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Siniyah Island
Siniyah Island (''Jazīrat as Sīnīyah'', ar, جزيرة السينية) is a natural island situated off the coast of the Emirate of Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the site of the oldest pearl fishing town in the Persian Gulf, as well as of an Eastern Christian monasticism, Eastern Christian Monastery and Bishop's Palace. The island's name means 'flashing lights', thought to be a reference to the harsh sunlight of the area. Siniyah has been identified through recent archaeological and archival work as the potential centre of the lost ancient town and region of Tawam (region), Tu'am or Tawwam, with the name Tu'am ultimately derived from Thomas the Apostle, St Thomas the Apostle of the East. Abandonment Following several distinct periods of human occupation, Siniyah was eventually abandoned in the 1820s as a result of British bombardment of the settlement as part of the Persian Gulf campaign of 1819, in which a British Empire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arabs, Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard Prestige (sociolinguistics), prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as First language, mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Hail
Abu Hail ( ar, أبو هيل) is a neighbourhood in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), located in Deira. The locality is largely residential and is bordered by the localities of Al Waheda on the east, Hor Al Anz in the south and Al Baraha on the west. The Abu Hail Shopping Centre and Dubai Labour Office are located in Abu Hail. Abu Hail has a Metro Station on the Green Line of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, UAE. History Abu Hail is mentioned in the 1830 British survey of the Trucial Coast: "Aboo Heyle is a small village situated about three miles to the SW of Sharjah, on the same creek with Khan village, on the other bank. They jointly contain about two hundred and fifty inhabitants, of various tribles, mostly fishermen, and are subject to Sharjah." A slightly earlier survey, under Captain Robert Taylor, has the village 'under Sheikh Ali Mohamed of the tribe Matarish'. The settlement and port of Abu Hail were bombarded on 18 January 1820 by British forces during the Persian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umm Al Quwain Articles
Umm () means ''mother'' in Arabic. It is a common Arabic feminine given name and generic prefix for Semitic place names. It may refer to: Places Bahrain *Ain Umm Sujoor, an archaeological site *Umm an Nasan, an island *Umm as Sabaan, an islet Egypt * Umm Kulthum Museum, in Old Cairo * Umm Naggat mine *Umm El Qa'ab, a necropolis *Zawyet Umm El Rakham, an archaeological site Iraq *Umm al Binni lake *Umm Qasr, a port city **Umm Qasr Port Israel *Umm Batin, a village *Umm al-Fahm, a city *Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam, a town *Umm al-Hiran, a village *Umm al-Qutuf, a village Jordan * Umm al Birak, a town *Jabal Umm Fruth Bridge *Jabal Umm ad Dami Jabal Umm ad Dami, in historic Wadi Rum, is the highest mountain in Jordan. Its claimed elevation of 1,854 metres [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
