periods, but the emirate of Dubai was not authorized to swim at night in the past due to keenness On the safety of beach visitors.
Lighting Dubai’s first night swimming beach with clean energy
Engineer Alia Abdul Rahim Al Harmoudi, Director of Environment Department in Dubai Municipality, talked about the advantages of two smart lighting masts on one Umm Suqeim beach, and said that the one mast is 12 meters high and provides lighting for a distance of 120 meters and a depth of 50 meters inside the sea water And each mast can generate 1.5 kilowatts of electricity per day using wind and sun energy, according to Harmoudi.
Sariyat, Dubai’s first night swimming beach, is weather-resistant
Al-Harmoodi added that the masts were made of strong plastics and are resistant to harsh weather conditions. Warnings in the form of moving phrases and the colors of flags that are usually raised on the beaches to warn swimmers, for example, when the red color lights up, this indicates the danger of swimming and not being allowed, and when the flag is raised yellow this indicates the possibility of swimming with caution.
Al Harmoodi also said that the launch of a beach for night tourism in Dubai is expected to have a significant positive impact in raising general satisfaction rates among citizens, in addition to supporting the tourism movement in Dubai, of which beach tourism is a large part.
Equipment of the first night swimming beach in Dubai
Dubai was forbidden to swim at night
The world’s first night swimming beach opens in Dubai
Lighting Dubai’s first night swimming beach with clean energy
