APPENDIX K 150 Section 2: Desert Area Jezirat al Hamra: (Zaab)Ras al Khaimah A town of about 300 houses of Zaabinhabitantesinhabitants on the island of the same name12 miles to the south-west of Ras al Khaimah. Umm al Qaiwain: A town of about 800 houses of Al Ali andsome Al bu Mahair inhabitants, capital ofthe Shaikhdom of the same name. Mallah: Umm al Qaiwain A deserted village now in ruins on Siniyahisland in the Khor al Baidhah area. Siniyah: Umm al Qaiwain A deserted village on the south-eastern endof the island of the same name in the Khoral Baidhah area. Falaj al Ali: Umm al Qaiwain A village of 50 households 01 Al Ali,16 miles south-east of Umm al Qaiwain wherethe Shaikh of the latter town has date grovesconsisting of about 4,000 palms. Hamriyah: A village of 250 houses of Naim, wi th a fewTunaij lying on the coast 6 miles to thenorth-east of Ajman There are about 500date palms. Ajman: The capital town of the Shaikhöom of thesame name, inhabited by about 750 peopleof the Nain, Al bu Manair, Sudan, Al bu kalbi,Nusaibah and Shagosh tribes. There are about2,500 date palms. Sharjah: Capital town of the principality of the samename. Has about 2,500 inhabitants ofHuwalah, Sudan, Al Ali, Al bu Mahair,Abadilah and Naim tribes. Laiyah: A village on the seaward side of the creekopposite Sharjah, consisting of 120 housesof Marar and Sudan. Khan: A village of about 150 houses, of Sudan,Al bu Mahair, Mizaria and Manasir inhabitants. Haira: A village of 150 houses of Naim of theDarawishah section, lying on the coast 2 milesnorth-east of Sharjah, Dhaid: A village of about 140 houses of Tunaij,Khawatir, and Beni Qitab inhabitants. Thereare large date groves of about 15,000 trees,and the Shaikh of Sharjah has a fort there. Dubai: The capital town of Dubai principality andthe largest port on the coast, consisting ofabout 30,000 inhabitants. It is made up ofDubai, Dairah, Shandagha and Hamriyahquarters. Jumairah: A large and scattered fishing village ofabout 100 houses on the coast 3 miles to thesouth-west of Dubai. Abu Dhabi: A town of about 2,000 inhabitants of theBeni Yas (including Sudan, Mazaria, Mararand Al bu Mahair). The capital of Abu Dhabiprincipality
