Tell Abraq

Tell Abraq

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Coordinates	25°29′00″N 55°33′00″E / 25.48333°N 55.55000°E / 25.48333; 55.55000
Type	settlement
History
Founded	2nd millennium BC
Periods	Bronze Age, Iron Age
Cultures	Umm Al Nar culture
Site notes
Excavation dates	1989-1998, 2007-present
Archaeologists	Daniel Potts, Peter Magee, M. Degli Esposti
Condition	Ruined
Ownership	Public
Public access	Yes

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Tell Abraq (Til Abrook) was an ancient Near Eastern city. Located on the border between 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 period, including a 3rd millennium monumental fortification.

Tell Abraq has been cited as being the "best preserved and largest prehistoric settlement in the Lower Gulf" ^[1] and is thought to be one of the key locations of the area the Sumerians knew as 'Magan'.^[2]