Hadf is a village in
Al Buraimi Governorate
Al Buraimi Governorate () is one of the 11 governorates of Oman. The area was part of Ad Dhahirah Region until October 2006, when a new governorate was created from the wilayats (provinces) of Al Buraymi and Mahdah. A third wilayat, As- Sun ...
, in northeastern
Oman
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. For several decades it was administered as a
condominium
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with certain rights held by the
bordering Emirate of Ajman
The Emirate of Ajman (; ) ( Gulf Arabic: إمارة عيمان emāratʿymān) is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It joined the United Arab Emirates federation on December 2, 1971. It has an area of 259 square kilometers ...
.
Hadf, a small area on the
Arabian Peninsula
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Geographically, the ...
, a part of Oman, at one time was jointly ruled with the Emirati member state of
Ajman
Ajman ( '; Gulf Arabic: عيمان ''ʿYmān'') is the capital of the emirate of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates. It is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, fifth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Al Ain. Loca ...
. The agreement defining the Hadf zone was signed in
Salalah
Salalah () is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani Governorates of Oman, governorate of Dhofar Governorate, Dhofar. It has a population close to 331,949.
Salalah is the third-largest city in the Sultanate of Oman, and the largest ...
on 26 April 1960 by Sultan Said bin Taimur and in Ajman on 30 April 1960 by Shaikh
Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi
Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi was the Ruler of Ajman, one of the Trucial States which today form the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from 1816–1838, leading a force of 50 men to take control of the town from members of the Al Bu Shamis trib ...
, ruler of Ajman. This provided for some joint supervision in the zone by the ruler of Ajman and the shaikhs under the rule of Muscat. It allowed the Ajman ruler to continue collecting
zakat
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(Islamic tax). The ruler of Ajman was, however, not to interfere in the affairs of the local people, the Bani Ka'ab (a branch of the
Banu Kaab
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), which were the sole responsibility of shaikhs who were under Muscat rule. In the 1980s, the ruler of Ajman, Shaikh
Humaid bin Rashid al Nuaimi, transferred the area to
Sultan Qaboos
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of Oman.
Toponymy
Alternative Names:
Mindat.org - Ḩadaf
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References
Populated places in Oman
Condominia (international law)
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