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UAE to open Middle East’s first hot air balloon museum

11 Nov 2026 · Cairo time

The UAE is set to open what organisers say will be the Middle East's first hot air balloon museum, under an agreement with Japan's Saga Balloon Museum.UAE Balloon Museum 7 will be the seventh of its kind worldwide, said the UAE Hot Air Balloon Team, but did not give a location or opening date.The museum will trace the history of hot air ballooning and show how the aircraft are made and flown. It will also document the UAE team's overseas tours,…

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