Rams (Ras Al Khaimah)

Rams
Rams
Coordinates: 25°52′44″N 56°1′25″E / 25.87889°N 56.02361°E / 25.87889; 56.02361Coordinates: 25°52′44″N 56°1′25″E / 25.87889°N 56.02361°E / 25.87889; 56.02361
Country United Arab Emirates
Emirate Ras Al Khaimah
Area
 • Total 8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation 144 m (475 ft)
Population
 • Total 13,000

Rams is the northernmost suburb of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[1]

It has a long, 1.6km beach, which has in recent year witnessed a number of ecological disasters, including a mass death event where thousands of dead fish, thought to be sardines, were washed up on the beach in May 2018.[2] Earlier in the year, a 9-meter whale was washed up.[3]

With a long history of pearl fishing, many of the older buildings in Rams (constructed from wood, coral and local materials) are being considered for redevelopment.[4]

Rams was traditionally home to the Tanayji tribe, all 400 houses there were settled by that tribe at the time of Lorimer's survey of the Trucial Coast and they mostly relied on pearl fishing.[5] The Tanayji of Rams would frequently hire members of the unruly mountain Shihuh tribe for pearling expeditions.[6] Themselves unruly subjects, Rams frequently came into conflict with the Rulers of Ras Al Khaimah.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Al Rams Corniche - Seaside - Ras Al Khaimah". en.rasalkhaimah.ae. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  2. ↑ Reporter, Aghaddir Ali, Staff (2018-05-07). "Thousands of dead fish wash up on Ras Al Khaimah's Al Rams beach". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  3. ↑ Shaaban, Ahmed. "Dead whale washes up on Ras Al Khaimah's shores". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  4. ↑ "Al Rams: A community facing an uncertain future, by Antonie Robertson". The National. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  5. ↑ 1941-, Heard-Bey, Frauke, (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 75. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
  6. ↑ 1941-, Heard-Bey, Frauke, (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 78. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
  7. ↑ 1941-, Heard-Bey, Frauke, (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 298. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
Al rams fishing village


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