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The name Umm Al Quwain is widely believed to mean "mother of the two powers" (Arabic: ام القوتين, romanized: Umm Al Quwatain, lit. 'Mother of the two powers'), which is derived from the Arabic phrase indicating the dual influence of land and water in the region.
The protective wall and watchtowers guarding the old town of Umm Al Quwain. The Emirate of Umm Al Quwain was the site of a fort built in 1768 by the founder of the modern Al Mualla dynasty, Sheikh Rashid bin Majid of the Al Ali tribe. [31] [36] [37] The fort was the site of a coup in 1929. Sheikh Hamad Bin Ibrahim Al Mualla was assassinated by ...
Umm Al Quwain: 720 280 See also. This article is part of a series on the: Politics of the United Arab Emirates; Federal government. Constitution of the United Arab ...
The Al Mualla are the ruling family of Umm Al Quwain. The Al Sharqi are the ruling family of Fujairah. Nahyan dynasty — Abu Dhabi
Umm Al Quwain Fort It was the seat of the rulers of Umm Al Quwain and the centre of government in the emirate until 1969. It was used as a police station before the fort was restored and opened to the public in 2000 by Sheikh Rashid Bin Ahmed Al Mualla , the Ruler of Umm Al Quwain at the time.
Husain bin Ali of Rams signed on 15 January 1820. The uncle of Muhammad bin Hazza of Dubai signed on 28 January 1820 in Sharjah. The rulers of Ajman and Umm Al Quwain acceded to the full treaty on 15 March 1820, signing on board the ship of the commander of the British expeditionary force, Major-General William Keir Grant. The treaty was also ...
Falaj Al Mualla is the inland oasis town of Umm Al Quwain, one of the seven emirates which comprise the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Originally called Falaj Al Ali, after the Al Ali tribe which settled Umm Al Quwain, Falaj Al Mualla is located some 30 km inland of the city of Umm Al Quwain. [2]
The Al Ali (Arabic: آل علي) is a tribe of the Arabian Peninsula, notably in the United Arab Emirates.The tribe originally settled the island of Siniyah off Umm Al Quwain, later moving to the mainland and building a fort and defensive wall there in the late 1700s, founding the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain (later a Trucial State and then one of the United Arab Emirates).