The most popular swimming lesson in the world was held on June 18 at Ice Land, one of the iconic sights of Ras Al Khaimah, the largest water amusement park in the UAE, the owner of the world's largest water slide, spread over an area of 110,000 m2. On this day, 200 children aged from one to 14 years took part in the training at a time. The World’s Most Popular Swimming Lesson aims to draw attention to the vital need to teach children to swim. Studies show that if a child has not learned to swim before entering the third grade, he is unlikely to do so. Ice Land Water Park has joined 700 parks, swimming pools and other water centers around the world to simultaneously conduct a lesson at 19:00 UAE and break the Guinness Book record.
Ice Land, stretching along the coast of the Persian Gulf, has a throughput of up to 10 thousand people a day. In addition to traditional water activities, Ice Land offers unique attractions. For example, Penguin Falls - the largest man-made waterfall in the world, as well as the rocky polar mountains with the largest selection of water slides, Penguin Bay - the world's largest dance floor in the rain, the only Water Soccer in the world, Coral Island, a swimming pool with a mask and other exciting activities, including the Arctic Wave Pool, Eddy Pond and Children's Cave.
In total, the park has 50 attractions, it is suitable for all age groups - from kids who are just learning to swim, to fans of water sports looking for thrills.
Also in June, the largest book included in the Guinness Book of Records was presented at Al Hamra Shopping Center. The book with impressive dimensions of 5 meters in length, 8 meters in width, with a volume of 430 pages and a weight of 1,500 kg was exhibited throughout June 2013. In the creation of the book "This is Mohammed" was attended by over 50 people. This is a collection of stories about the life achievements of the Islamic prophet and an analysis of the impact of his teachings on humanity and politics. Demonstrations of the book are accompanied by a campaign to collect a million signatures: everyone can leave their signature on the book as a sign of love and respect for the prophet Muhammad, as well as take a memorable photo on its background.
