Slavery in the Trucial States
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Last reviewed 23 September 2026
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Julfar
A major medieval pearling and trading port on the northern coast, whose wealth rested on pearls and on Indian Ocean commerce.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Al Bidya Mosque
A small four-domed mud-brick mosque in northern Fujairah, widely described as the oldest surviving mosque in the United Arab Emirates.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Hili Archaeological Park
A Bronze Age settlement and tomb complex in Al Ain, with the largest communal tomb of its period yet found in the Emirates.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Ed-Dur
A substantial pre-Islamic settlement and port in Umm Al Quwain, with finds showing trade with the Hellenistic world, India and Mesopotamia.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Mleiha Archaeological Centre
An Iron Age and pre-Islamic settlement in central Sharjah with a fort, tombs and the region’s most important early caravan trade evidence.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Umm Al Quwain Fort
The eighteenth-century fort on the Umm Al Quwain creek, which served as the ruler’s residence and now houses the emirate’s museum.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Fujairah Fort
The largest historic fort in the United Arab Emirates, on a hill above Fujairah city, built of mud brick, stone and gypsum.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Al Bithnah Fort
A stone fort guarding the Wadi Ham corridor, historically the main route between the Gulf coast and the interior.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Al Jahili Fort
A late nineteenth-century fort in Al Ain built by Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, now a cultural site with an exhibition on Wilfred Thesiger.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Al Madam
Al Madam is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Bidaa Bint Saud
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Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Church of the East monastery on Sir Bani Yas
Church of the East monastery on Sir Bani Yas is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Muweilah
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Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Pre-Islamic recent period
Pre-Islamic recent period is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Qattara Oasis
Qattara Oasis is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Shimal
Shimal is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Sir Bani Yas
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Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Wadi Suq culture
Wadi Suq culture is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey
Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Al Aryam Island
Al Aryam Island is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Al Faya
Al Faya is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Al Sufouh Archaeological Site
Al Sufouh Archaeological Site is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026
Tell Abraq
Tell Abraq is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Last reviewed 23 September 2026