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Emirate Of Sharjah
The Emirate of Sharjah (; ') is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, which covers and has a population of over 1,400,000 (2015). It comprises the capital city of Sharjah, after which it is named, and other minor towns and exclaves such as Kalba, Al Dhaid, Dibba Al-Hisn and Khor Fakkan. The emirate is an absolute monarchy. It has been ruled by Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi since 1972, except for a seven-day period during an attempted coup d'etat by his brother, Sheikh Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad Al Qasimi. History Human settlement in the area covered by the emirate has existed for over 120,000 years, with significant finds made of early axes and stone tools as well as Copper and Iron Age implements in Al Dhaid, Al Thuqeibah, Mileiha, Tell Abraq, Muwailah, Al Madam and Jebel Faya. Archaeological finds in the Mleiha area point to human habitation consistent with the spread of humanity from Africa to the wider world, evidenced by finds displayed at the Ml ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Bataeh
Al Bataeh () is a town located in outskirts of the Emirate of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E .... The town only has a population of almost 4,000 as of 2015, and is one of the least populated municipalities of Sharjah. The town is home to Al Bataeh Club and Sharjah Desert Park. References Central Region, Sharjah Populated places in the Emirate of Sharjah {{UnitedArabEmirates-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emirates Of The United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirate, emirates ( '; singular: '), which were historically known as the Trucial States. All emirates are founding members of the union, apart from Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaima which joined two months after the rest. There is almost always full freedom of movement between the different emirates of the UAE (an example of an exception is that during the COVID-19 pandemic, for instance, there were limitations of movement between the various emirates). List of emirates See also * ISO 3166-2:AE References {{DEFAULTSORT:Emirates of the United Arab Emirates Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, Subdivisions of the United Arab Emirates Lists of administrative divisions, United Arab Emirates, Emirates Administrative divisions in Asia, United Arab Emirates 1 First-level administrative divisions by country, Emirates, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates geography-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalba
Kalba () is a city in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is an exclave of Sharjah lying on the Gulf of Oman coast north of Oman. Khor Kalba (Kalba Creek), an important nature reserve and mangrove swamp, is located south of the town by the Omani border. Kalba Mangrove reserve is open to the public and was developed as an eco-tourism resort by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq). A number of conservationists and ecologists have expressed concern regarding the project. History Shell middens dating back to the fourth millennium BCE have been found at Kalba, as well as extensive remains of the Bronze Age Umm Al Nar culture. An extensive and important assembly of petroglyphs lies to the south of Kalba at Khatm Melaha. Portuguese The town was captured by the Portuguese Empire in the 16th century and was referred to as ''Ghallah''. It was part of a series of fortified cities that the Portuguese used to control access to the Persi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mleiha Archaeological Centre
Meliha Archaeological Centre is a visitor centre and exhibition based around the history and archaeology of the areas surrounding the village of Mileiha, Mleiha in Emirate of Sharjah, Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates. Built around a preserved Umm al-Nar Culture, Umm Al Nar era tomb, the centre details the excavations and discoveries made over the past 40 years at Mleiha and surrounding areas (including Al Thuqeibah, Jebel Faya, Al Madam and Jebel Al-Buhais, Jebel Buhais), particularly the important Faya North East find, which provides evidence that 'Recent African origin of modern humans, anatomically modern humans' were in the Mleiha area between 130,000 and 120,000 years ago. These finds point to the spread of humanity from Africa across the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf region, and onward to populate the world through Iran, India, Europe and Asia. The centre was opened on 24 January 2016 by the Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jebel Faya
Jebel Faya (; FAY-NE1) is an archaeological site and limestone hill or escarpment near Al Madam in the Emirate of Sharjah, the UAE, located about east of the city of Sharjah, and between the shoreline of the Gulf and Al Hajar Mountains. It contains tool assemblages from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age reflecting human occupation of the region between 210,000 and 2,300 years ago. Because its deep deposits contain an assemblage that has been dated to 125,000 years ago, the site was thought to contain the world's most ancient settlement yet discovered of anatomically modern humans outside of Africa at the time of its publication in 2011. Finds of a yet earlier date (185,000 years) have since been found at Misliya cave in the Levant. The tools found at Faya are distinctive and have links in their form and type to tools of a similar age found in Sudan, giving us confidence in the idea of a virile southern trajectory rather than a leakage east of the peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muweilah
Muweilah () is an archaeological site in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. it is located in what is now the suburb of Al Jurainah near Sharjah University City. A large, fortified settlement thought to have been occupied during the Iron Age II period (1,100-600BC), the site has been explored by archaeologists since the discovery of pottery shards by a local resident led to a French survey of the area in 1989 and archaeological work by an Australian expedition in 1994 It has yielded the oldest known example of writing found to date in the UAE, a pottery shard with an inscription, thought to be Sabean, with the letters 'bml'. Muweilah is considered to be one of the most significant Iron Age sites in the UAE. Excavations have shown the buildings within the site were damaged by a widespread fire. The first evidence of writing in the UAE was found in this site, on a piece of pottery with the three letters of the South Arabic (B, M, L). Muweilah is one of the sites on the UAE's prelim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell Abraq
Tell Abraq (Til Abrook) was an ancient Near Eastern city. Located on the border between Emirate of Sharjah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates about 50 kilometers north-east of Dubai, the city was originally on the coastline of the Persian Gulf but changing sea levels have placed the remains of the city inland. It is located on the main road from Umm Al Quwain to Falaj Al Mualla. The mound containing the ruins of Tell Abraq was originally excavated by a team from the University of Copenhagen working on the extensive remains of the city of Ed-Dur, a few kilometres to the north. Their original intention was to confirm the time sequence prior to Ed-Dur's primacy, around 1,000 BC. However, they were surprised to find extensive indications of much earlier settlement, dating back to the Umm al-Nar culture, Umm Al Nar period, including a 3rd millennium monumental fortification. Tell Abraq has been cited as being the "best preserved and largest prehistoric settlement i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Thuqeibah
Al Thuqeibah is an Iron Age archaeological site located near the town of Al Madam in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The site was originally excavated by teams from the Autonomous University of Madrid in the mid-1990s. Thuqeibah has been dated from the Iron Age II and III periods (1,100-400 BC). A settlement consisting of a number of houses and a well, it has been associated with a nearby Iron Age ''falaj'' system, thought to date from the Iron Age II era. Analysis of the finds from Thuqeibah show that its inhabitants kept livestock, although a significant number of Iron Age arrowheads were found at the site. The combination of husbandry and hunting is consistent with the transition in society which took place throughout the Wadi Suq era. In addition, bronze blades, needles, awls and pins were found, pointing to a wide range of economic activity. Located in a natural crossing of the Hajar Mountains, finds at Thuqeibah suggest an unusual amount of sea fish was consumed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Age In The United Arab Emirates
The territory currently known as the United Arab Emirates was home to three distinct Iron Age periods. Iron Age I spanned 1,200–1,000 BCE, Iron Age II from 1,000 to 600 BCE, and Iron Age III from 600 to 300 BCE. This period of human development in the region was followed by the Mleiha or Pre-Islamic Recent (PIR) era, from 300 BCE onwards through to the Islamic era which effectively commenced with the culmination of the 7th-century Ridda wars, Ridda Wars. To some degree the term 'Iron Age' is misapplied, as little evidence exists for any indigenous iron-work outside finds at Muweilah, themselves thought to be imports, and even the extensive evidence of smelting throughout the Iron Age found at Saruq Al Hadid is dominated by copper and tin production. Finds from the important site of Tell Abraq have been crucial in the division of the three Iron Age periods in the UAE. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1847, it was formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper", a slogan from which its once integrated WGN (AM), WGN radio and WGN-TV, WGN television received their call letters. It is the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region, and the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the then new Republican Party (United States), Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century, under Medill's grandson 'Colonel' Robert R. McCormick, its reputation was that of a crusading newspaper with an outlook that promoted Conservatism in the United States, American conservatism and opposed the New Deal. Its reporting and commenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Sharjawi Coup D'état Attempt
The 1987 Sharjawi coup or the 1987 Emirati crisis was a political crisis in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when, due to economic recession due to the 1980s oil glut, the brother of Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, the Sheikh of the Emirate of Sharjah, Sheikh `Abd al-`Aziz bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, attempted to stage a bloodless palace coup seizing key positions throughout Sharjah with military elements loyal to him. The coup destabilized the foundation of the still young UAE, and threatened to break the union back into its constituent Emirates, however, it would ultimately fail due to Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum convincing the other Emirati leaders to reinstall the deposed Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi. Background The UAE was formed on December 2, 1971, as a federation of the constituent emirates within the British protectorate of the Trucial States. Sheikh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz bin Muhammad al-Qasimi was the heir apparent for the throne of Sharjah. However, after his brother, Khalid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
