Daftah
Daftah is a village near Masafi in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The village is located on the Masafi to Fujairah highway, which follows a route along the Wadi Ham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: human settlement in United Arab Emirates
- Also known as: “Daftā”, “Datta”, “Difta”, and “Diftah”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shis and Marbad.
Shis
Town
Photo: IbrahimKumar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shis is the name of a settlement to the East of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is the westernmost district of Khor Fakkan Municipality. The village of Shis was previously accessible only by a track leading from the East Coast up the Wadi Shis, a seasonal watercourse that passes through the Omani exclave of Madha and the Emirati exclave of Nahwa, itself enclosed by the Omani exclave. Shis is situated 7 km east of Daftah.
Fujairah
The easternmost of the United Arab Emirates, Fujairah is the only emirate not to have a coastline along the Persian Gulf. It is also the youngest of the emirates: it only became independent from Sharjah in 1952.Daftah
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
25.26715° or 25° 16′ 2″ northLongitude
56.17784° or 56° 10′ 40″ eastElevation
383 metres (1,257 feet)Open location code
7HQR758H+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 5616999659OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Daftah” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Daftah and Ghadf.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مسجد دفتا and Jabal Salḩāl.
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