Sir Bani Yas

Sir Bani Yas (Arabic: صير بنى ياس‎) is a natural island located 170 km (110 mi) southwest of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It lies 9 km (5.6 mi) offshore from Jebel Dhanna, which serves as a crossing point to other islands such as Dalma (island). Sir Bani Yas is 17.5 km (10.9 mi) from north to south and 9 km (5.6 mi) from east to west, making it the largest natural island in the United Arab Emirates. Located just off the shore of the Western region of Abu Dhabi, Sir Bani Yas island was originally home to Arabia's largest wildlife reserve. Spanning over 87 km² (34 sq mi), the reserve was established in 1977 by Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Thanks to decades of conservation work and ecological investment, it is now home to thousands of large free-roaming animals and several million trees and plants. A bird sanctuary as well as a wildlife reserve, Sir Bani Yas showcases nature through activities such as adventure safaris, kayaking, mountain biking, archery, hiking and snorkeling.

Yas

Yaser Bakhtiari (Persian: یاسر بختیاری‎‎; born 1982 in Tehran), better known by his stage name Yas (یاس), is an Iranian rapper. Yas is the first rapper authorized to perform by the Iranian government, and became one of the most popular rappers in Iran. Yas, who raps in Persian, states he was heavily influenced as a young man by Tupac Shakur albums brought back to Iran by his father, as well as the Classical Persian poetry. On December 21, 2011 Yas was chosen by the voters as the Artist of the Week in MTV IGGY entitled "Tehran’s Hard-Hitting MC".

Yas has been interviewed by the media, including CNN and BBC.

Discography

Albums

Singles

2004

2006

2007

(هویت من, My Identity)

2009

2010

2011

Yas (yacht)

Yas is a private superyacht built by ADMShipyards of Abu Dhabi and launched in 2011. At 141 metres (463 ft) in length she is one of the largest motor yachts in the world.

Named Swift141 during development, Yas is based on the hull of a former navy frigate. The HNLMS Piet Hein, a Kortenaer-class frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy was launched in 1978 and sold to the United Arab Emirates Navy where she was operated under the name Al Emirat. A second frigate of the same class is undergoing a similar conversion: the HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, renamed Abu Dhabi and Swift135.

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Yas (disambiguation)

Yas or YAS may refer to:

Places

Others

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