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Awhala Fort
Awhala Fort is a restored late Islamic Fort in the village of Awhala (also variously rendered Ohala, Wahala and Ouhala), in Emirate of Fujairah, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The village is located in the lower reaches of the Wadi Helo (wadi), Wadi Helo. Significant finds of Iron Age in the United Arab Emirates, Iron Age development lie below the foundations of the fort and signs of Wadi Suq culture, Wadi Suq period occupation have also been found. Iron Age and earlier Mudbrick and stone walls are apparent at Awhala, with destruction layers and ceramics pointing to occupation of the fort from Iron Age dates onwards. A massive earlier wall was incorporated into the late Islamic Fort structure. Sherds of Wadi Suq era pottery were found at the site, pointing to continuous or near-continuous occupation of Awhala from 1,500-1,300 BCE. Ceramic jars found at the site can be compared to those found at other Iron Age sites in the Emirates and a confident date can be ascribed to these of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujairah (emirate)
The Emirate of Fujairah ( ar, إِمَـارَة ٱلْفُجَيْرَة ' ) is one of the Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. The only of the seven with a coastline solely on the Gulf of Oman and none on the Persian Gulf, its capital is Fujairah. History The Emirate of Fujairah, dominated by the ''Sharqiyin'' tribe, sits at the mouth of the important trade route, the ''Wadi Ham'' (which is guarded by the Sharqiyin Al Bithnah Fort), through the Shumayliyyah Mountains, mountains to the interior and the Persian Gulf Coast. Known as the ''Shamaliyah'', the east coast of what is now the UAE was subject to Sultanate of Muscat, Muscat until 1850, when it was annexed by ''Al Qasimi'' of Emirate of Sharjah, Sharjah, in an agreement made between Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi and the Sultan of Muscat. The Shamaliyah was governed by Al-Qasimi Wali at Kalba although frequently seceded and in 1901 Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
