Sayh Mudayrah, pronounced locally ''Sayḥ Muzayraʿ'' ( ar, سَيْح مُزَيْرَع), is a township in

Masfout Masfout is a village that forms part of the eponymous exclave of Masfout in Ajman, one of the seven emirates forming the United Arab Emirates. It is surrounded by Ras Al Khaimah, the Dubai exclave of Hatta and Oman (Mahdha Wilayat of Al Buraimi G ...

, an

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of the

Emirate of Ajman The Emirate of Ajman ( ar, إمارة عجمان; ) (Gulf Arabic: إمارة عيمان emāratʿymān) is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It joined the United Arab Emirates federation on December 2, 1971. It has an are ...

, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located on the

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/ Hatta Highway ( E44) near the

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Description

A large village which has developed parallel to the E44, Sayh Mudayrah gives its name to a geological fault line linked to the Hatta fault zone. The village, located on an alluvial fan, is rich in soil, mineral and water resources and its fertile land has long encouraged settlement. It sits on a watershed between the east and west coasts of the UAE, which gives rise to the unusual wadi formation at Sinadil, which sees water flowing from the same spot both West towards the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Persis, Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a Mediterranean sea (oceanography), me ...

and East towards the

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Gallery

File:Mudayrah.jpg, Road sign to Sayh Mudayrah, here given as 'Muzairaʿ'

References

Populated places in the Emirate of Ajman Enclaves and exclaves Oman–United Arab Emirates border crossings {{UnitedArabEmirates-geo-stub