Qattara Oasis

A pendant depicting a pair of entwined, horned animals found at Qattara Oasis, Al Ain
An iron age dagger, dated to 1,000 BCE, from Qattara. Displayed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, on loan from Al Ain Museum.

Qattara Oasis (Arabic: وَاحَـة الْـقَـطَّـارَة, romanizedWāḥat al-Qaṭṭārah) is an area of irrigated date farm in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates featuring a distinctive falaj (Arabic: فَـلَـج) irrigation system as well as a late Bronze Age archaeological site dated to 1800–1500 BCE.[1] The oasis has been extensively surveyed by students from Al Ain University since 2015,[2] and is home to 19 buildings of varying antiquity, of which nine are mosques. Among these are thought to be some of the oldest buildings still standing in Al Ain.[3]

  1. ^ Potts, Daniel T.; Nābūdah, Ḥasan Muḥammad; Hellyer, Peter (2003). Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates. London: Trident Press. pp. 174–177. ISBN 1-9007-2488-X. OCLC 54405078.
  2. ^ "Emirati students dig to understand the past at Hili Oasis archaeological site". The National. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  3. ^ "gulftoday.ae | Delegates tour historical sites in Al Ain". www.gulftoday.ae. Retrieved 2018-08-07.