Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe July 9 (UPI) -- The United Arab Emirates announced it obtained a Guinness World Records title by creating a 12,000-piece jigsaw puzzle. The Dubai Multi Commodities Center, the government's authority on commodities trade and enterprise, announced it broke a Guinness record by creating the 1.5-acre jigsaw puzzle in the image of UAE founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nayhan. Advertisement The puzzle was created to celebrate the Year of Zayed, a nationwide initiative celebrating Zayed's 100th birthday. The previous record-holding jigsaw puzzle was created in the Netherlands in 2002 and covered an area of about 1.3 acres. Read More Muppets fan's collection sets Guinness world record Colorado farmer mows nearly 350 acres for Guinness record Golf course breaks Guinness record with 1,163-foot hot dog line