The Zoo and Aquarium Public Institution in Al Ain
Government entity
Establishment
Local
Abu Dhabi
The Zoo and Aquarium Public Institution in Al Ain (ZAPIA) is an independent public institution established in 2005 that owns and operates Al Ain Zoo, originally founded in 1968. It oversees the largest zoo in the UAE, caring for more than 4,000 animals and implementing wildlife conservation initiatives.
- Short name
- Al Ain Zoo
- Emirate
- Abu Dhabi
- Type
- Establishment
- Part of
- Government of Abu Dhabi
- Official website
- alainzoo.ae
- Phone
- 🇦🇪 +971 3 799 2000
- [email protected]
- Address
- Nahyan The First St - Shiab Al Ashkhar, Abu Dhabi
- Code
- ZAPIA
- Founded
- 1968
- Established by
- Abu Dhabi Law No. 1/2005
- Headquarters
- Al Ain
- Ownership
- Government
- Founders
- Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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