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The Qasr Al Hosn (Arabic: قصر الحصن, Qaṣr al-Ḥuṣn, "Fortified Palace") is a historical landmark and the oldest stone building in the city of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Its construction was supervised by Mohammed Al Bastaki [1] in 1761. [2] Interior of the palace
Prehistoric settlement in the UAE took place in the Neolithic, with a number of distinctive eras of ancient settlement including the Stone Age Arabian Bifacial and Ubaid cultures from 5000 to 3100 BCE; the Hafit period with its distinctive beehive shaped tombs and Jemdet Nasr pottery, from 3200 to 2600 BCE; the Umm Al-Nar period from 2600 to ...
The Mleiha Archaeological Centre displays evidence of the oldest archaeological finds in the UAE, the prehistoric Faya-1 collection, which dates human occupation in the area to 130,000–120,000 BCE, and has been linked to the movement of the first anthropologically modern humans from Africa to populate the world, [6] before finds of a yet earlier date (50,000 years) had been found at Misliya ...
The museum, the oldest in the UAE, is located next to the Eastern Fort (or Sultan Bin Zayed Fort). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is on the eastern side of the Al Ain Oasis , the largest oasis in Al Ain. It was built by the former UAE President , Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan , to house archaeological finds from the surrounding area , including the Hafit ...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a relatively new country – it was formed in 1971. However, the history of the land that the UAE occupies dates back to the Neolithic Age, which is evidenced by inscriptions, drawings and archaeological finds uncovered in the seven emirates during the period from the early 1950s to the present day.
Jebel Faya (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلْفَايَة, romanized: Jabal Al-Fāyah; FAY-NE1) is an archaeological site and limestone hill [3] or escarpment near Al Madam in the Emirate of Sharjah, the UAE, located about 50 km (31 miles) east of the city of Sharjah, [4] and between the shoreline of the Gulf and Al Hajar Mountains. [2]
It was first excavated in 1969 with different ancient items including architectural and decorative findings, ranging from a mosque, caravanserai, and residential houses to glazed pottery jars and plateware, bronze coins, glass and stone artefacts. [1] [2] [3] It is owned and managed by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority.
Saruq Al Hadid (Arabic: ساروق الحديد Sarug al-hadeed) is an archaeological site in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and stands as one of the most important and enigmatic historical sites in the country. [1] Findings from the site are displayed in a museum with the same name in the city of Dubai.