Daramikah
The Daramikah are an Arabian tribe, a branch of the widespread Dhawahir of the United Arab Emirates and Oman. They have given their name to a small watchtower located in the Qattara Oasis in Al Ain, one of a number of areas in the region traditionally held by the semi-nomadic Dhawahir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al Gheil and Al Ghayl Fort.
Al Gheil
Nature reserve
Ghayl is the name of a suburb of Kalba in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and home to Ghayl Fort and the Kalba Birds of Prey Centre. Al Gheil is situated 3½ km south of Daramikah.
Al Ghayl Fort
Castle
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Ghayl Fort is located inland of the coastal city of Kalba in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Built in the late C19th, the current fort was constructed on top of the foundations of a C17th watchtower. Al Ghayl Fort is situated 3½ km south of Daramikah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hafarah and Tarif Kalba.
Hafarah
Village
Ahfara is a settlement in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, about ten kilometres south of Fujairah International Airport. The Ahfara village was the subject of an arid land agricultural study in 2004 which mentioned livestock ranching in the area.
Tarif Kalba
Village
Kalba is a city in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. It is an exclave of Sharjah lying on the Gulf of Oman coast north of Oman. Khor Kalba, an important nature reserve and mangrove swamp, is located south of the town by the Omani border. Tarif Kalba is situated 4 km north of Daramikah.
Rugaylat
Suburb
Rugaylat is a suburb of the city of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. The site of a small port, the area has seen a number of drownings of unwary swimmers. Rugaylat is situated 8 km north of Daramikah.
Daramikah
- Type: Tribal area
- Description: human settlement in United Arab Emirates
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Daramikah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “درامكة”
- Cebuano: “Darāmikah”
- Dutch: “Daramikah”
- Egyptian Arabic: “درامكه”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Daramikah”
- Swedish: “Darāmikah”
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