Hayl Fort | |
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  Hayl Fort | |
| Coordinates: 25°06′13″N 56°17′14″E / 25.103619°N 56.287247°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Fujairah |
Al Hayl Fort is located in the Wadi Hayl, to the West of Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates. Constructed in 1932 by Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamdan Al Sharqi, the fort formed his principle residence for the following two decades. Consisting of a fortified courtyard house and an associated watchtower with commanding views to the East and West of Wadi Hayl, Al Hayl Fort overlooks the old village of Al Hayl, of which many buildings have now been restored. The village was abandoned in the late 1970s following the resettlement of its inhabitants to a new village further down the wadi, a seasonal watercourse, and protected by the Al Hayl Dam.[1] The village was traditionally settled by members of the Kunud tribe (In 1908, Lorimer described the village, which he named 'Hail' as being located 'inside the hills behind Fujairah' and consisting of 'around ten houses of Jalajilah and Kunud'),[2] with evidence that the area has been settled since the Umm Al Nar period, with Umm Al Nar tombs and Iron Age petroglyphs both found in the area.[3] A number of these are now being threatened by ongoing construction in the area.[4]
- ^ Ziolkowski, Michele & Al Sharqi, Abdullah (2006). "Bayt Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamdan Al Sharqi, Al Hayl". Tribulus. 16 (2): 3–16.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lorimer, John (1908). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. British Government, Bombay. p. 1696.
- ^ Ziolkowski, M. C. (May 1998). "A study of the petroglyphs from Wadi al-Hayl, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (1)". Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy. 9 (1): 13–89. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0471.1998.tb00109.x. ISSN 0905-7196.
- ^ "Progress threatens rare UAE rock drawings". The National. Retrieved 19 September 2018.