Abu Hail

Abu Hail
أبو هيل
Community
Coordinates: 25°16′35″N 55°20′45″E / 25.27651°N 55.34592°E / 25.27651; 55.34592Coordinates: 25°16′35″N 55°20′45″E / 25.27651°N 55.34592°E / 25.27651; 55.34592
Country United Arab Emirates
Emirate Dubai
City Dubai
Area
 • Total 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 21,414
 • Density 21,000/km2 (55,000/sq mi)
Community number 126

Abu Hail (Arabic: أبو هيل‎) is a neighbourhood in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), located in Deira. The locality is largely residential and is bordered by the localities of Al Waheda on the east, Hor Al Anz in the south and Al Baraha on the west.

The Abu Hail Shopping Centre and Dubai Labour Office are located in Abu Hail.

History

Abu Hail is mentioned in the 1830 British survey of the Trucial Coast: "Aboo Heyle is a small village situated about three miles to the SW of Shargah, on the same creek with Khan village, on the other bank. They jointly contain about two hundred and fifty inhabitants, of various tribles, mostly fishermen, and are subject to Shargah."[1]

The settlement and port of Abu Hail were bombarded on 18 January 1819 by British forces during the Persian Gulf campaign of 1819,[2] following the fall of Ras Al Khaimah. The action resulted in the General Maritime Treaty of 1820, which led to the recognition of the coastal emirates as the 'Trucial States' and, eventually, to the formation of the United Arab Emirates in December 1971.

References

  1. ↑ Schofield, R (1990). Islands and Maritime Boundaries of the Gulf 1798–1960. UK: Archive Editions. p. 544. ISBN 978-1-85207-275-9.
  2. ↑ Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. p. 669.


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