Al Qor ( ar, القور) is a settlement in
Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, historically Julfar) is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is the sixth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain ...
,
United Arab Emirates (UAE). The area is rich in
archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology a ...
s and finds date human settlement back to the
Umm Al Nar period – 2600 BCE. Al Qor is located within the
Wadi Qor and is prone to intense flooding.
It was traditionally home to the
Bani Kaab
The Bani Kaab ( ar, بني كعب) (singular Al Kaabi ar, الكعبي) is an Arab tribe in Oman and the United Arab Emirates, also evident in other Gulf countries.
Origins
The tribe is associated with the area around and to the north of the O ...
tribe.
References
Villages in the United Arab Emirates
Populated places in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
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