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In pictures: UAE’s Hatta Dam murals depicting founding fathers

One of the world’s largest murals – depicting the UAE’s founding fathers – has been painted on the UAE’s south-east Hatta mountain range, on the border with Oman.

A 80mx30m mural by German street artist Case Maclaimon showing late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan (L) and late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al-Maktoum, the founding fathers of the United Arab Emirates, is seen along the Hatta Dam near the UAE's northern-eastern border with Oman.

A 80mx30m mural by German street artist Case Maclaimon showing late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan (L) and late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al-Maktoum, the founding fathers of the United Arab Emirates, is seen along the Hatta Dam near the UAE’s northern-eastern border with Oman.

A 80mx30m mural by German street artist Case Maclaimon showing late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan (L) and late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al-Maktoum, the founding fathers of the United Arab Emirates, is seen along the Hatta Dam near the UAE’s northern-eastern border with Oman.

Children are picture near a 80mx30m mural by German street artist Case Maclaimon showing late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan (L) and late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al-Maktoum, the founding fathers of the United Arab Emirates, along the Hatta Dam near the UAE’s northern-eastern border with Oman.

A 80mx30m mural by German street artist Case Maclaimon showing late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan (L) and late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al-Maktoum, the founding fathers of the United Arab Emirates, is seen along the Hatta Dam near the UAE’s northern-eastern border with Oman.

Children are picture near a 80mx30m mural by German street artist Case Maclaimon showing late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan (L) and late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al-Maktoum, the founding fathers of the United Arab Emirates, along the Hatta Dam near the UAE’s northern-eastern border with Oman.

A 80mx30m mural by German street artist Case Maclaimon showing late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan (L) and late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al-Maktoum, the founding fathers of the United Arab Emirates, is seen along the Hatta Dam near the UAE’s northern-eastern border with Oman.

A 80mx30m mural by German street artist Case Maclaimon showing late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan (L) and late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al-Maktoum, the founding fathers of the United Arab Emirates, is seen along the Hatta Dam near the UAE’s northern-eastern border with Oman.

A view of an artificial lake in Hatta, near the United Arab Emirates’ northern-eastern bored with Oman.

A view of an artificial lake in Hatta, near the United Arab Emirates’ northern-eastern border with Oman.

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